Democrats on the House panel with OSHA jurisdiction on Dec. 22 blasted their Republican colleagues' record on occupational safety and health issues throughout the second half of 2011, criticizing the GOP for what they characterize as attacks on OSHA's proposed standard on crystalline silica, addition of a column for musculoskeletal disorders to injury recordkeeping logs, and a new policy tightening safety rules in home roofing and repair. Meanwhile Republicans, issuing their mandated report on committee activities, cited progress on a range of oversight matters – including what they called “co
December 29, 2025