OSHA: We don’t need no stinkin’ advice — from workers
OSHA seems to be devaluing advice from outside stakeholders — or at least from workers. We’ve written before about the…
OSHA Issues Tiny Penalty for Three Communication Tower Deaths
OSHA has fined Tower King II Inc. $12,934 for the death of three workers who were attempting to install a…
Oops! Sessions on OSHA, Immigration and California
You have to hand it to Jeff Sessions. He knows his audience. Or at least he tries to. Yesterday Sessions…
Acosta: Who Needs Government Protections In the Era of Yelp?
Yesterday’s House Appropriations hearing on the Labor Department’s FY 2019 budget was a fairly low key — mostly boring —…
Acosta to Defend DOL/OSHA Budget Tomorrow
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing tomorrow morning…
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…