OSHA, In Unusual Step, Forms Alliance With Worker Advocacy Organization

OSHA, in what observers call an unusual move, has reached a formal agency Alliance with a worker advocacy group that represents employees in the restaurant industry. Experts in both business and organized labor say OSHA in recent years has shown less inclination to enter into alliances with worker advocacy-focused groups, and instead has focused on forging formal relationships with employers. The agency says it recently formed an Alliance with the Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC) to help reduce and prevent worker exposures to slip, trip and fall, and cut and burn hazards, as well