This week, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, of which I am a member, held a hearing on the effectiveness of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). I questioned witnesses about their interactions with the organization.
OSHA is a federal agency that was founded to protect workers’ rights and prevent workplace injuries. As OSHA ages and additional rules are put into place, more and more business owners feel that the new rules are harming their business more than helping.
The goal of this hearing was to listen to the concerns of business leaders on why they feel OSHA is overstepping its bounds. The goal of OSHA, and any federal agency, should be to institute policies that achieve the goals of the organization while not serving as a hindrance to the businesses affected.
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