Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety and Health: Short Stuff
“We need to be protecting our workers as much as protecting our shores.” So says former OSHA head Dr. David…
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Environmental Protection Agency
Risk Management Program (EPA)
Trump
EPA “Reconsiders” Whether to Protect Communities Surrounding Chemical Plants
But as the ….government has promoted the sector’s rapid growth, it has struggled with its impact on the environment. The…
FLASH: Trump to visit Department of Labor
Just got word that President Trump (yes, that President Trump) will be visiting the Department of Labor Next Wednesday, where…
Alex Acosta
Beryllium
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
OSHA
Regulations and Standards
Regulatory Process
Silica
Trump
Trump Administration Continues to Attack Worker Protections
The New York Times takes another look at Obama administration worker protections that are being “revisited” in the early months…
Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants: Bad for all workers, good employers and workplace safety
Read this article in The Nation by Terri Gerstein. Gerstein was formerly Labor Bureau Chief in the New York State…
Alex Acosta
Chemical Safety Board
Congressional Review Act
Deconstructing the Administrative State
Department of Labor
OSHA
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Trump
Volks Rule
Workers Memorial Day
The First Hundred Days of Trump’s OSHA: Ain’t Seen Nuthin’ Yet?
Today is Workers Memorial Day, a day set aside around the world to remember those killed on the job —…
Budget
Congress
Department of Labor
Short Stuff
Silica
Trump
Workers Memorial Day
Workplace Violence
Short Stuff
Making Recess Fun Again: One more week left of Congressional recess. Anyone talked to their Senator or Representative about not…
EPA Cuts: Making America Crap Again
The New York Times points out how much everyone will love the Trump administration’s drastic 31 percent cuts to the…
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Congressional Review Act
David Michaels
Deconstructing the Administrative State
OSHA
Recordkeeping
Trump
Volks Rule
Trump Signs Repeal of Volks Rule: Workers Lose
President Trump yesterday signed the resolution repealing the Volks rule , thereby permanently removing OSHA’s ability to cite patterns of…
Beware of Trumps Bearing Gifts — or Ideas for Fixing Government
President Trump recently appointed his 36 year-old son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to head up an effort to make government more efficient.…