Congress gets front row look at death in the workplace
A Congressperson looking out the office window or crossing the street to the Capitol yesterday morning could would have witnessed…
OSHA Regulations: The Next Target
By Scott Schneider After last fall’s election, with Republicans in charge of both the White House and Congress, it was…
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Making Recess Fun Again: One more week left of Congressional recess. Anyone talked to their Senator or Representative about not…
Blood in your food: Injury and Death on Farms
There are many metaphors that are commonly used in Washington DC . One of those metaphors is to describe something…
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Industry Uses Unproven Arson Claim to Repeal Chemical Safety Rule
Chemical industry representatives are using unproven allegations that a criminal act caused the catastrophic 2013 West Texas explosion to try…
Michaels to Trump: Show Workers You Care About Their Safety
In an open letter to President Donald Trump, former OSHA Assistant Secretary David Michaels asks the President to show workers…
Hurting Workers, Hurting Good Employers: More articles on attempts to repeal OSHA’s Volks Rule
You should definitely read every one of the articles below about why repealing the Volks rule is bad for workers,…
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Bush and Obama BLS Commissioners Oppose Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Two former commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics sent a letter yesterday to Senate HELP Committee Chair Lamar Alexander…
Opposition Builds to Repeal of OSHA Recordkeeping Rule
Opposition to repeal of an OSHA rule that would allow enforcement of accurate injury and illness records is building in…