Showing posts with label Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA). Show all posts

Nov 14, 2021

Ron Klain on President Biden's federal vaccine mandate

It’s common sense...  If OSHA can tell people to wear a hard hat on the job, to be careful around chemicals, it can put in place these simple measures to keep our workers safe.

~ White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, "WH Chief of Staff Likens Vaccine Mandate to Requiring Workers to Wear a Hard Hat," Independent Journal Review, November 8, 2021





Oct 23, 2021

OSHA relaxes reporting requirements to downplay side effects from COVID-19 vaccinations

OSHA does not want to give any suggestion of discouraging workers from receiving COVID-19 vaccination or to disincentivize employers’ vaccination efforts.  As a result, OSHA will not enforce 29 CFR part 1904’s recording requirements to require any employers to record worker side effects from COVID-19 vaccination at least through May 2022.