President Trump says he will nominate the former CEO of a coal company with a history of safety violations to head up the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

OSHA’s regs and enforcement have framed health and safety work for decades. If OSHA reduces its regulatory activity (delaying or reversing current regulations) and moves toward technical assistance, what might the impact be?

The Trump administration’s drive to deregulate the American economy and workplaces means the occupational health and safety profession faces an inescapable moment of truth.

Since the Trump administration took over on January 20, very little news has come out of OSHA. Their charge from the administration is to keep the ship steady, no new initiatives or anything like that, according to the source, with close ties to the agency.

A digital and print ad campaign by the nation’s largest manufacturing trade association is aimed at thanking President Donald Trump for his commitment to manufacturers “by addressing our nation’s regulatory burden head-on” during his first months in office.

Looks like we’re going to have to outfit workers with wearable devices to monitor their blood pressure and heartbeat to be on the alert when stress levels driven by office and assembly line political chatter get dangerously high strung.

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order to establish a task force that will identify regulations that are burdensome to U.S. companies. The directive is expected to have a significant impact on the regulatory landscape.

Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta appears headed for a much smoother confirmation process that the one experienced by his predecessor, Andrew Puzder, who was forced to withdraw after losing support from both Republicans and Democrats alike.

Last week’s Senate approval of Scott Pruitt as head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was met with dismay by a number of environmental groups.

R. Alexander Acosta, 48, was tabbed by President Trump on February 16 to be the next Secretary of Labor, following the failed nomination of fast-food king Andrew F. Puzder.