{"id":856,"date":"2017-05-01T17:20:44","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T21:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=856"},"modified":"2017-05-01T23:21:33","modified_gmt":"2017-05-02T03:21:33","slug":"fy-2017-osha-budget-slashes-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2017\/05\/01\/fy-2017-osha-budget-slashes-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"FY 2017 OSHA Budget Slashes Funding in Standards, Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"

The FY 2017 Omnibus Budget bill that was released by Congress today<\/a>\u00a0provides a flat overall budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and a $2 million cut in the budget of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The standards programs of both agencies were cut, while compliance assistance was increased.<\/p>\n

Occupational Safety and Health Administration\"\"<\/h2>\n

The overall OSHA budget remained flat at $552, 787, but makes significant cuts in OSHA’s standards and statistics programs, and adds the money to compliance assistance. Republicans prefer compliance assistance over standards development or enforcement.<\/p>\n

The OSHA budget certainly could have been worse. Enforcement has survived intact, and the\u00a0Susan Harwood Training Grant Program, which the administration has slated for elimination in the FY 2018 budget outline, has survived this Fiscal Year. In addition, there are no new riders on OSHA’s budget that would prohibit the agency from enforcing any standards or other parts of the law. \u00a0The cut in standards presumably reflects allegations from Republicans in Congress and the Trump White House that regulations cost jobs. \u00a0Although there is no evidence, this myth fits into the administration’s goal of taking away protections for workers, consumers and the environment by “deconstructing the administrative state.”<\/p>\n

The cut in OSHA’s statistics category is apparently to affect the implementation of OSHA’s new requirements issued last year<\/a>\u00a0that require businesses that\u00a0are already required to record\u00a0the injuries and illnesses that their employees suffer on the job, to send that information in to OSHA. \u00a0That information would then be published on OSHA’s website.\u00a0The Chamber of Commerce\u00a0<\/a>challenged OSHA\u2019s right to collect and publicize this information, even though the Occupational Safety and Health Act directs OSHA to \u201cprescribe regulations requiring employers to maintain accurate records of, and to make periodic reports on, work-related deaths, injuries and illnesses\u2026\u201d \u00a0The Chamber fears that “posting safety records online will provide unions and trial attorneys with information that can be taken out of context and used in organizing campaigns, or form the basis of lawsuits.”<\/p>\n

FY 2017 OSHA Budget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Budget Activity<\/th>FY 2016<\/th>FY 2017<\/th>Difference<\/th>Percent<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Safety and Health Standards<\/td> $20,000 <\/td> $18,000 <\/td>-$2,000<\/span><\/td>-10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Federal Enforcement<\/td> $208,000 <\/td> $208,000 <\/td>$0<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Whistleblower<\/td> $17,500 <\/td> $17,500 <\/td>$0<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
State Programs<\/td> $100,850 <\/td> $100,850 <\/td>$0<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Support<\/td> $24,469 <\/td> $24,469 <\/td>$0<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Complance Assistance -Federal<\/td> $68,433 <\/td> $70,981 <\/td>$2,548<\/td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compliance Assistance Training Grants<\/td> $10,537 <\/td> $10,537 <\/td>$0<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compliance Asssitance - State (Consultation)<\/td> $57,775 <\/td> $59,500 <\/td>$1,725<\/td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Safety and Health Statistics<\/td> $34,250 <\/td> $32,900 <\/td>-$1,350<\/span><\/td>-4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Executive Direction<\/td> $10,973 <\/td> $10,050 <\/td>-$923<\/span><\/td>-8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n (Amounts in Thousands)<\/span>\n\n

Mine Safety and Health Administration<\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, the budget for MSHA has been cut by slightly over $2 million, from $375,887 to 373,816, with the most of cuts coming out of coal enforcement, and a significant 17 percent cut in MSHA Standards Development. \u00a0As with OSHA, money is added to compliance assistance line items, along with a small increase metal\/non-metal enforcement. \u00a0The Republican summary<\/a> of the bill states that “The funding level reflects the declining need for various MSHA activities due to decreased mining activity across the country.” The budget also\u00a0permanently extends health care benefits to certain retired miners and their families under the United Mine Workers Association 1993 Benefit Plan, which was scheduled to expire May 5.<\/p>\n

FY 2017 MSHA Budget<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Budget Activity<\/th>FY 2016<\/th>FY 2017<\/th>Difference<\/th>Percent<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Coal Enforcement<\/td> $167,859 <\/td> $160,000 <\/td>-$7,859<\/span><\/td>-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Metal\/Nonmetal Enforcemnt<\/td> $91,697 <\/td> $94,500 <\/td>$2,803<\/td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Standards Development<\/td> $5,416 <\/td> $4,500 <\/td>-$916<\/span><\/td>-17%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assessments<\/td> $6,976 <\/td> $6,627 <\/td>-$349<\/span><\/td>-5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education Policy and Development<\/td> $36,320 <\/td> $39,320 <\/td>$3,000<\/td>8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Support<\/td> $33,791 <\/td> $35,041 <\/td>$1,250<\/td>4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Program Administration<\/td> $17,990 <\/td> $17,990 <\/td>$0<\/td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Program Evaluation and Info Resources<\/td> $15,838 <\/td> $15,838 <\/td>$0<\/td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/b><\/td> $375,887 <\/b><\/td> $373,816 <\/b><\/td>-$2,071<\/span><\/td>-1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nAmounts in thousands<\/span>\n\n

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health<\/h2>\n

The NIOSH budget received a slight cut of $4 million (slightly more than 1 percent), although it was unclear where the cuts were.<\/p>\n

Next Up: FY \u00a02018<\/h2>\n

The FY 2017 funds the government through the rest of this fiscal year, which ends on September 30. \u00a0 The real battle will be fought over the FY 2018 Budget Outline<\/a>, where the Trump administration has proposed to eliminate OSHA’s Susan Harwood Grant program, and to cut\u00a0$2.5\u00a0billion or 21% from the\u00a0Labor Department<\/a>\u2018s overall budget, some of which could fall on OSHA. \u00a0There are still public hearings and months of negotiations ahead before a budget is agreed upon. Still plenty of time to lobby your Congressional Representatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The FY 2017 Omnibus Budget bill that was released by Congress today\u00a0provides a flat overall budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and a $2 million cut in the budget of the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). The standards programs of both agencies were cut, while compliance assistance was increased. 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