OSHA Proposes to Roll Back Electronic Recordkeeping Rule
OSHA today released the text of a proposal to relieve workers of the alleged “risk” of having confidential information exposed,…
Tesla’s Recordkeeping Violations Show How Repeal of OSHA’s Volks Rule Hurts Workers
One of the first actions of the Republican Congress after Trump’s election was to repeal OSHA’s recently issued “Volks Rule”…
Production Over Safety at Tesla: “People are getting hurt every day”
Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX and Tesla is a seriously strange and driven guy. Sometimes that can be amusing if…
OSHA to Employers Who Violate the Recordkeeping Rule: No Problem!
Fewer than half of all employers required to send their injury and illness information into OSHA last year sent in…
Report Calls For Studying Vulnerable Workers, Gig Economy, and Maintaining OSHA’s New Recordkeeping System.
Workplace safety and health surveillance and recordkeeping sound boring, but good data about who’s getting hurt, sick or killed —…
Fall Regulatory Agenda Released: Not Much New For OSHA
Yesterday was that bi-annual event that all red-blooded Americans celebrate: the release of the new federal Regulatory Agenda; in this…
One Last Time: OSHA Extends Recordkeeping Reporting Deadline
After multiple delays, OSHA has finally announced that employers who are required to keep OSHA injury and illness records must…
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Dispatches From the Front Lines of the War On Worker Safety: Short Stuff
The Incredible Disappearing Security Breach: Hard to know what to say about this. Remember that alleged security “breach” in OSHA’s…
House Republican Budget Continues War on Worker Safety
The House of Representatives continued to wage its never-ending war on working people yesterday when the House Rules Committee voted…
OSHA Cuts Back Fatality Reporting at Urging of Chamber of Commerce
Who’s running OSHA now? Alexandra Berzon of the Wall St. Journal reports that OSHA cut back its reporting of workplace…