08-09-2018, 08:54 AM
(08-09-2018, 08:44 AM)Wyche Wrote: .....except in this right to work state, where the governor is advocating abolition of the OSHA board.
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/01/kentucky-occupational-safety-health-standards-board-abolished-despite-concerns/870655002/
....except removing the board doesn't remove the regulations in regards to work place safety as it is a federal law mandating safe working environments. This boards job may be overseeing their states general regulations but if the states regulations fall too far away from the standards expected at a federal level they won't be approved, meaning they won't stand.
It also doesn't absolve employers for the liabilities associated with unsafe working conditions.
Again, you don't need unions for safe working environments today. Better or more comfortable maybe, but not safe.
