Beyond Disappointing: OSHA’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda
As many of you who closely follow the headlines know, the biggest news this week was not that Donald Trump…
Healthcare Worker Shootings: Where is OSHA’s Workplace Violence Standard?
Workplace violence continues to kill and injure this country’s caregivers while the latest round of healthcare worker homicides has renewed calls…
Elise Stefanik and the Republican War on Workers
New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is a piece of work. This comes as no surprise to anyone who follows…
OSHA Plans Chemical Plant Safety Stakeholder Meeting
September is shaping up to be chemical plant safety month. First, EPA has scheduled public hearings for September 26, 27,…
OSHA’s Spring Regulatory Agenda: Meh!
The White House has released its Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda and I’m not jumping for joy. At this rate, it…
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OSHA-MSHA Regulatory Agendas Released
For regulatory nerds, no days are more exciting than when the White House Office of Regulatory and Interagency Affairs (OIRA)…
To The Gates of Hell: Republican Opposition to OSHA’s COVID Vax/Test Mandate
Armageddon is coming — courtesy of a few Republican governors who believe that strong opposition to vaccine mandates has become…
Everything You Need to Know about OSHA’s New Vaccine/Testing Rule*
How will a small agency like OSHA enforce such a wide-ranging COVID-19 health standard?
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Protecting America’s Workers Act Introduced. Would Strengthen OSHA and Workers’ Rights
Congressman Joe Courtney has introduced a new and improved version of the Protecting America's Workers Act which significantly expands workers'…
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…