{"id":1167,"date":"2017-05-30T09:13:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T13:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=1167"},"modified":"2017-05-30T12:13:26","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T16:13:26","slug":"grrrr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2017\/05\/30\/grrrr\/","title":{"rendered":"Grrrrr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t let Acosta or OSHA get away with these simplistic condescending tweets while they delay the silica and beryllium standards and threaten to eliminate the Susan Harwood worker training grant program.<\/p>\n<p>Tweet back.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OSHA_DOL\">@OSHA_DOL<\/a> How about investing resources in protecting small business EMPLOYEES &#8211; like the Harwood worker training grant program?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Barab (@jbarab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\/status\/869376722654855168\">May 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OSHA_DOL\">@OSHA_DOL<\/a> How about helping construction WORKERS by enforcing the silica and beryllum standards, and funding Harwood worker training grants? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/osha?src=hash\">#osha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Barab (@jbarab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\/status\/867852112276992001\">May 25, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OSHA_DOL\">@OSHA_DOL<\/a> Too bad OSHA is proposing to kill the Harwood Training Grants which had 16 grants targeting young workers.Put your money where your mouth is<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Barab (@jbarab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\/status\/867440859427549184\">May 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USDOL\">@USDOL<\/a> And where will vulnerable WORKERS get free health and safety training and guidance when you kill the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OSHA?src=hash\">#OSHA<\/a> Susan Harwood grant program?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Barab (@jbarab) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbarab\/status\/867400417558368256\">May 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t let Acosta or OSHA get away with these simplistic condescending tweets while they delay the silica and beryllium standards and threaten to eliminate the Susan Harwood worker training grant program. 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