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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….

May 24, 2017 Jordan Barab

More Budget Follies – CDC Edition: We’ve discussed Trump’s FY 18 budget proposal. OSHA and MSHA don’t come out too…

Budget Chemical Safety Board Department of Labor MSHA OSHA Susan Harwood Worker Training Program

Trump FY 18 Budget Slashes Research, Kills Harwood Training Program and Chemical Safety Board

May 23, 2017 Jordan Barab

The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations. — Jacob Lew…

Construction Do It Yourself OSHA Trench Collapse

Workplace Safety: Do It Yourself Edition

May 22, 2017 Jordan Barab

Do you sit in a comfortable office all day, outraged by what you read in Confined Space, and wondering what…

Alex Acosta Budget Department of Labor House of Representatives MSHA NIOSH OSHA Senate

2018 Trump Budget Preview: OSHA gets cut, NIOSH gets Disemboweled

May 19, 2017 Jordan Barab

“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

May 17, 2017 Jordan Barab

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 Short Stuff

Short Stuff: Information to Make Your Life More Interesting

May 16, 2017 Jordan Barab

Raw Sewage and A Foot per Worker: The Labor Department filed a lawsuit against G Farms in El Mirage, Arizona…

Alex Acosta Enforcement OSHA Press Releases

OSHA Press Releases Hide Behind “Cloak of Invisibility”

May 15, 2017 Jordan Barab

After almost four months, the Trump Administration’s OSHA has issued only two enforcement-related press releases, despite having issued well over…

Blame the Worker OSHA

“Unavoidable Employee Misconduct?” No.

May 8, 2017 Jordan Barab

A coffee packaging machine gets jammed, and the employee, instead of shutting the machine down, reaches under the machine guards…

Alex Acosta OSHA Press Releases

OSHA Issues Second Enforcement Press Release

May 5, 2017 Jordan Barab

Could Alex Acosta be ushering in a new era at OSHA (or maybe re-ushering in an old era)? Yesterday OSHA…

OSHA Walkaround

Walkaround: Trump’s OSHA Attacks Workers’ Rights

May 3, 2017 Jordan Barab

Summary One of the main challenges of running an agency like OSHA is ensuring that a mid-20th century law adequately…