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Monday, May 18, 2009

Labor Dept. To Withdraw Risk Assessment Proposal

The Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire reports that the U.S. Department of Labor will withdraw the proposal for a risk assessment of new workplace safety standards. The article reports that the "risk assessment proposal will be withdrawn in June. Critics have said the proposed rule would add extra steps to an already slow regulatory process by making it harder to prove the level of risk workers face when exposed to toxins on the job."

The complete article is available here.

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