Sen. Ernst gets Tough on OSHA about NOT Following Rule-Making Process

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) lambasted the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the Obama administration last week for circumnavigating the federal rule-making process.

"…this administration seems to be making a habit of circumventing the American people and their right to comment before they make these changes," Ernst said during a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee on hearing on OSHA's recent guidance issuance to the anhydrous ammonia industry.

OSHA’s guidance, referenced as “Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals and Application of the Retail Exemption,” would negatively impact the anhydrous ammonia industry in Iowa, Ernst said.

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