GOP Rep. Andy Biggs Files Bill To Abolish OSHA

The HIPAA Journal reports:

Arizona Congressman Rep. Andy Biggs has reintroduced a bill that seeks to abolish the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Biggs views OSHA as part of “the bloated federal government” and believes safety and health issues are better handled by states and private employers.

OSHA is a federal agency part of the Department of Labor and was established by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act which was signed into law by President Nixon on December 29, 1970. The role of OSHA is to assure America’s workers have safe and healthful working conditions, free from unlawful retaliation.

OSHA sets and enforces workplace safety standards, provides training, and enforces anti-retaliation provisions of the OSH Act. OSHA also works with state programs established to improve workplace safety. OSHA recently published data that revealed there were 5,283 workplace fatalities and 1,538,299 injuries and illnesses in 2023.

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Last month Biggs filed to run for Arizona governor.

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