Employers Worry OSHA Regs Might Ban Safety Tools

Business leaders are worried that employers are overlooking a supplemental rulemaking t%uFEFFhat could threaten two tools that employers use to encourage workplace safety: mandatory post-accident drug testing and safety incentive programs. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed regulations in November 2013 that call for the online publication of injury reports. And last month, the agency issued a letter of supplemental rulemaking seeking comments on whether it should also include provisions to prohibit employers from suppressing injury reports and prohibit policies th...