CPR Seeks OSHA Standards To Protect Workers During Disaster Cleanups

The Center for Progressive Reform (CPR), which advocates for strict public health and environment rules, is urging OSHA to craft new standards to protect workers from hazards they face when responding to disasters such as hurricanes, including new protections from ergonomic risks and heat stress, and greater enforcement during disaster responses. However, it is unclear whether CPR's recommendations -- outlined in a recent report -- will gain any traction in the Trump administration given its broad deregulatory agenda. Nevertheless, CPR President Robert Verchick on an Oct. 4 conference ca