- During the budget Web chat, Assistant Secretary of OSHA David Michaels, stressed that the agency will be looking for other funding sources for Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA), Inc.
- In response to concerns about the future of the Voluntary Protection Programs, Davis Layne, executive director of the VPPPA posted a reassuring video message to stakeholders on the VPPPA Web site.
- “With these additional staff we will be able to conduct more targeted inspections and National and Local Emphasis Programs,” said Michaels during the budget Web chat.
We will have to wait and see exactly how much of the DOL’s $14 billion discretionary budget request sticks after the congressional review and approval process is complete. Regardless, it’s clear that even if the funding allocations change, the goal to focus on enforcement will endure, which means employers will need to increase their focus on employee safety and regulatory compliance.
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The budget asks for $573 million for OSHA, which is $14 million more than that agency received in FY 2010. According to Solis, this budget request builds on the 2010 budget policy of returning worker protection programs to FY 2001 staffing levels after years of decline.