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Congress is Keeping OSHA in its Sights

Dave Johnson

July 18, 2025

The House Workforce Protections Subcommittee isn’t wasting time when it comes to OSHA oversight.

Setting the standard: How Global Roofing Group became the 1st VPP accredited roofing contractor in Arizona

Andrew Taunton CHST, CRIS

August 25, 2023

In an industry where safety and excellence go hand in hand, one roofing contractor has taken a remarkable step forward by becoming the first Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) accredited roofing contractor in their state. In this article, we delve into the inspiring journey of this pioneering contractor and highlight the significance of their achievement.

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Changing safety culture via VPP: How one roofing company achieved OSHA recognition

Daniel Nowak, STSC

August 4, 2020

Evans Roofing Company, Inc., with its subsidiaries Charles F. Evans (union) and CFE, Inc. (non-union), is a building envelope contractor licensed in 46 states. Charles F. Evans and CFE, Inc. are the only commercial roofing and wall panel contractors to hold the VPP STAR mobile work force designation.

What you should know about voluntary standards

The focus is on performance & guidelines

Andrew Shields

September 9, 2019

How do the standards helping to regulate North America’s PPE industry support health and safety managers tasked with keeping their teams free from harm?

Philly contractors have “Eggs with OSHA”

November 20, 2018

It’s a pretty big breakfast meeting and it takes place every four months or so. Approximately 200 members of the General Building Contractors Association’s (GBCA) Philadelphia chapter get together with OSHA representatives three times a year to learn more about improving safety in Philadelphia area construction projects.

OSHA emphasis points in 2018

November 7, 2018

The agency remains in a state of flux as of mid-October. Scott Mugno, the nominee to be OSHA’s top boss, still has not been confirmed. The chief of staff position is vacant. There are no senior advisors. One of two deputies is missing. Four regional administrators are in temporary “acting” roles.

Harwood training program gone from OSHA’s 2019 budget

March 1, 2018

OSHA’s FY 2019 budget request reflects an emphasis on compliance assistance, an increase in enforcement and the elimination of a longstanding safety and health training grant program – a move sure to draw the hire of some in the occupational safety community. The agency says its request for $549,033,000 for FY 2019 will allow it beef up its VPP initiative and restore 24 of the 33 compliance assistance positions that were lost in a five-year-long budget crunch.

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House to Hold OSHA hearing on Tuesday

Jordan Barab

February 26, 2018

The House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections will hold a hearing on Tuesday entitled “A More Effective and Collaborative OSHA: A View from Stakeholders.” This will be the first — and probably the only — oversight hearing held in this two-year session of Congress.

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Trump’s worker safety & health budget again undermines worker safety & health

Jordan Barab

February 16, 2018

Earlier this week, President Trump submitted his Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal. This is his second budget proposal, and like the first, although it left OSHA’s budget fairly flat, it once again proposes to slash or eliminate important safety and health programs and agencies.

ISHN OSHA survey: Back to the future

Support for a standards halt; more education; expanded VPP

Dave Johnson

April 3, 2017

On February 15, Labor-Secretary nominee Andrew Puzder withdrew his name from consideration after it became clear he lacked the necessary Senate Republican support to be confirmed. Puzder had drawn criticism for opposing the minimum wage and expanding overtime eligibility.