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CWS Sends Letter to House Subcommittee on Misguided Biden-Era Workplace Safety Regulations
On 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 MoreCWS Files Comments on OMB’s Request for Information on Deregulation
On 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 MoreCWS Sends Letter to DOL Urging Rescission of Unlawful Regulatory Activity
On 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 MoreCWS Supports Nomination of Dave Keeling to Lead OSHA
On 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…
Read MoreCWS Urges Senators to Reject Misguided Policies in New Legislative Framework
On February 6, the Coalition for Workplace Safety sent a letter to the US Senate urging Senators to reject the policies contained in Senator Hawley’s (R-MO) legislative framework altering federal labor and employment policy. The framework would impose significant new regulatory schemes on employers and create an entirely new subagency at the Department of Labor, both of…
Read MoreCWS Files Comments on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Proposed Rule
On January 14, 2025, the Coalition for Workplace Safety and 81 employer organizations filed comments on OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings Proposed Rule. We call on OSHA to withdraw the proposed rule, because “it fails to consider the extensive concerns provided during the SBREFA process regarding the inflexibility…
Read MoreSanders Again Attacks Amazon Despite Other Industries Failing to Protect Their Workers
On December 16, Senator Sanders, Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released another report on the Committee’s investigation into Amazon’s workplace safety and health practices. No other members of the HELP Committee are involved in the report or investigation. Amazon’s response to the report is available here. The following statement can…
Read MoreCWS Urges Senate HELP Committee to Oppose Warehouse Worker Protection Act
On October 8, the Coalition for Workplace Safety and 45 employer organizations sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee urging them to oppose the newly reintroduced Warehouse Worker Protection Act. The following statement can be attributed to CWS spokesperson Lauren Williams: “As we explained when the Warehouse Worker Protection Act was originally…
Read MoreSenator Sanders Ignores Significant USPS Compliance Failures, Instead Targets Amazon and Wastes Committee Resources
On July 15, 2024, Senator Sanders, Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released an interim report on the Committee’s investigation into Amazon’s workplace safety and health practices. The following statement can be attributed to CWS spokesperson Marc Freedman: “This report and investigation are inappropriate uses of committee resources to target a single employer…
Read MoreOSHA Releases Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Proposed Rule
On July 2, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its proposed rule on heat injury and illness prevention in indoor and outdoor workplaces. The rule mandates that employers with a “reasonable expectation” that workers will be exposed to certain heat thresholds have a written Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Plan (HIIPP), track local heat…
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