GAO: OSHA takes too long to adopt new standards

April 27, 2012 - 01:15 PM
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, takes far too long to adopt new standards, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The GAO looked at OSHA regulations issued between 1981 and 2010. They found the agency responsible for workplace safety took 50 percent longer than the Environmental Protection Agency and twice as long as the Transportation Department to adopt new standards. Revae Moran, director of education, workforce, and security issues at the GAO, discussed the study on Capital Insider.

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