OSHA Advisors Urge DOL To Oppose Obama's Plan To Ax NIOSH Education Centers

A key advisory group to OSHA is pressuring the Labor Department to stand against a pair of proposals by the Obama administration to slash funding for NIOSH educational and agriculture programs, echoing calls from worker safety advocates to preserve the programs despite the tight fiscal environment. The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) voted at a recent meeting to voice support for funding the Education and Research Centers (ERCs) and the Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing (AFF) Program, saying the move to zero out funding for the programs as part of the pr