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As spring gives way to summer, House Republicans are asking a question they have asked several times before: Where’s the regulatory agenda?

Washington – OSHA has proposed delaying the compliance date for crane operator certification while the agency considers a potential rulemaking that would address concerns about the requirements.

Washington – OSHA has scheduled a three-day training event for federal agency employees who oversee federal worker safety.

Washington – The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health is scheduled to meet June 6 in Washington.

Washington – A group of senators has called on major retailers to sign a legally binding agreement to help prevent deadly garment factory fires and collapses, such as the recent Bangladesh tragedy.

New Orleans – A woman convicted of impersonating an OSHA official in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion has been sentenced to 57 months in prison.

Washington – The Department of Transportation is scheduled to host a public outreach session on May 29 concerning a planned study on potential safety and infrastructure impacts of increasing federal truck weight and size limits.

Fultonham, NY – The widow of a New York-based truck driver killed in 2009 is requesting truck driver participation in a survey on truck parking availability on or near interstates.

Washington – Many parents may be driving distracted with children as passengers, according to survey results from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Washington – Several groups are criticizing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for allowing Mexico-based carriers with poor safety records to participate in FMCSA's cross-border trucking pilot program.