A plastics industry attorney expects that the Trump administration will not advance an Obama-era plan to expand when OSHA's safety standard applies to power equipment that is shut off during repair work, noting that OSHA did not hold a required hearing on the change, and that the agency may instead seek changes to ease the burdens of the existing rule.
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is seeking public input on a variety of possible changes to its rules of procedure, including broadening the definition of an “affected employee,” which labor groups have long sought and that could expand the scope of cases stemming from multi-employer job sites.
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is seeking public input on a variety of possible changes to its rules of procedure, including broadening the definition of an “affected employee,” which labor groups have long sought and that could expand the scope of cases stemming from multi-employer job sites.
Senate Republicans have introduced a bill to reauthorize a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility safety program that would streamline compliance for certain facilities, but rejects calls from House Democrats and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to bolster the disclosure of facility data to first responders.
Senate Republicans have introduced a bill to reauthorize a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) facility safety program that would streamline compliance for certain facilities, but rejects calls from House Democrats and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to bolster the disclosure of facility data to first responders.
The White House is reviewing a draft final rule that the Obama OSHA originally sought to use to expand when the agency's safety standard applies to power equipment that is shut off for repairs, though it is unclear whether the final Standards Improvement Project (SIP) rule will include the measure given strong opposition from employers.
The White House is reviewing a draft final rule that the Obama OSHA originally sought to use to expand when the agency's safety standard applies to power equipment that is shut off for repairs, though it is unclear whether the final Standards Improvement Project (SIP) rule will include the measure given strong opposition from employers.
Public Citizen is advancing a pair of lawsuits seeking to compel the Trump administration to implement an Obama-era worker injury and illness reporting rule, urging a district court to order OSHA to start collecting employers' detailed data on worker injuries and illnesses, while also seeking summaries of that data the agency has already collected.
Public Citizen is advancing a pair of lawsuits seeking to compel the Trump administration to implement an Obama-era worker injury and illness reporting rule, urging a district court to order OSHA to start collecting employers' detailed data on worker injuries and illnesses, while also seeking summaries of that data the agency has already collected.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, is defending his decisions governing OSHA and other agency regulations from his years-long record on a key appellate court, but he is drawing strong criticism from Democratic senators, who charge he will undermine regulatory protections.