The First Speech by OSHA’s New Administrator, David Michaels
Fresh from his Senate confirmation, David Michaels, the new Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, made his maiden speech as OSHA Administrator Wednesday. He spoke at a...
View ArticleAdministration Setting Stage for Ergonomics Revival
From The Hunton & Williams LLP Labor Policy Task Force’s blog, “Telling Signs That Ergonomic Regulations Are Making A Comeback“: The Obama Administration recently proposed requirements to ensure...
View ArticleMore from OSHA Listens
The NAM’s Keith Smith spoke Thursday at the “OSHA Listens” session, a daylong public event to gather comments from people, groups and companies affected by federal safety and health regulations. The...
View ArticleMusculoskeletal Definitions: Too Arbitrary, Ill-Defined
Since we’re giving the Associated Builders and Contractors accolades today, we also note ABC’s excellent statement on OSHA’s plans to add reporting requirements for musculoskeletal definitions just...
View ArticleHope OSHA Listens to Employers on Its Noisome Noise Proposal
Employers now have access to affordable and extremely effective technology to protect employees from excessive workplace noise. But it’s JUST NOT ENOUGH, OSHA shouts, regulatorily. As a Nixon-Peabody...
View ArticleLots of Noise Around OSHA’s Reinterpretation of Noise Standards
Employers are becoming increasingly disturbed by the potential costs of complying with regulations coming from federal agencies in Washington, D.C. One recent item has been keeping employers awake at...
View ArticleOSHA Needs to Explain Its Unfounded Noise Proposal
OSHA formally announced in the Federal Register this morning that that the agency will be extending the comment period for their proposal to change noise abatement requirements. However, many on...
View ArticleCoalition for Workplace Safety Testifying on OSHA
The National Association of Manufacturers co-chairs the Coalition for Workplace Safety, so we pass on this from the Coalition’s website, “CWS Spokesman To Tell Congress of OSHA Priorities“: From the...
View ArticleThe President’s Budget: Creating Jobs Through Increased Enforcement?
President Obama has made it very clear that he wishes to work with employers to help ensure they have an environment to creating jobs. We appreciate this commitment and look forward to see how his...
View ArticleRegulations Create Jobs? Yes, the Jobs of Regulators
James Gattuso of the Heritage Foundation applies Bastiat’s “broken windows” fallacy to the arguments of David Michaels, OSHA Administrator, to shattering effect. From “Jobs, Regulations and Broken...
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