The initial budget plan suggested by the Obama administration points to increased funding for OSHA.
Although it does not cite specifics, the budget proposal suggests that labor department increases for fiscal year 2010 would permit OSHA to "vigorously enforce workplace safety laws and whistleblower protections, and ensure the safety and health of American workers."
Additional funds would reportedly go toward increased enforcement of laws, including those governing child-labor violations and toward reform of the nation's unemployment insurance system.
Overall, the 2010 budget as proposed by the administration would fund the Department of Labor at $13.3 billion.
The budget document noted that the administration will seek to reverse a trend of "growing workloads and shrinking staff" within OSHA.
A more detailed budget plan will be released in April.
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STACS INC. (Safety Training and Consulting Services) is a privately owned health and safety consulting company. The business was started in 1988 in response to a growing need to assist small and medium sized companies that may not have the financial resources to retain a full time safety professional. Ironically, the primary customers have turned out to be large multinational companies who use the services of STACS Inc. to supplement their in-house staff.
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