Congress May Undo Rule That Pushes Firms To Keep Good Safety Records
Labor statistics specialists under George W. Bush and Barack Obama warn that if the safety regulation is repealed, record keeping on worker injuries will become less accurate and less reliable.
Safety advocates are worried that lawmakers are getting ready to make it harder to penalize companies that don't keep track of workers' injuries.
Since 1971, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has required many employers to keep careful records of any worker injuries or illnesses.
, the former head of OSHA who now is a professor at George Washington University's School of Public Health,
