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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)…
OSHA Silica Standard to Come Into Effect June 23 — with 30-day enforcement delay
In some fairly good news for workers who want to live a full life, but work in foundries or manufacture brick,…
Maryland Refuses to Protect Construction Workers From Deadly Silica Dust
Inhaling silica dust can cause silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease. OSHA’s 45 year old standards…
Appeals Court Upholds OSHA Silica Standard
There is no better holiday gift than the gift of life and that is what the DC Appeals Court gave thousands…
Acosta Testifies and He’s Not Terrible
Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta testified last Thursday at a hearing before the full House Education and Workforce Committee, and…
Short Stuff: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Safe Workplaces
Bad News For Supporters of Silica-related Disease: As of October 23, OSHA’s Silica rule has finally come into full effect.…
OSHA Delays Full Silica Enforcement For One More Month
You won’t see it in a press release, but yesterday OSHA announced another 30 day delay in full enforcement of…
Houston, We Have A Fox-Chicken Problem…
While the new headlines are all about Hurricanes, health care, North Korea and tax “reform,” chickens around the country are…
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…