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Monday, February 09, 2009
Obama Administration to Shift Regulatory Approach To Safety
The Kiplinger Letter reports that:
"The Obama administration will move swiftly on establishing a new regulatory environment by making new regulations and reversing existing rules that affect business and commerce. Among the first acts of the new administration was putting a 180-day hold on all regulatory actions near completion, but not finalized, to allow the new regulatory staff time to review and halt or change them."
You can read the entire article here.
It is expected that under the new administration OSHA will put a heavier hand on enforcement, blunt warnings and penalties. In addition, rules that have not been strictly enforced in the past, will now be enforced, and changes to rules put through by the Bush administration are targeted for revision or removal.
"The Obama administration will move swiftly on establishing a new regulatory environment by making new regulations and reversing existing rules that affect business and commerce. Among the first acts of the new administration was putting a 180-day hold on all regulatory actions near completion, but not finalized, to allow the new regulatory staff time to review and halt or change them."
You can read the entire article here.
It is expected that under the new administration OSHA will put a heavier hand on enforcement, blunt warnings and penalties. In addition, rules that have not been strictly enforced in the past, will now be enforced, and changes to rules put through by the Bush administration are targeted for revision or removal.
Labels: OSHA, safety politics
posted by Steve Hudgik |
Workplace Safety Post 1 Comments |
1 Comments:
It may interest you to note that the regulatory approach to safety in Australia is also changing.
In Australia, the OHS legislation is State-based and there is a significant push to harmonise these laws so that model legislation is implemented across Australia making OHS compliance easier and more efficient.
Australia's Federal Government commissioned a Panel to conduct a National Review into Model Occupational Health and Saefty Laws.
The Panel's first Report was handed down in October 2008 and their second report was released on 14 February 2009.
We in Australia are eagerly awaiting to see if the Report's recommendations are implemented.
If you're interested in these developments, analysis of the Reports can be found here:
http://safetyatwork.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/national-ohs-review-second-report-released/#comments
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