September 16, 2026

Parker Sees ‘Strategic’ Compliance Approach On Fall-Prevention, Silica Rules


October 10, 2024 at 05:11 PM
OSHA chief Douglas Parker says the agency is seeking to adopt “a more strategic approach” to enforcement and compliance assistance for its safety standards on fall prevention and silica dust, including outreach to smaller residential construction projects, while touting a 20 percent year-to-year drop in falling deaths.

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