There are many rules and regulations that get applied to businesses with a bureaucratic "one size fits all" attitude that do not improve the health, safety, security of the workforce or the environment in which the industry operates.

Do we really need an injury and illness prevention program (I2P2) right now?

March 17, 2011

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Layering another set of regulatory requirements on the private sector at this fragile economic and geopolitical moment in time, when the evidence shows it is not necessary, will only lead to higher costs of goods and services and a further increase in unemployment.

OSHA needs some John Wayne grit

March 17, 2011

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Every day I drive by construction sites (strip malls, housing, apartments, heavy construction etc.) and am amazed at the sheer audacity that company owners, managers, or supervisors place on their employees.

â€œIf I need a political rant I can tune in to the mediaâ€

March 8, 2011

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Why must everything become political? Why must ISHN spew venomous poison like this article?

â€œOSHA has turned the EHS profession substantially into a rule enforcement tradeâ€

March 8, 2011

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The philosophical bent of ISHN seems to be increasingly pro-government regulation, i.e. OSHA is pretty good but to be even better, needs more money and regulations to enforce.

â€œThe government HAS to reduce spendingâ€¦ or there will BE no OSHA or EPAâ€

March 8, 2011

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In this economy, the government HAS to reduce spending in every possible way or there will BE no OSHA or EPA - at least not resembling anything like what we have today.

â€œIf you donâ€™t want to get a fellow mad at you then donâ€™t talk about politicsâ€¦â€

March 8, 2011

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I believe the majority of ISHN readers would prefer to read about REAL safety issues and not see your publication cross into the political world.

Enough with the OSHA overkill to make a buck

February 24, 2011

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There is “Obamacare” (healthcare reform) and then there’s “OSHAscare.” I received yet another OSHAscare email this morning from a company trying to foment fear of inspections, penalties, jail time, yadda, yadda, yadda.

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