What Is OSHA and Why Do Some Republicans Want to Disband It?
Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs, a Republican, recently reintroduced legislation to abolish OSHA, which is part of the U.S.
Bill to abolish OSHA has ‘zero chance’ of becoming law, attorney says
The legislation from Rep. Andy Biggs will not move forward, an employment lawyer told Construction Dive, but other new ...
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The Pendulum Swings: Early Executive Actions by Trump Portend a Major Contraction at OSHA
President Trump was sworn in for a second term the morning of January 20th, and he spent the rest of that day setting a ...
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Biden’s 11th-Hour Ethylene Oxide Decision Continues the Environmental Protection Agency’s Expansion Into Occupational Safety
On January 14, 2025, the Biden administration’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a last-minute “interim” decision in the ...
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Students and faculty express fears surrounding sign change to gender-inclusive restrooms in Battelle-Tompkins
The University abruptly replaced signage for the formerly designated gender-inclusive restrooms in the Battelle-Tompkins building with signs marking them as gender-exclusive restrooms, labeled as ...
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Pineros in Southern Oregon: How Jackson County became a center for guest workers in forestry
Non-logging forestry work, like planting trees or fuels reduction, is big business in Oregon. But if you’re picturing those ...
'Goliath gets a nuclear weapon': Senate bill would keep Arizona voters from deciding zoning cases
The bill would make rezoning decisions "administrative" instead of "legislative," which would mean they are not subject to ...
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Success with electronic tagging of turkeys has Maine looking at deer next
By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff A bill directing the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to establish ...
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It’s That Time of Year Again: Using OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application to Submit OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301
Pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) electronic reporting regulation, covered employers ...
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Arizona congressman reintroduces bill to abolish OSHA
OSHA has enforced health and safety standards in both private and public workplaces since the 1970s. Republican U.S. Rep Andy ...
Arizona congressman Andy Biggs wants to abolish OSHA oversight nationwide
Biggs, an Arizona Republican who is running for governor, earlier this month introduced the Nullify OSHA Act, or NOSHA, a ...
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Trump Administration’s ‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review’ Pauses OSHA’s Rulemaking on Heat Illness and Emergency Response
The second term of President Donald J. Trump started with a flurry of executive orders, presidential memoranda, and ...