Word: osha
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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While I have discussed with Lee Nunn (of the Finance Committee for the Re-Election of the President), the great potential of OSHA as a sales point for fund-raising and general support by employers, I do not believe the full potential of this appeal is fully recognized. Your suggestions as to how to promote the advantages of four more years of properly managed OSHA would be appreciated...
Both Silberman and Guenther claim that none of the suggestions in the memo were carried out; their statement was challenged by the Ralph Nader-affiliated Health Research group. Whether or not the Health Research Group's accusations are true, the fact that a relatively high-level OSHA official viewed his agency as a political tool suggests that some of OSHA's problems are due to a lack of commitment within the agency to the spirit of the original legislation...
Thus in its first five years of existence OSHA has been hampered by shortages of money and manpower, and, perhaps, administrative sabotage...
First, Congress and the President should give OSHA a clear mandate to perform its assigned task--and back up this political endorsement with increased financial support. Secondly, OSHA should undergo a thorough administrative housecleaning. Third, NIOSH funding should be increased so that safe exposure standards can be developed for potentially toxic substances used in industry...
...OSHA's 1976 budget appropriation is $115 million, and the figure for occupational safety and health research is only $34 million. Both are certainly a far cry from the $15 billion which it is estimated an adequate program could save annually...