Jordan Barab

Jordan Barab was deputy assistant secretary of labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration from 2009 to 2017 and senior labor policy advisor to the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor from 2019 to 2021. He writes the Confined Space newsletter.

Recent Articles

We Ran OSHA. Here's the Truth About the So-Called 'Vaccine Mandate'

On Nov. 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS) directing larger employers to take steps to keep their workplaces safe from COVID-19 by either requiring vaccinations or weekly...

By David Michaels and Jordan Barab

The CDC's Mask Guidance Ignores Employees' COVID-19 Risks

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) announcement last week that fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks or socially distance came as a great relief to millions of people who...

By Jordan Barab and David Michaels
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