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Deconstructing the Administrative State Office of Management and Budget OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

OSHA Announces Rollback of Recordkeeping Requirements

January 24, 2019 Jordan Barab

OSHA today released the text of its partial rollback of the Obama administrations "electronic recordkeeping" rule that requires some employers…

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Weakening Beryllium Protections: How Business Influence Affects Regulatory Process

January 22, 2019 Jordan Barab

A new Reuters investigative piece describes how industry influence has gotten OSHA to weaken worker protections from exposure to beryllium.

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White House Finalizes OSHA Recordkeeping Rollback: But It’s a Mystery

January 18, 2019 Jordan Barab

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

January 17, 2019 Jordan Barab

Scott Mugno is back on deck, renominated to head the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Will he make it to…

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Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety: Short Stuff

January 11, 2019 Jordan Barab

When it comes to attacks on workplace safety and workers' rights, it's always something. Read all about it here. You…

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UPDATE: OSHA, the Department of Labor and the Shut Down

January 9, 2019 Jordan Barab

Life at the Department of Labor and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are in chaos with a growing number…

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2018: The Workplace Safety and Health Year in Review

January 3, 2019 Jordan Barab

2018 is gone and buried. What happened in the world of workplace safety and health? What can we learn that…

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Oil Field Workers: “We’ve just got to find a way not to kill them.”

December 21, 2018 Jordan Barab

American workers drilling for oil have dirty, dangerous jobs that often kills them. In return, they're covered by weaker OSHA…

No OSHA Head This Session

December 21, 2018 Jordan Barab

Looks like OSHA will continue to be leaderless for the near future.

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Death on the Job: 2017 Fatality Numbers Released

December 18, 2018 Jordan Barab

The Bureau of Labor Statistics today released its 2017 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries — and it contained good news…