CSB Member Quits, Future Of 'Safety Case' Push Murky With Board Split On Approach

A member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has told the White House she is resigning effective June, the board's chairman tells Inside OSHA Online while acknowledging there are differences of opinion among CSB members in some critical areas including the so-called “safety case” approach to preventing catastrophic chemical accidents but not directly tying Beth Rosenberg's resignation to the debate over how stringently the investigative board should push the controversial policy, which could someday affect recommendations to OSHA.