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I don't see the usual administrators here. I need somebody to fix my posting because it got corrupted and you can't read the article. Could someone help me here?
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1stSgt Nelson Kerr
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Try Readingnthe opinion mot just the GOP propaganda branches twisting of it. .
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Maj Kevin "Mac" McLaughlin
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One of my biggest take aways from this is essentially saying OSHA would be better served if they get off their ass and provide industry specific standards and guidelines vs cow towing to the President's blanket all or nothing standard. The President through OSHA over stepped their authority and instead of doing the hard work of building in flexibility and sound industry specific guidelines, the President gave into his personal frustrations that he could not easily solve this problem and appear to be the hero that he thinks he can be. Some have said he was very presidential taking a risk by imposing this mandate. No... The was not presidential, it was lazy.

"OSHA’s time and resources are better spent issuing industry-specific guidance that adds real substance and permits flexibility as we learn more about this virus. Given that we learn more about COVID-19 every day, setting rules in stone through an ETS (and later a permanent rule) may undermine worker protection by permanently mandating precautions that later prove to be inefficacious. . . . [A]n ETS could only enshrine broad legal standards that are already in place or direct employers to develop COVID-19 response plans specific to their businesses, something employers are already doing. Such a step would be superfluous at best and could be counterproductive to ongoing state, local, and private efforts. . . . Additionally, employers may choose any effective method to abate a recognized hazard under the general duty clause. Contrary to AFLCIO’s argument, this flexibility is likely to improve worker safety, because employers must choose a means of abatement that eliminates the hazard or materially reduces it to the extent feasible.”). OSHA itself admitted that “an ETS once issued could very well become ineffective or counterproductive, as it may be informed by incomplete or ultimately inaccurate information.”"
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