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OSHA Enforcement Staff at Record Low: Inspector General

February 11, 2026 Jordan Barab
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February 6, 2026 Kathleen Rest
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NY Nurses Strike for Safety

February 5, 2026 Jordan Barab
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NY Nurses Strike for Safety
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OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards

Update: OSHA Sued Over Recordkeeping Rollback

January 28, 2019 Jordan Barab

Public Citizen has filed a lawsuit against OSHA to block its rollback of the electronic recordkeeping standard. The Chamber of…

OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

OSHA’s Sorry Justification for Repealing Recordkeeping Requirements

January 25, 2019 Jordan Barab

Here we do a deep dive into OSHA's faulty reasoning for rolling back parts of the Obama Administration's "electronic recordkeeping…

Deconstructing the Administrative State Office of Management and Budget OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

OSHA Announces Rollback of Recordkeeping Requirements

January 24, 2019 Jordan Barab

OSHA today released the text of its partial rollback of the Obama administrations "electronic recordkeeping" rule that requires some employers…

Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

AFL-CIO Calls on White House to Recall OSHA Recordkeeping Rule Update

January 22, 2019 Jordan Barab

The AFL-CIO has asked the White House Office of Management and Budget to recall the administration’s rule rolling back workplace…

Beryllium Deconstructing the Administrative State Journalism OSHA Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

Weakening Beryllium Protections: How Business Influence Affects Regulatory Process

January 22, 2019 Jordan Barab

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

Mine Safety MSHA

Black Lung Investigation on PBS/Frontline Tonight

January 22, 2019 Jordan Barab

We wrote last month about an PBS/Frontline story by Howard Berkes about the return of black lung, how the mixture…

Mine Safety Weekly Toll

Weekly Toll: The Last Shift

January 21, 2019 Jordan Barab

Line worker killed by falling tree in Middletown MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) – An Eversource subcontractor was killed in Middletown on…

OIRA OSHA Recordkeeping Regulations and Standards Regulatory Process

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

January 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…

Chemical Standards Environmental Protection Agency

Methylene Chloride: Parents, Groups Sue over EPA’s “Breach of Trust”

January 17, 2019 Jordan Barab

Families and public interest groups are suing EPA over the agency's failure to completely ban Methylene Chloride

Job Postings

Job Postings

January 17, 2019 Jordan Barab

Do good. Get paid. The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH) is seeking an Associate Director to…

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