Congress Rejects OSHA & MSHA Cuts
The Senate and House of Representatives agreed this week on an FY 2026 appropriations bill that rejected President Trump’s proposal…
Trump Budget to Workers: Drop Dead
In Washington DC, the classical way to attempt to hide bad news is to announce it late Friday afternoon. And…
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Congressional Review Act
OSHA
Recordkeeping
Regulations and Standards
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Volks Rule
Whistleblowers
Protecting America’s Workers Act Introduced. Would Strengthen OSHA and Workers’ Rights
Congressman Joe Courtney has introduced a new and improved version of the Protecting America's Workers Act which significantly expands workers'…
Ammonium Nitrate
Chemical Plant Safety
OSHA
Process Safety Management
Short Stuff
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Health and Safety: Short Stuff
The Little Program That Refuses To Die: OSHA announced its 2018 Susan Harwood Grant Awardees last week. This is the…
OSHA Update: Good Budget News from Congress and Mugno Still Missing
Good Budget News for OSHA Last June we reported some good budget news for OSHA from the Senate, and now…
Harwood Grants Announced
“Harwood” must be short for “Hard to Kill.” Despite receiving the death penalty from the Trump administration and the House…
OSHA Update: Bureaucracy, Budget and Leadership Rumors
It’s mid-summer and a man’s fancy turns to what’s happening in OSHA these days. Let’s update you all before you…
“Fund OSHA and List Workers Killed” Says the Senate
Some good news from the Senate, and God knows, we need a little good news. The Senate Labor, Health and…
Workplace Safety: What Didn’t Happen
I’m back after a couple of weeks of travel and instead of focusing about what happened over the last couple…
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David Michaels
Ergonomics
Harwood (See Susan Harwood Worker Training Program)
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House OSHA Hearing: What You Missed and What It Meant. Part 1
In a fiery rebuttal of Republican and employer attacks on OSHA during the Obama administration, former Assistant Secretary Dr. David…