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www.MaxBoardFeet.com 434 . 525 . 2292 an Company The M2L ® Board Stacker is your solution to eliminate manual stacking, wasted motion, and minimize worker injury and fatigue. That's what MAX delivers. View the M2L Board Stacker in action Wasting Your Labor Dollars Manually Stacking Cut Stock? Adele L. Abrams is an a orney and safety professional who represents companies in li ga on with OSHA and also provides safety training and consulta on. The Law Office of Adele L. Abrams PC has three offices: Beltsville, MD; Denver, CO; and Charleton, WV. She may be reached at safety-law.com or 301-595-3520. entirely if NIOSH is abolished under HR 86. NIOSH does not issue citations or penalties, nor engage in enforcement actions, but it has been valuable in advancing technologies and providing training support to millions of employers (NWPCA had an alliance with NIOSH in the George W. Bush administration, which focused on hearing loss and amputation prevention). While abolition of OSHA remains unlikely in 2025, it is not outside the realm of possibility at this point, and if the US Department of Labor is gutted in terms of personnel and resources, the idea of transferring responsibility for workplace health and safety to the states will become more feasible and appealing to lawmakers. While companies remain committed to worker safety, the absence of OSHA raises critical questions. Without federal protections and training, could negligent employers—once kept in check by inspections and fines—cause more workplace disruptions? Would worker injuries rise? What happens to the free training and safety resources currently provided by the federal government? Could catastrophic accidents, driven by lower safety standards, lead to supply chain disruptions? And without a federal presence safeguarding workers, might we see a resurgence of union involvement in workplace safety? Stay tuned.

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