"… arab, the Labor Department’s deputy assistant secretary for occupational safety and health, said the department “is committed to VPP. But like every oth …"

"… unding for a program that offers free advice to small businesses on worker safety practices, he said. A whistleblower program has been expanded, with four n …"

"… laws designed to protect workers from retaliation for reporting potential safety hazards. Barab also reported a shift away from incentive programs based on …"

"… MSHA chief, Joe Main.About a year into his tenure as the nation's top mine safety regulator, Main announced an ambitious plan he said was aimed at ending bl …"

"… 2010. "It is the right thing to do."A decade earlier, Main was director of safety for the United Mine Workers union when the Clinton administration announce …"

"… form, a left-leaning think tank.When Congress passed the federal coal-mine safety law in 1969, the black-lung protection provisions were supposed to be flex …"

"… among their government streamlining proposals was to eliminate MSHA. Mine safety duties would be given instead to the Occupational safety and Health Admini …"

"… r inspections will now face greater scrutiny, amid concern over deaths and safety breakdowns at some plants held up as industry leaders.A report suggesting …"

"… ter for Public Integrity series revealed that deadly accidents and serious safety violations at these sites had gone largely unpunished by OSHA.The report a …"

"… sites into VPP, the agency’s enforcement branch was alleging widespread safety problems at all mail processing centers nationwide – an approach one for …"