With the Obama administration proposing big budget cuts for some agencies, such as a 13% drop for EPA, it may come as somewhat of a surprise that OSHA’s budget would go up under the President’s proposed 2012 budget.

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Tags: compliance assistance, enforcement, Obama administration, OSHA budget, proposed budget cuts

The writing was on the wall when OSHA said last year it was reviewing its Voluntary Protection Program. But now it’s official: The program is slated to get less funding in the President’s proposed 2011 budget.

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Tags: compliance assistance, David Michaels, Hilda Solis, Voluntary Protection Program, VPP