The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plays a large role in regulating, monitoring, educating, and investigating America’s workplaces. As such, the coalition closely monitors OSHA and its efforts. Below are the coalition’s latest observations and actions relating to OSHA.
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01/18 –
OSHA White Paper Makes Case for Prevention Programs but Not for Regulation
By Marc Freedman – Jan. 17, 2012 (originally posted at FreeEnterprise.com) On January 10, OSHA inaugurated the New Year by issuing a white paper extolling the virtues of Injury and Illness Prevention Programs (also known as IIPPs, I2P2, or just safety and health programs). The paper discusses the key components OSHA has found in common [...]
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03/04 –
CWS In Congress and In The News
We recently told you that a Coalition for Workplace Safety spokesperson was set to testify about the priorities for the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration. To follow up, here is the written testimony of Stuart Sessions, who received this write-up from Bloomberg: Stuart Sessions, president of Environomics Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland, whose [...]
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02/14 –
CWS Spokesman To Tell Congress of OSHA Priorities
From the House Education and Workforce Committee: On Tuesday, February 15 at 10:00 a.m., the Workforce Protections Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), will hold a hearing on “Investigating OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda and Its Impact on Job Creation” in room 2175 of the Rayburn House Office Building. Since 1970, the Occupational Safety and Health [...]
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01/19 –
OSHA Withdraws Costly Noise Proposal
The Coalition for Workplace Safety is pleased that OSHA has announced that they will be withdrawing their proposal that would have required employers to implement costly and disruptive new controls for employee exposure to noise. OSHA indicated that they received a tremendous of amount of feedback from employers that have detailed their concerns with the [...]
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12/14 –
Senators Snowe and Lieberman Send OSHA Letter on Noise Regulation
Senators Olympia Snowe (R) and Joseph Lieberman (I) have sent a letter to Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis regarding OSHA regulation of noise in the workplace. Specifically, the agency is proposing an interpretation regarding exposure to noise in the workplace. The Senators’ letter warns, “There is significant alarm, in the manufacturing community in particular, [...]