OIG Names Workplace Safety Among Top DOL ‘Management Challenges’

The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) says workplace safety and health ranks as one of the department’s top “management challenges,” citing a decline in OSHA enforcement, mounting whistleblower investigations, and silica protections as key subjects where the agency must improve. In its Nov. 19 report detailing management challenges facing DOL for fiscal year 2022, the OIG identified “protecting the safety and health of workers” as one of eight areas of concern for the department, and outlines...