Attorney Urges NAS To Limit Calls Seeking Further Worker Injury Reporting

Correction Appended An attorney who has represented major industry groups is urging a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) panel advising OSHA to limit calls for any additional illness and injury reporting and record-keeping mandates on employers, arguing that current rules adequately identify risks and that federal officials should better use existing data to assess the causes of common injuries and work with employers to prevent those incidents. “Shouldn't we do a better job of looking at the...