OSHA /tags/osha OSHA en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:00 GMT Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-15/why-the-government-fails-to-limit-many-dangerous-chemicals-in-the-workplace The U.S. agency that's supposed to protect workers' health has all but given up on setting limits on a dangerous chemical released in tire manufacturing. Meanwhile, workers are dying. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/npr-breaking-news/2022-12-15/why-the-government-fails-to-limit-many-dangerous-chemicals-in-the-workplace Sharon Lerner A bill starting the process of withdrawing from OSHA awaits governor's signature /news/2021-11-18/a-bill-starting-the-process-of-withdrawing-from-osha-awaits-governors-signature Florida lawmakers have passed a measure that ultimately seeks to remove the state’s private-sector workers from the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Thu, 18 Nov 2021 13:03:52 GMT /news/2021-11-18/a-bill-starting-the-process-of-withdrawing-from-osha-awaits-governors-signature Valerie Crowder A big job for small government agency. Enforce vaccine rule for 80 million workers /2021-10-03/a-big-job-for-small-government-agency-enforce-vaccine-rule-for-80-million-workers OSHA, the small, chronically understaffed federal agency in charge of workplace safety, now faces a big challenge: enforcing a federal vaccine rule covering 80 million workers. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 11:10:00 GMT /2021-10-03/a-big-job-for-small-government-agency-enforce-vaccine-rule-for-80-million-workers Andrea Hsu U.S. Still Lags In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says /npr-breaking-news/2021-01-14/u-s-still-lags-in-covid-19-workplace-safety-former-osha-official-says Ten months into the pandemic, the Trump administration is neglecting safety at meatpacking plants and other workplaces, a former top federal official says. Thu, 14 Jan 2021 10:07:28 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2021-01-14/u-s-still-lags-in-covid-19-workplace-safety-former-osha-official-says Tonya Mosley