As Key OSHA Rules Await Clearance, OIRA Faces Competing Calls For Reform

As key OSHA initiatives -- such as a closely watched proposed rule on crystalline silica -- remain in regulatory limbo, stakeholders on all sides are increasingly calling to reform the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), the White House office that reviews the agency's regulations. OIRA, a part of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has already taken center stage in the debate over regulatory costs, with House Republicans and industry groups charging the office is too lax in its reviews of agency rules, while health, safety and environmental advocates complain it unnece