House Republicans plan to schedule more hearings in 2012 to scrutinize OSHA's regulatory agenda and enforcement policies, following a year in which the new GOP majority got better up to speed on key worker safety and health issues, the chairman of the workforce protections subcommittee told Inside OSHA Online in an exclusive interview. At the same time, Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), who took over as chairman after the 2010 elections, says he has developed a strong working relationship with OSHA officials and his Democratic colleagues, as they have conferred on issues ranging from state plan oversig
December 29, 2025