Major NIOSH Cuts Likely To Hamper OSHA’s Regulatory Process

The Trump administration’s decision to eliminate nearly all aspects of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) is likely to hamper OSHA’s ability to develop new regulations and ensure they are legally defensible as well as generally increase risks to workers, OSHA experts say. “Anyone who follows the lengthy and tortured path that OSHA must already travel to issue health and safety standards knows that they are highly dependent on reliable science,” Jordan Barab, who served as OSHA’s...