Are Concerned Workers “Informers?”
In 1995, a little known Republican Congressman named John Boehner stated that “Most employers would describe OSHA as the Gestapo…
Congress
Congressional Review Act
OSHA
Recordkeeping
Regulations and Standards
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Volks Rule
Whistleblowers
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'…
“Fund OSHA and List Workers Killed” Says the Senate
Some good news from the Senate, and God knows, we need a little good news. The Senate Labor, Health and…
Former CSB Chair Moves on to (Much) Greener Pastures
Last month, without any warning or explanation, Vanessa Sutherland announced her resignation as Chair of the Chemical Safety Board. Earlier…
Alex Acosta
Budget
Chemical Safety Board
Congress
Harwood (See Susan Harwood Worker Training Program)
MSHA
NIOSH
Office of Management and Budget
OSHA
Susan Harwood Worker Training Program
Whistleblowers
Trump’s Worker Safety & Health Budget Again Undermines Worker Safety & Health
Earlier this week, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal. This is his second budget proposal and although…
Dispatches From the Front Lines of the Battle for Workplace Safety and Health: Short Stuff
COSHCON17 — The Young and the Active — : The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, the umbrella group…
Deepwater Horizon: Is the CSB Preparing to Retreat on Worker Participation?
The Chemical Safety Board may be preparing to take a significant step backwards in its advocacy for worker participation in…
Alex Acosta
Budget
Environmental Protection Agency
International
Mine Safety
OSHA
Short Stuff
West Fertilizer Explosion
Whistleblowers
Dispatches From the Front Lines Of Worker Safety and Health: Short Stuff
EPA Suffers From Shortage of Common Sense: Attorneys General from 11 states — New York, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…
Short Stuff: More Problems for Construction, Poultry Processing, Farms and Whistleblowers. So why doesn’t anyone want to work at DOL?
Do Not Pass go: The New York Times reports that “the owner of two Brooklyn construction companies was charged with…