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…
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…
OSHA Enforcement: OSHA Continues to Protect Employers from Hazardous Press Releases.
Twenty more companies succeeded over the past week in hiding federal OSHA enforcement actions from the withering public scrutiny that…
Shaming OSHA
Well, if Mr. Sulu thinks it’s a big deal…..It seems that we here at Confined Space and you, our faithful…
OSHA Enforcement Update: Confined Space Writes OSHA Press Releases
If OSHA won’t do it, Confined Space will. During the Obama administration, OSHA’s policy was to issue a press release…
BREAKING!!! OSHA Issues First Enforcement Press Release Announcing $1.5 million fine for two trench deaths
Employer in fatal Boston trench collapse did not provide safety training and basic safeguards for employees, OSHA finds Atlantic Drain…
Scott Pruitt and President Trump’s Environmental Policies are Wonderful. EPA Says So.
Like OSHA, the Environmental Protection Agency has stopped issuing enforcement-related press releases. But the Public Affairs department at EPA has…
OSHA Enforcement: Going into Third Month with No Press Releases
Below is the third installment of large OSHA enforcement cases about which OSHA continues to issue no press releases. None.…
Large OSHA Enforcement Cases: Still Silence from OSHA — But Not From Confined Space
It has now been 41 days since OSHA has issued an enforcement-related press release. In 2016, OSHA issued 486 enforcement-related…
Trench Deaths: No Excuse
An average of 13 workers die every day on the job. Every day news articles are written, investigations are conducted,…