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OSHA under Obama: The final year

With 12 months remaining until the presidential election, which regulatory agenda items can OSHA accomplish?

October 25, 2015

Kyle W. Morrison

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This time next year, the nation will be electing a new president, who could move OSHA in a different direction. What can the agency accomplish in the remaining months of the Obama administration? OSHA-watchers weigh in.

Budget request for FY2016 includes added funding for FMCSA

February 4, 2015

President Barack Obama has asked Congress to allot $668.5 million to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as part of a $4 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year 2016.

Obama on paid sick days: ‘The right thing’

January 21, 2015

President Barack Obama has called on Congress to pass legislation that would guarantee all working Americans the right to paid sick leave.

Obama nominates Kristen Kulinowski as CSB member

January 9, 2015

President Barack Obama has nominated Kristen Kulinowski as a member of the Chemical Safety Board.

Proposed budget breakdown

March 10, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

President Barack Obama has released his fiscal year 2015 budget proposal for the Department of Labor. Read a breakdown of OSHA’s proposed funding here.

DOT budget request would increase safety funding

March 5, 2014

Washington – President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request for the Department of Transportation, released March 4, would fund multiple transportation safety agencies and programs at higher levels than previous fiscal years.

Proposed OSHA budget would increase whistleblower protection funding

March 4, 2014

Washington – Funding for OSHA’s whistleblower protection programs would receive a $4 million increase under President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget proposal for the Department of Labor.

State of the Union sidesteps safety

January 29, 2014

Kyle W. Morrison

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In his State of the Union address on Jan. 28, President Barack Obama touched on how the growing oil and gas industry might help improve the economy and reduce pollution, and all but neglected the occupational safety side of things.

Obama executive order: Improve chemical facility safety

August 1, 2013

Washington – President Barack Obama issued an executive order on Aug. 1 directing the federal government to improve chemical safety and security in light of recent tragedies.