Su Promises Action On Heat Standard ‘This Year,’ Violence Proposal ‘Soon’

Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su told lawmakers at a May 1 House hearing that OSHA expects to release a “notice” advancing its long-awaited heat danger standard “later this year,” and will propose a workplace violence standard for healthcare facilities “soon” -- which would be a landmark step for a rule that has been in development since the Obama era. During the House Committee on Education and the Workforce’s oversight hearing on the Department of Labor’s (DOL) “policies and priorities,” Su...