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Jordan Barab

@jbarab

OSHA Deputy Assistant Secretary 2009-2017. Former AFSCME, Chemical Safety Board and Congressional staff.

Check out my blog: Confined Space: jordanbarab.com

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Trump, Elon & RFK Jr. destroy the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (#NIOSH), the only government agency that researches occupational safety and health hazards, and certifies respirators. The result: More workers will get sick and die jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/…

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The Purge: the only agency focused on workers’ safety just got whacked, despite a minor budget. Remember the poultry workers during Covid? Elon says forget about them. jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/…

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1/#RFKJr gutting NIOSH, eliminating 873 (2/3rds) staff. Its the ONLY federal research body for #WorkerSafety-certifying respirators, protecting miners, health workers & firefighters. Now more Americans will die from preventable workplace hazards. Jordan Barab bit.ly/446elm8

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Oh yeah, well if the Heard and McDonald Islands want to get out of that tariff, they should just join the United States as the 51st ( or is it 52nd?) state. We need more penguins.

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RFK Jr.'s measles 'cure' –Vitamin A– sickens Texas kids amid a measles outbreak. Due to misinformation passed on by US Health Secretary Kennedy, the state now faces another health issue: Vitamin A toxicity in infants and children dw.com/en/rfk-jrs-mea…

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Word is out that DOGE has begun the process of laying off at least two-thirds of the staff at NIOSH. It's just another example of the Trump administration's war on workers. Story via Jordan Barab and Confined Space. dcreport.org/2025/04/08/the…

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These are the words of someone who has absolutely no understanding of the scientific method. There is no way to know in advance that a study will arrive - by September, no less! - at a definitive conclusion when looking at the etiology of a condition.

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ā€œEvery pink slip is an attack on American workersā€ says former Deputy Labor Secretary Chris Lu of potential DOGE layoffs at the DOL. Former officials and staff are outside the DOL’s HQ today protesting cuts to the agency.

ā€œEvery pink slip is an attack on American workersā€ says former Deputy Labor Secretary  <a href="/ChrisLu44/">Chris Lu</a> of potential DOGE layoffs at the DOL. Former officials and staff are outside the DOL’s HQ today protesting cuts to the agency.
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Love the chyron. But really is this craziest thing that Elon "found"? Even crazier than all the 150-year-old people collecting Social Security he allegedly "found." Also, are we really sure that RFK Jr's brainworm isn't contagious?

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I'm writing a letter to the House Committee on Education and Workforce requesting input on how we can ensure that Congress effectively acts on the obvious and open corruption in the Trump White House.

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Trump Budget to Workers: Drop Dead Inspections will drop to a historical law, #OSHA's standard office is decimated and the Chemical Safety Board will be eliminated. The result: More workers will be killed, maimed and sickened. jordanbarab.com/confinedspace/… via Jordan Barab