OSHA Comings and Goings
Mostly goings. Tom Galassi, OSHA’s Director of Enforcement Programs retired as of last week. Tom is a certified industrial hygienist…
Harwood Grants Announced
“Harwood” must be short for “Hard to Kill.” Despite receiving the death penalty from the Trump administration and the House…
Nice Try: OSHA’s Rollback of the Recordkeeping Rule–The Real Story
OSHA proposed last week to roll back parts of the “Electronic Recordkeeping” regulation that the Obama administration issued in 2016.…
OSHA Cites Two Multiple Death Cases Very Differently
OSHA has issued citations in two multiple fatality cases, one with a appropriately large penalty (for OSHA) and one not…
Why They Work For OSHA
This is why I work for OSHA. It’s why I’m proud to work for OSHA So someone I don’t know,…
OSHA Proposes to Roll Back Electronic Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA today released the text of a proposal to relieve workers of the alleged “risk” of having confidential information exposed,…
US to Workers Killed on Small Farms: We Don’t Care
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE — A man who suffered severe burns when a grain elevator exploded in South Sioux City…
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…
OSHA Speaks to Employers, Ignores Workers, About Deaths in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
Too many workers are dying in the states of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, according to OSHA Region VII, and employers…
Groups Petition OSHA to Issue Heat Standard
Peggy Frank, a 63-year-old California postal worker — and also a mother and grandmother — died last week while working…