Kucinich Calls On Administration To Release OSHA's Proposed Silica Rule

A key House Democrat on worker safety and health issues is urging the Obama administration to release OSHA's proposed rule tackling workplace silica hazards, which has been under review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for nearly 15 months, much to the frustration of safety advocates. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (OH), who serves on the House workforce protections panel, also tells Inside OSHA Online in an exclusive interview that while opponents of new rules often focus on negative economic impact associated with regulations, there is less recognition of how society would be a