June 18, 2014 at 08:08 PM
OSHA is rolling out a new agreement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in which the safety and health agency refers past-deadline whistleblower complaints under the OSH Act Section 11(c) to the labor board for potential filing as unfair labor practices complaints so that the matter can still be addressed -- a move lauded by whistleblower advocates but also raising some concern on the management side about whether NLRB houses the expertise to handle allegations of OSHA standards violations.