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Weakening Beryllium Protections: How Business Influence Affects Regulatory Process

Jan 22, 2019 Jordan Barab

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

OIRA OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

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

Jan 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…

Department of Labor Office of Management and Budget OSHA Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

Fall 2018 Regulatory Agenda: No Surprises

Oct 17, 2018 Jordan Barab

Lots happening these days: the grizzly murder of a Saudi journalist, baseball championships (Go Dodgers!!), mid-term elections, Presidential temper tantrums…

Congress Deconstructing the Administrative State House of Representatives Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

House Holds Worthless Hearing on “Regulatory Reform”

May 25, 2018 Jordan Barab

Sometimes you just have to wonder why House Republicans even bother. Yesterday they wasted the taxpayer’s money holding a ridiculous…

Deconstructing the Administrative State House of Representatives Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

House Hearing on Reducing Worker Protections Tomorrow

May 22, 2018 Jordan Barab

The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing tomorrow on reducing protections for the American…

David Michaels Deconstructing the Administrative State Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

Corporate America’s Stealth Campaign to Stop Worker and Environmental Protections

Mar 28, 2018 Jordan Barab

Admit it. If they could, Trump and most Republicans would like to just get rid of OSHA, EPA the Consumer…

Alex Acosta Budget OSHA Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

Acosta to Defend DOL/OSHA Budget Tomorrow

Mar 5, 2018 Jordan Barab

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing tomorrow morning at…

Beryllium OSHA Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

OSHA Announces Delay in Beryllium Standard Enforcement

Mar 5, 2018 Jordan Barab

Chronic beryllium disease is not a pretty thing. It causes scarring within the lungs, which eventually reduces the lungs’ ability to…

House of Representatives OSHA Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

OSHA Hearing: OSHA has Great Tools; Please Don’t Use Them. Hearing Report Part 3

Mar 2, 2018 Jordan Barab

The messages to OSHA from the Chamber of Commerce at this week’s House hearing were clear: Don’t (miss)use the General…

Congress David Michaels Ergonomics Harwood (See Susan Harwood Worker Training Program) House of Representatives OSHA Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process Susan Harwood Worker Training Program Volks Rule

House OSHA Hearing: What You Missed and What It Meant. Part 1

Feb 28, 2018 Jordan Barab

In a fiery rebuttal of Republican and employer attacks on OSHA during the Obama administration, former Assistant Secretary Dr. David…

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