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House Subcommittee proposes increasing FY 2020 budgets for MSHA, OSHA, NIOSH
A budget bill drafted by the House subcommittee for the FY 2020 aims to increase funding for OSHA, MSHA, and NIOSH. Learn more about the proposed budgets here.
May 17, 2019
Safety
House bill would cut funding to OSHA and MSHA, increase NIOSH budget
As part of a draft funding bill proposed by the House Appropriations Committeeās Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) would receive modest budget cuts in fiscal year 2019, Safety + Health reports. The draft bill allocates $545.3 [ā¦]
June 29, 2018
Business
Trump to nominate fast food exec Puzder as Labor Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump continues to choose cabinet members for his administration and recently announcedĀ plans to nominate Andrew Puzder, 66, as Secretary of Labor, The New York TimesĀ reports. PuzderĀ is the CEO of CKE Restaurants, Inc., the company that owns the Hardees and Carlās Jr. fast food franchises. He Ā has been an outspoken critic of the Obama [ā¦]
December 14, 2016
Safety
Three inventors recognized for ideas to reduce work-related hearing loss
During the first āHear and Now ā Noise Safety Challengeā held on October 27, 2016, in Washington, D.C., three inventors were recognized for their ideas for reducing work-related hearing loss. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), in partnership with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [ā¦]
November 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
USDOL launches tech competition to improve worker hearing safety
The U.S. Department of Labor recently launched the āHear and Now ā Noise Safety Challenge,ā a competition that it hopes willĀ encourage investors and entrepreneurs to developĀ a technological solution to hearing-related workplace noise hazards, EHS Today reports. The competition,Ā a partnership between the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and [ā¦]
August 5, 2016
Safety
House subcommittee approves bill cutting OSHA, MSHA, NIOSH funding
The House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee met July 7 to mark up the text of aĀ draft billĀ released by the House Appropriations Committee for FYĀ 2017. According to a report from Safety + Health, the billās proposedĀ Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) budget of $534.4 million would be approximately 3.3 [ā¦]
July 13, 2016
Safety
Labor Dept. hikes penalty amounts for OSHA and MSHA violations
In November 2015, Congress enacted the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act to adjustĀ civil monetary penalties for inflation andĀ maintain their deterrent effect. EHS Today reports that the law directs federal agencies to adjust penalties for inflation each year, and requires agencies to publish ācatch upā rules this summer to make up for lost [ā¦]
July 6, 2016
Safety
House subcommittee proposes funding cuts for OSHA and MSHA
An appropriations subcommittee in the House of Representatives hasĀ proposed cuts for both the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Mining Safety and Health Administration. The proposal to decrease funding came as the House Labor, Health and Human services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee shot down a proposal from President Barack Obama to boost the [ā¦]
July 2, 2015
Business
Burning buildings, collapsing freeways: Is our lousy education system to blame for the recent uptick in construction accidents?
Lately thereās been a rash of fires, collapses and accidents at projects āunder construction,ā all over the country. Here are just three of the more spectacular examples. March, Boston:. A 33-story apartment building under construction pancakes in Boston when a load up top causes the support under it to buckle. April, Des Moines, Iowa:Ā A three [ā¦]
May 9, 2014
Workforce
Aim is admirable, but OSHAās proposed silica rule has 3 fatal flaws
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) began its public hearings on a proposed update to its 40-year-old rule on crystalline silica exposure. Those hearings will conclude Friday, April 4 and a final rule could follow in short order, possibly providing the basis for a future rulemaking from the Mine Safety and Health [ā¦]
March 24, 2014
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