Woolsey Suggests Dems Could Push OSHA Reforms Through GOP-Backed VPP Bill

Congressional Democrats are eying a Republican-backed bid to codify voluntary protection programs (VPP) as a possible legislative vehicle to get at least a few of their long-sought OSHA reforms through the divided Congress, the ranking member of the House workforce protections subcommittee told Inside OSHA Online in an exclusive interview. Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA) -- who last month announced her plans to retire from Congress at the end of her current term -- called the push for the Protecting America's Workers Act (PAWA) one of her top achievements in occupational safety and health policy, and