What it says is that this regulation does nothing to enhance workplace safety. That is from the American Society of Safety Engineers. Also opposing this regulation is the Coalition for Workplace Safety. I include in the Record a letter from them dated February 17 of this year. Coalition for Workplace Safety, February 17, 2017. Hon. Paul Ryan Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Steve Scalise, Majority Whip, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Hon. Virginia Foxx Chairwoman, Committee on Education & the Workforce, Washington, DC. Hon. Bradley Byrne, Chairman, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, Washington, DC. Dear Speaker Ryan, Majority Leader McCarthy, Majority Whip Scalise, Chairwoman Foxx, and Chairman Byrne: The undersigned groups strongly urge you to introduce and move a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to invalidate the Obama Administration's OSHA regulation overturning the decision in Volks regarding the statute of limitations for recordkeeping violations. At its core, the Volks Rule is an extreme abuse of authority by a federal agency that will subject millions of American businesses to citations for paperwork violations, while doing nothing to improve worker health and safety.…
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