Stop Trump from Weakening OSHA Worker Safety Protections

Dear Members of Senate HELP and House Ed and Workforce, 

Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to protect workers’ rights to be safe and healthy at work. But, under the Trump administration, OSHA is moving policies that help corporations profit at the expense of worker health and safety. Since 2025, OSHA has: 

• Lessened enforcement and reduced penalties, 

• Proposed to exempt certain industries from OSHA enforcement entirely, leaving the door open for expansion to other industries, and 

• Proposed to weaken protections for workers who need respirators to protect them from toxic chemicals, infectious diseases, and other respiratory hazards at work.  

This is part of the Trump administration’s fascist plan to rig the economy for billionaires, at the expense of working people. Workers need more OSHA inspections, standards, and enforcement focused on holding corporations accountable to protect working people, not less. If these changes are made permanent, more workers will get sick, injured, and die. We urge you to hold OSHA accountable to the mission Congress created: OSHA must protect workers, not corporate profits, including by:  

• Halting all rollbacks to standards, regulations, and guidance,  

• Protecting workers’ right to file complaints about workplace health and safety concerns without fear of retaliation, and 

• Increasing inspections and citations so that worker protection through enforcement is not eroded under this administration.