Big news out of the Department of Justice this week on how it plans to raise the profile of prosecuting ‪#‎OSHA‬ cases. This is going to catch a lot of employers by surprise. Bottom line, Dept of Justice and Dept of Labor are teaming up to bring a whole new world of enforcement pain for those who aren't exactly up to speed on safety compliance. Something as simple as a robust safety audit would be a prudent first step - but not the only step - in reducing your risk of enforce

Congress is moving quickly finally pass an appropriations (funding) bill that would keep the federal government operating through fiscal year 2016 (next September). In that process, the funding for OSHA is coming to light. This is a quick post to provide some background on what appears to be emerging for OSHA's 2016 appropriations. Bottom line, the agency will keep the same funding level that it had for 2015. No fiscal changes. The Agency will have $553 million for its spe