{"id":9654,"date":"2025-05-01T14:03:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oshadefensereport.com\/?p=9654"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:33:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:33:46","slug":"coalition-of-employers-and-trade-groups-to-modernize-osha-and-msha-processes-and-standards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.connmaciel.com\/osha-defense-report\/coalition-of-employers-and-trade-groups-to-modernize-osha-and-msha-processes-and-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition of Employers and Trade Groups to Modernize OSHA and MSHA Processes and Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Conn Maciel Carey LLP\u2019s national <\/em><\/strong>OSHA<\/em><\/strong><\/a> and <\/em><\/strong>MSHA<\/em><\/strong><\/a> Practice<\/em><\/strong> Groups<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Trump Administration continues its quest toward easing regulatory burdens and improving efficiency of government functions by seeking input from the public about overly burdensome regulations that should be rescinded or replaced.\u00a0 CMC invites employers who prioritize their workers\u2019 safety but get frustrated by OSHA’s and MSHA\u2019s sometimes antiquated or onerous regulatory framework to join the Employers OSHA and MSHA Modernization Coalition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Employers OSHA and MSHA Modernization Coalition will allow employers to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity to recommend improvements to a broad swath of outdated or unduly burdensome workplace safety and health standards, processes, and enforcement policies implemented by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).<\/p>\n

The Coalition will be conducting separate open OSHA and MSHA kickoff virtual meetings next week \u2013 <\/strong>OSHA on Wednesday, May 7, 2025<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>MSHA on Friday, May 9, 2025<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 <\/strong>to discuss the types of reform for which we will be advocating, the process we will follow to present our advocacy to the Administration and to OSHA and MSHA directly, and how companies and trade groups can effectively contribute.\u00a0 For more details, read on or contact Eric Conn<\/a>, Chair of CMC\u2019s OSHA Practice and Nick Scala<\/a>, the Chair of CMC\u2019s MSHA Practice.<\/p>\n

What is the White House\u2019s Objective?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

On April 11, 2025, the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a Request for Information<\/a> (RFI) soliciting stakeholders\u2019 feedback on federal regulations that are onerous, outdated, or unnecessary.\u00a0 \"Screenshot<\/a>The goal, according to OMB, is to rescind or replace regulations that \u201cstifle\u201d the dynamism and creativity of American businesses.\u00a0 For now, written comments in response to the RFI should be submitted by May 12, 2025.\u00a0 We have already filed a request for an extension to the RFI deadline<\/a> and also understand that the Administration will welcome ideas and comments about this initiative anytime.<\/p>\n

This RFI follows on the heels of other deregulate steps taken by the White House.\u00a0 For example, in January, the White House issued a Memorandum (90 FR 8249)<\/a> directing executive agencies to cease implementing or issuing new federal regulations until political leadership had been installed.\u00a0 It also directed those agencies to rescind ten existing regulations for every new rule promulgated moving forward.<\/p>\n

Then in February, the White House issued an Executive Order entitled: Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President\u2019s \u2018Department of Government Efficiency\u2019<\/em> Deregulatory Initiative<\/em><\/a> (E.O. 14219, Feb. 19, 2025).\u00a0 That Executive Order directed agency heads to coordinate with Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE Team and OMB to identify regulations that, among other things:<\/p>\n