But President Joe Biden this month threw the tiny Labor Department agency into the raging national debate over federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. When Congress created OSHA 50 years ago to police workplace safety, 38 workers were dying on the job every day. The OSHA rule would last six months, after which it must be replaced by a permanent measure. Even including what OSHA calls its “partners” at state workplace safety agencies, there are only 1,850 inspectors to oversee 130 million workers at 8 million workplaces. The Biden administration is also requiring vaccinations for federal workers and contractors and for 17 million healthcare workers.

Source: ABC News September 16, 2021 16:07 UTC