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Ideas galore on ways to speed process for new worker safety protections. Where is the leadership to implement them?
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on May 1, 2012 Earlier this month, the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report on the snail’s pace of the OSHA process of issuing new rules to protect workers from health and safety hazards on-the-job. One telling table in the document showed the agency issued about 20 new major regulations in each of the previous two decades (i.e.,…
Beware of Congressmen who claim they are cutting red tape, health and safety protections are on the chopping block
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on September 26, 2011 Funny how a bill touted by Members of Congress as one that will “cut red tape” will actually add a dozen new steps before a rule to protect people’s health or safety is put in place. Last week, several Republican and Democratic Senators and Representatives did just that when they introduced the “Regulatory Accountability Act”…
What new rule did OSHA issue this month? Worker safety rulemaking 101, Part 1
Posted by Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH of George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services on August 22, 2011 I recently heard an individual who works on Capitol Hill describe the kinds of questions he receives from congressional offices. One that made me laugh out loud was: “What new regulations did OSHA issue this month?” This month? Entire years go by without a single new worker safety regulation, and those that are issued typically…