OSHA’s former regional administrator in Chicago, Nick Walters, shares some of his most powerful memories from his 25 years with the agency and discusses his transition into the private sector and the availability of a whole new set of tools to improve workplace safety and health. For 25 years, Nick Walters distinguished himself at OSHA,
Read more →The Feb. 1 hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Eastern time and will examine the negative impacts of unnecessarily burdensome regulations on the nation’s economy, and how a better approach would create jobs and spur economic growth.
Read more →The order will require agencies to control the costs of all new rules within their budget and will be prohibited from imposing any new cost in finalizing or repealing a rule for the remainder of 2017 unless the cost is offset by the repeal of two existing regulations.
Read more →Workers at the largest nuclear contamination site in the United States could get immediate treatment for certain illnesses stemming from their work environment if state legislation passes. Exposure to harmful vapors and nuclear waste is an everyday occurrence for employees stationed at the Hanford Reservation in Washington. State lawmakers are calling for United States Department
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