OSHA Announces Delay in Beryllium Standard Enforcement
Chronic beryllium disease is not a pretty thing. It causes scarring within the lungs, which eventually reduces the lungs’ ability…
OSHA Hearing: OSHA has Great Tools; Please Don’t Use Them. Hearing Report Part 3
The messages to OSHA from the Chamber of Commerce at this week’s House hearing were clear: Don’t (miss)use the General…
Reagan Dishonor Day: Video of How Reagan Dishonored American Workers
In honor of the dishonor of naming former President Ronald Reagan to the Labor Hall of Fame (better known today…
Does the Rise in 2016 Workplace Fatalities Mean that OSHA Failed? Hearing Report Part 2
At yesterday’s House hearing, Eric Hobbes, representing the US Chamber of Commerce, cited a rise in workplace fatalities in 2016…
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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…
Update: OSHA Hearing Witnesses Revealed!
No need to ruin your weekend constantly refreshing your browser, waiting to see who will testify at next Tuesday’s OSHA…
House to Hold OSHA Hearing on Tuesday
The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on Tuesday entitled “A More Effective and Collaborative OSHA: A…
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Trump’s Worker Safety & Health Budget Again Undermines Worker Safety & Health
Earlier this week, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal. This is his second budget proposal and although…
Good News for Poultry Processing Workers
It’s not all bad news for workers out there. Curiously, however, the good news for poultry workers is coming from…
The Gang That Couldn’t (de)Regulate Straight
President Trump frequently boasts about “eliminating more regulations in our first year than any administration in history.” This is supposedly…