OSHA’s Spring Regulatory Agenda: Meh!
The White House has released its Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda and I’m not jumping for joy. At this rate, it is unlikely that, aside from a COVID-19 standard covering health care workers expected by...
View ArticleOSHA Plans Chemical Plant Safety Stakeholder Meeting
September is shaping up to be chemical plant safety month. First, EPA has scheduled public hearings for September 26, 27, and 28 to receive comments on its Risk Management Program proposal. We wrote...
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Elise Stefanik and the Republican War on Workers
New York Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik is a piece of work. This comes as no surprise to anyone who follows American politics. Earlier in her Congressional career, Stefanik stood out as a...
View ArticleHealthcare Worker Shootings: Where is OSHA’s Workplace Violence Standard?
Workplace violence continues to kill and injure this country’s caregivers while the latest round of healthcare worker homicides has renewed calls for action to be taken to protect healthcare workers....
View ArticleBeyond Disappointing: OSHA’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda
As many of you who closely follow the headlines know, the biggest news this week was not that Donald Trump may spend the rest of his life in jail for hoarding, hiding, conspiring and lying about his...
View ArticleFall Regulatory Agenda: Blah
BREAKING NEWS: The Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda has been released! And that’s pretty much the beginning and end of the story. To repeat what we said when the Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda was released,...
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The 2023 Confined Space Year In Review
Happy New Year. It’s time to look back on the events of 2023 before they’re permanently buried beneath the tragic wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the rise and fall of inflation, Trump’s...
View ArticleBreaking: OSHA Issues Worker Walkaround Rule
OSHA finally issued its long-awaited worker walkaround rule this morning. Issuance of this regulation is one of the most important worker regulatory achievements of the Biden Administration. The rule...
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