Death, Amputation and Interesting Times in Saipan
Not that you’d find it the homepage of its website, but OSHA issued a large press release earlier this week…
Budget
Centers for Disease Control
Department of Labor
Environmental Protection Agency
Health Care Workers
OSHA
Short Stuff
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Short Stuff: Eating Squirrels, Killing Health Care Workers and….
More Budget Follies – CDC Edition: We’ve discussed Trump’s FY 18 budget proposal. OSHA and MSHA don’t come out too…
Trump FY 18 Budget Slashes Research, Kills Harwood Training Program and Chemical Safety Board
The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew…
Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition
Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…
2018 Trump Budget Preview: OSHA gets cut, NIOSH gets Disemboweled
“Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden…
Alex Acosta
Chemical Standards
Construction
Office of Management and Budget
OSHA
Regulations and Standards
Silica
Industry Petitions OSHA to Reopen Silica Standard
Representatives of the construction industry, as well as general industry have petitioned Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to reopen the silica…
Agriculture
Department of Labor
International
Mine Safety
MSHA
Office of Management and Budget
OSHA
Regulations and Standards
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Short Stuff: Information to Make Your Life More Interesting
Raw Sewage and A Foot per Worker: The Labor Department filed a lawsuit against G Farms in El Mirage, Arizona…
OSHA Press Releases Hide Behind “Cloak of Invisibility”
After almost four months, the Trump Administration’s OSHA has issued only two enforcement-related press releases, despite having issued well over…
“Unavoidable Employee Misconduct?” No.
A coffee packaging machine gets jammed, and the employee, instead of shutting the machine down, reaches under the machine guards…
OSHA Issues Second Enforcement Press Release
Could Alex Acosta be ushering in a new era at OSHA (or maybe re-ushering in an old era)? Yesterday OSHA…