Undermining Worker Safety — Despite Laws and Shutdowns
Regulatory doo doo — to use the technical term — seems to be where the Department of Labor is finding…
Update: OSHA Sued Over Recordkeeping Rollback
Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit against OSHA to block its rollback of the electronic recordkeeping standard. The Chamber of…
OSHA’s Sorry Justification for Repealing Recordkeeping Requirements
Here we do a deep dive into OSHA's faulty reasoning for rolling back parts of the Obama Administration's "electronic recordkeeping…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
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OSHA Announces Rollback of Recordkeeping Requirements
OSHA today released the text of its partial rollback of the Obama administrations "electronic recordkeeping" rule that requires some employers…
Beryllium
Deconstructing the Administrative State
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OSHA
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
Weakening Beryllium Protections: How Business Influence Affects Regulatory Process
A new Reuters investigative piece describes how industry influence has gotten OSHA to weaken worker protections from exposure to beryllium.
White House Finalizes OSHA Recordkeeping Rollback: But It’s a Mystery
OIRA has rushed to approve OSHA's rollback of its recordkeeping regulation despite the fact that the agency review the regulation…
He’s Back! Mugno Renominated
Scott Mugno is back on deck, renominated to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Will he make it to…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff
When it comes to attacks on workplace safety and workers' rights, it's always something. Read all about it here. You…
UPDATE: OSHA, the Department of Labor and the Shut Down
Life at the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are in chaos with a growing number…
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Beryllium
Brett Kavanaugh
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Year in Review
2018: The Workplace Safety and Health Year in Review
2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…