OSHA Review Panel Nomination Sent to Senate

The nomination of Jonathan Snare to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission was sent to the Senate on Monday.
That comes as the clock ticks down on the sole remaining commissioner, chair Cynthia Attwood, whose term is set to expire at the end of April.
Snare was appointed as deputy solicitor of labor earlier this month.
The OSHRC has lacked a quorum for almost two years, making it unable to decide cases where an employer or the Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration disagrees with a decision by an OSHRC administrative law judge.
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The Labor Department’s Mine Safety & Health Administration has issued a fall protection safety alert after three miners were seriously injured in falls from heights in the year to date.
Earlier this month, a miner fell from the deck of a bulldozer. In February, a contractor fell 14 feet through an opening in the second level of a shaker tower structure.
From 2022 to 2024, seven miners died after falling from heights, and MSHA issued 767 violations that cited fall protection standards during that period.
Of those violations, 228 were issued in conjunction with 107(a) imminent danger orders.
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The State of Idaho’s Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program, or OSHCon, has saved local businesses over $7.8 million plus in estimated annual cost savings, benefiting many small businesses, including family-owned operations that may not have the resources to hire dedicated safety personnel.
OSHCon, operated by Boise State University, assists Idaho employers with workplace safety and health concerns, and identifies real-time hazards at workplaces and on job sites.
Designed to support businesses with 250 or fewer employees, its services and guidance are provided at no cost, and include program reviews, on-site hazard identification and abatement recommendations, and industrial hygiene sampling.
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