Safety

President ups OSHA budget and inspections

OSHA Healthcare Connection, February 27, 2007

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President Bush has requested $490.3 million for OSHA in fiscal year 2008, an increase of nearly $18 million over last year's budget.

The requested increase will give the agency $10.4 million more for the federal enforcement program. Much of that increase will go toward the 37,700 inspections that OSHA plans to conduct in 2008, which is 1,200 more than the previous year.

In the details of the announcement was a decrease in federal funding of state inspections. State occupational safety and health programs plan to conduct 2,500 fewer inspections compared to last year.



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