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You see, the man behind the blog Confined Spaces is now working for the House Education and Labor Committee so while it means his incredible informative blog isn't being updated, I do sleep sounder knowing that Congress will be listening to him and not just to corporate lobbyists preaching what Cyrus Dugger calls the "Safety Is Too Expensive Business Model."
In fact, the Congressional Committee on Education and Labor is stepping up to bat with a new bill called the Protecting America's Workers Act which has been proposed to reduce the number of workers killed or injured on the job.A major Occupational Safety and Health Administration failure to protect workers from a chemical used in the manufacturing of microwave popcorn garnered some excellent reportage last week.
It is about time the public reads headlines like the one in the NY Times saying "OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry" because it has been a hallmark of the Bush presidency.
Posted by Elana Levin at April 30, 2007 09:56 AM
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