John L. Henshaw Defends OSHA

by Hal on August 23, 2004

in Safety

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In today's Washington Post John Henshaw Director of OSHA writes, OHSA's Work Defended. He was repsonding to a cover story of August 15 on Making OSHA More Business Friendly. His letter to the editor is off the mark. Here's my response to the editors.

Dear editors,

John L. Henshaw wrote in today's paper that OSHA is doing just fine. Perhaps he hasn't noticed what is going on in the construction industry. As many people die each year now as did in 1992. That is in spite of all the investments made in safety. A few months ago I wrote an Open Letter to John L. Henshaw which I published to my weblog. I invite you to take a look. We can make a big impact in a short time. It seems it's just not Mr. Henshaw's priority. On average 1300 people will be injured today. 3 will die. 1 will be Mexican. This is not the time for complacency, defensive letters, and self congratulations. It's time to address the abominable condition in the construction industry.

Hal Macomber

Please join me in keeping this issue in front of OSHA and our industry.

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