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On October 30, 2025, the Coalition for Workplace Safety filed comments in response to OSHA’s informal public hearing on its Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings proposed rule. The comments respond to specific questions directed to CWS by OSHA during the coalition’s June 2025 testimony. As explained in the comments,…
Read MoreOn October 29, 2025, the Coalition for Workplace Safety filed comments on OSHA’s Interpretation of the General Duty Clause: Limitation for Inherently Risky Professional Activities Proposed Rule. As currently drafted, OSHA’s proposed rule could result in plaintiffs’ attorneys using OSHA’s “inherently risky” designation for certain professions or industries to argue companies did not sufficiently mitigate…
Read MoreOn July 31 (Senate) and August 5 (House), members of Congress reintroduced their ill-conceived Warehouse Worker Protection Act (S.2613/H.R.4896), which, despite its industry-specific title, will have wide-reaching and damaging consequences for the economy at large. In response, 45 employer organizations sent a letter emphasizing the breadth of the bill’s impact and the serious consequences it…
Read MoreOn September 3, the Coalition for Workplace Safety and 31 other business organizations sent a letter to the House Education and Workforce Committee in support of the Michael Enzi Voluntary Protection Program Act (H.R. 2844), which would require the Secretary of Labor to establish a voluntary protection program (VPP), recognizing employers’ voluntary commitment to establishing…
Read MoreOn July 31, several Senators introduced the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, ill-conceived legislation that will have wide-reaching and damaging consequences for the economy. Last session of Congress, dozens of employer organizations, including CWS in both May and October 2024, wrote letters to the Senate emphasizing the breadth of the bill’s impact and the serious consequences it would have if implemented.…
Read MoreOn May 14, the Coalition for Workplace Safety sent a letter to the House Education and Workforce Committee’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections in light of their hearing, “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety without Overreach.” The letter points to our past comments on two regulations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) during the…
Read MoreOn May 12, the Coalition for Workplace Safety filed comments in response to the Office of Management and Budget’s request for information on deregulation. Our comments urge OMB to rescind two regulations issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration – Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process final rule and the Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses…
Read MoreOn April 16, the Coalition for Workplace Safety sent a letter to the Department of Labor urging they consider rescinding regulatory activity pursued under the Biden administration as part of its review of all regulations under its purview as required by Executive Order 14219, Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory…
Read MoreOn March 31, the Coalition for Workplace Safety submitted comments on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) request for information (RFI) on its recordkeeping and reporting obligations related to occupational injuries and illnesses. CWS reiterated our “serious concerns about the electronic submission and public posting of data from Forms 300, 301 and 300A,” as…
Read MoreOn February 14, the Coalition for Workplace Safety submitted to the Senate HELP Committee a letter of support for President Trump’s nominee to serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Dave Keeling. As we explain in our letter, “Mr. Keeling’s long career as a workplace safety professional would provide the Occupational…
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