Occupational Safety and Health Administration Head on Worker Safety During the Coronavirus Pandemic
2020-06-01T22:01:15-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMmFhXC8yMDIwMDYwMTIyMzEyMzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the federal government’s role in protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Loren Sweatt said her organization had received 5,000 coronavirus-related complaints and issued one related citation. Lawmakers questioned the practice of releasing safety guidelines versus updating safety standards. Ms. Sweatt said OSHA had updated guidelines multiple times throughout the pandemic, which she said had allowed the agency to be nimble in providing up-to-date information for workplace safety. Also discussed during the hearing were protections for whistleblowers, the changing safety standards regarding mask usage, and the federal response to workplace safety during previous infectious disease outbreaks.
The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the federal government’s role in protecting workers… read more
The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the federal government’s role in protecting workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Loren Sweatt said her organization had received 5,000 coronavirus-related complaints and issued one related citation. Lawmakers questioned the practice of releasing safety guidelines versus updating safety standards. Ms. Sweatt said OSHA had updated guidelines multiple times throughout the pandemic, which she said had allowed the agency to be nimble in providing up-to-date information for workplace safety. Also discussed during the hearing were protections for whistleblowers, the changing safety standards regarding mask usage, and the federal response to workplace safety during previous infectious disease outbreaks. close
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