The first nationwide proposal to protect workers from high heat and a challenged rule on who can join safety inspectors are in jeopardy after Donald Trump reclaims the White House.
Scaled back regulatory efforts are expected at the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration, as well as fewer enforcement actions, labor observers said.
While OSHA’s planned heat stress standard will likely be delayed, its final “walkaround” rule that allows OSHA inspectors to be accompanied by non-employee worker representatives may be withdrawn altogether, legal scholars say. Business groups filed a lawsuit to block the latter, claiming it exceeded the agency’s authority ...