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November 7, 2024

House Members Spar On Proposed OSHA Standards, Final Walkaround Rule

July 26, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Lawmakers on the House workforce protection subcommittee used a recent hearing to express competing arguments about OSHA’s recent slate of regulatory actions including its controversial final rule on worker representatives in enforcement walkarounds and pending proposed safety standards for heat danger and emergency-response workers. During the panel’s July 24 hearing on “Safeguarding Workers and Employers from OSHA Overreach and Skewed Priorities,” Republicans attacked the agency’s heat rule as an unfair, “one-size-fits-all” approach while Democrats highlighted what they said are its...

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