Public Citizen Press Release: OSHA Prevented from Issuing Lifesaving Rules

Release date: 10/5/2011

Contact information: Angela Bradbery (202) 588-7741, Dorry Samuels (202) 588-7742

New Report Shows That OSHA Has Been Prevented From Issuing Lifesaving Rules

Congress, Presidents, U.S. Supreme Court Have Obstructed Regulatory Process

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has produced regulations in the past decade at a far slower rate than ever before, postponing rules that would have prevented more than 100,000 serious injuries, more than 10,000 cases of illness and hundreds of fatalities, a new Public Citizen report shows. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, part of the Education and the Workforce Committee, is holding a hearing on a proposed appropriations bill that would further thwart OSHA’s rulemaking abilities.

Read the complete press release on the Public Citizen website.