White House Begins Interagency Review Of Final OSHA ‘Walkaround’ Rule

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has begun review of OSHA’s final rule expected to revive an Obama-era policy allowing worker representatives to take part in enforcement “walkaround” inspections even if they are not employed at the site, despite warnings from industry that the regulation is legally vulnerable. OMB received the final walkaround rule on Feb. 9 -- less than six months after OSHA proposed the policy on Aug. 30 , an unusually quick turnaround for an...