February 8, 2011 at 01:42 AM
A key organization of safety experts bolstered the general concept of OSHA's proposed rulemaking to mandate workplace injury and illness prevention programs (I2P2) in a direct appeal to Capitol Hill, responding to numerous concerns industry groups brought to the new Republican-dominated House on the scope and implications of the agency's plan to move ahead with the effort. The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) sent a letter Feb. 4 to Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, urging Congress to take into account the arguments in favor o