occupational safety and health administration

The White House seems to measure regulations in terms of dollars and cents. What about lives lost or saved?
The Obama rule would limit construction workers' exposure to cancer-causing dust. But now it's in limbo.
Construction was one of the most dangerous professions at the time.
In the grand scheme of things, when unions do well, everyone does well.
The Labor Department would be one of the hardest-hit agencies under the White House plan.