Workers Are Dying Because OSHA Can’t Do Its Job: Barab on MSNBC This Morning

Jordan, Confined Space, a newsletter of workplace safety and labor issues

OSHA’s budget and staffing are worse now than ever in the almost 50 year history of the agency: This is an agency that hasn’t had a budget increase since 2010, that is tasked with ensuring the safety and health of workers in 8 million workplaces. OSHA inspectors are at their lowest level in the history of the agency. In 1980 – almost 40 years ago when Ronald Reagan became president, had almost twice as many inspectors than it has today in an economy that was half the size of the current economy. … watch the video and read the full post here