OSHA, NIOSH Back GAO Call For Interagency Deal To Collaborate On Regs

OSHA and NIOSH support the only broad recommendation in a newly released report by congressional investigators on how to streamline OSHA's rulemaking activity -- chiefly, that the two agencies collaborate more closely on occupational hazard research -- but OSHA points out that in some cases those efforts are already under way. OSHA also backs a suggestion in the report to formalize the interagency relationship through a possible memorandum of understanding (MOU), and says working with NIOSH on risk assessments could help speed up rules. The report, by the Government Accountability Office, note