occupational safety and health administration

Meatpacking Coronavirus Guidelines Are Largely Unenforceable

OSHA’s general guidance plainly says the safety recommendations are advisory and “not a standard or regulation."
By Amy Forliti, AP

What To Do If Your Workplace Doesn't Feel Safe From Coronavirus

What companies should do to promote workplace safety differs from what they are legally forced to do during COVID-19.
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Trump Tells Employers Not To Worry About Recording COVID-19 Cases

Only health care facilities and select other employers will have to figure out if infections happened at work. Safety advocates are beside themselves.
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Coronavirus Reveals Gaping Hole In U.S. Safety Laws

Labor groups are pressing for an emergency infectious disease standard to protect workers more likely to be exposed to the virus.
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OSHA Attrition Under Trump Is Leading To Lax Safety Enforcement, Analysis Finds

The National Employment Law Project says staffing at the agency is at a historic low, and workers will pay a price.
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As Temperatures Climb, Coalition Calls For Worker Protections

“This is a public health issue; this is a justice issue,” an advocate said.
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Trump Vows To Kill 50 Years Of Federal Health And Safety Protections

Going back to "the 1960 level" isn't a good thing.
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Trump's Mine Safety Pick Would Be Policing His Friends And Once-Fellow Coal Operators

David Zatezalo sees no conflict in running the Mine Safety and Health Administration as an erstwhile coal executive.
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Trump Administration Bottles Up Another Workplace Safety Rule

This one would put job-related injury and illness records online.
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Nurses Are Setting A Healthy Example For The Nation

While nurses are committed to caring for their patients, unfortunately, many struggle to take care of themselves.
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