President Bush’s proposed $467 million budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Fiscal Year 2006 represents an increase of $2.8 million over last year's appropriation. The budget request, announced Monday by Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jonathan L. Snare, includes increases in state plan compliance assistance programs, data analysis and performance measurement, and federal enforcement.
"This is a strong and sound budget that reinforces our leadership in worker safety and health while supporting OSHA's balanced approach that emphasizes strong, fair and effective enforcement; outreach, education and compliance assistance; and cooperative and voluntary programs," Snare said.