As part of President Obama’s executive order to simplify federal standards and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens, OSHA has announced some changes.

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Tags: paperwork, President Obama, regulatory burden, streamlined rules

One day after President Obama signed an Executive Order requiring a government-wide review of federal regulations to uncover ones that hurt job creation, OSHA has pulled a revised interpretation of its noise standard.

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Tags: employee hearing, executive order, feasible engineering and administrative controls, noise standard, President Obama

More than 3 million employees aren’t allowed to text or use hand-held phones while driving for business now that a federal order has taken effect.

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Tags: ban on texting, cell phones, Department of Transportation, hands-free device, President Obama