April 17, 2012 at 06:34 PM
A key Senate panel will hold a rare OSHA-centric hearing to grill experts on what lawmakers refer to as the “toll” of delays in OSHA’s standard-setting process, armed with new data from Congress’ investigative arm that sources say was requested by Democrats in both chambers roughly 18 months ago. Worker advocates expect the upcoming report, from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), to bolster their arguments that the Obama administration should jump-start the OSHA rulemaking process. A GAO official is scheduled to testify at Thursday's labor committee hearing, but no OSHA officials will