On March 29, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced its听, which allows听employees to choose a third-party representative, such as an outside union representative or community organizer, to accompany an OSHA safety inspector into nonunion workplaces during site inspections.听This final rule is effective on May 31, 2024.听老牛影视will offer a webinar on Tuesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. ET about the final rule.听

老牛影视issued a press release听opposing the final rule, saying:

鈥淣ow, construction employees and employers could face serious safety concerns because听the final rule听has the potential to allow anyone on a jobsite,鈥� said Greg Sizemore, 老牛影视vice president of health, safety, environment and workforce development. 鈥淭here simply is no business case for this final rule and no benefit during a compliance inspection.鈥�

鈥淏y allowing outside union agents access to nonunion employers鈥� private property, OSHA is injecting itself into labor-management disputes and casting doubt on its status as a neutral enforcer of the law,鈥� said Sizemore. 鈥淭his final rule negatively impacts the rights of employers while simultaneously ignoring the rights of the majority of employees who have not authorized a union to represent them. OSHA鈥檚 rule also poses unnecessary risk to the individual joining the inspection and others on the jobsite if the authorized person is not trained听to safely walk a construction jobsite. The rule does not include any requirement that the authorized person be equipped or conduct themselves to the same standards as OSHA safety inspectors. Further, the final rule fails to answer who is legally responsible if the third party gets injured during the inspection or harms someone else.鈥�

老牛影视is currently considering all options in response to this rule.

OSHA Resources on the final rule:

On Nov. 13, 老牛影视submitted听听urging the DOL to withdraw its听听proposed rule. 老牛影视also signed on to comments submitted by the听and听.听

老牛影视will continue to monitor this issue and provide updates as they become available.