Republicans on a House appropriations panel have advanced to the full committee a funding bill for EPA and related agencies that funds the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) despite the Trump administration’s proposal to zero it out.
September 17, 2026
House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation seeking to force OSHA to issue a federal heat injury and illness standard and to explicitly authorize the agency to update the standard as technology improves or heat-related hazards worsen.
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House and Senate Democrats have introduced legislation seeking to force OSHA to issue a federal heat injury and illness standard and to explicitly authorize the agency to update the standard as technology improves or heat-related hazards worsen.
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Republican House lawmakers used a July 16 hearing to tout OSHA’s long-standing Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) and highlight renewed efforts to codify VPP, while Democrats emphasized the need for continued enforcement of mandatory rules and decried the Trump administration’s deregulatory focus.
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OSHA’s announcement of significant changes to its enforcement policy that expand the scope of employers eligible for penalty reductions is drawing mixed reactions, with employer attorneys noting it is one of the most employer-friendly shifts in recent years while labor advocates are warning of more injuries, illnesses and deaths.
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The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is seeking an additional 60 days to review 17 regulatory proposals the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published in the Federal Register earlier this month, saying the agency’s 30-day comment period is not enough time to provide meaningful input.
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The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) is seeking an additional 60 days to review 17 regulatory proposals the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published in the Federal Register earlier this month, saying the agency’s 30-day comment period is not enough time to provide meaningful input.
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Employer-focused attorneys are ramping up warnings about the potential impacts to companies that will be required to comply with California OSHA’s (Cal/OSHA) legislatively mandated expansion of workplace violence-prevention rules, a draft of which is being scrutinized ahead of a July 14 comment period deadline.
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ExxonMobil Corp. is urging a federal appeals court to overturn an OSHA enforcement action related to improper recordkeeping for failing to properly log work-related mental illnesses, arguing the action was arbitrary, contravened due process and exceeded the limits of OSHA’s statutory authority.
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ExxonMobil Corp. is urging a federal appeals court to overturn an OSHA enforcement action related to improper recordkeeping for failing to properly log work-related mental illnesses, arguing the action was arbitrary, contravened due process and exceeded the limits of OSHA’s statutory authority.
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