Seyfarth Synopsis: On Thursday, June 5, 2025, OSHA Nominee David Keeling testified that he plans to adopt a more cooperative...

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On Thursday, June 5, 2025, OSHA Nominee David Keeling testified that he plans to adopt a more cooperative, proactive approach and pursue a new workplace violence regulation.

As we previously blogged, on February 11, 2025, President Trump nominated David Keeling as Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA, pending Senate confirmation. In the first Trump Administration, the OSHA nominee was never put to a Senate confirmation vote and the position was left vacant.

Mr. Keeling has extensive experience in occupational safety from his tenure at two major logistics companies. If confirmed in the position, we expected Mr. Keeling to adopt pro-employer positions and modernize workplace safety standards and regulations. The Senate has begun to assess Mr. Keeling's nomination. On June 5, 2025, Mr. Keeling testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, outlining his vision for workplace safety.

1. Modernization of Injury and Illness Prevention

Mr. Keeling outlined an intent to shift the focus at OSHA toward proactive injury prevention (rather than post-accident enforcement). To accomplish this, he advocated "to greatly accelerate the pace of modernization in the area of Regulatory...

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