OSHA is reviving a defunct enforcement policy by proposing a rule that would allow worker advocates to take part in inspections of nonunion workplaces, even if those advocates aren’t employees.
The standard also may clarify union participation during inspections at worksites where workers are represented by organized labor.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s proposed rule (RIN:1218-AD45) could essentially reinstate a policy OSHA adopted in 2013 during the Obama administration but was withdrawn by the Trump administration in 2017. The regulation exemplifies the Biden administration’s commitment to organized labor in the workplace.
OSHA set May as its target date for ...
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