OSHA Shutdown Activities Limited To Imminent Threats To Life, Property

If there is a lapse in federal appropriations for the Labor Department (DOL), OSHA expects to furlough nearly three-quarters of its employees and be limited only to functions concerning matters “of emergencies involving the safety of human life or protection of property,” according to a DOL contingency plan. The Sept. 26 document outlines staffing levels during a shutdown and provides summaries of activities that would continue and those that would cease under various parts of DOL, including OSHA and the...