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Industry Push To Vacate Silica Rule Could Aid Likely Trump Rollback Push


November 21, 2016 at 05:59 PM
Construction industry groups are urging a federal appeals court to vacate OSHA's recent overhaul of its silica standards because the agency failed to provide evidence that the rule is needed or is feasible, an argument that if successful would bolster a widely expected push by the incoming Trump administration to rollback President Obama's signature worker safety rule.

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