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November 7, 2024

Enforcement Appeal Could Narrow OSHA Authority Over Railcar Safety

October 22, 2024 at 5:01 PM
A Missouri agriculture firm is appealing to federal circuit court an enforcement case where it argued OSHA lacks jurisdiction over fall-prevention in train loading -- an argument that an administrative law judge (ALJ) said is at odds with a nearly 30-year-old policy balancing the agency’s authority against that of the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). On Oct. 16, MFA Enterprises Inc. filed a petition asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit to review an ALJ decision that found...

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