OSHA
Commentary
"What did we set up the government for?"
May 31, 2011
Cry Wolf Quotes
This fight is as old civilization: the unending war of a free people with inalienable rights granted by God, against those tyrannical power-hungry politicians intent on the establishment of a totalitarian government.
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William Pitts owner of the 80 year old Hermitage Mills, located in Camden South Carolina.
These [ergonomics] regulations would cost employers, large and small, billions of dollars annually while providing uncertain benefits.
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White House budget office, under the Bush administration. Wall Street Journal.
This fight's not over… The best-intentioned employer isn't going to be able to figure out [the standards], even if he has hundreds of lawyers. It's like getting your arms around a bowl of Jell-O.
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Randy Johnson, a vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Los Angeles Times.
Repealing the ergonomics regulation will save small businesses billions of dollars that means fewer layoffs, less pay-cuts and economic growth.
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Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX), The New York Times, “House Joins Senate in Repealing Rules on Workplace Injuries”.
Related Laws and Rules
- Ergonomics Standard (2000)
- OSHA Formaldehyde Standard
- OSHA Grainhandling Standard
- OSHA Vinyl Chloride Standard
- OSHA's Asbestos Standard
- OSHA's Cotton Dust Standard
- OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- OSHA’s Ethylene Oxide Standard
- OSHA’s Excavation Standard
- OSHA’s Lead in Construction Standard
- OSHA’s Lockout/Tagout Standard
- OSHA’s Methylene Chloride Standard
