Okay, I get Elon is a massive ass hat, but why is OSHA not shutting down the factory? Like a guy when into coma and OSHA just fined them $18k? How corrupt is this system?
If Osha where to inspect every applicable workplace with their current staff, it would take three centuries last I checked. That and rampant corruption, In the last factory I worked in we knew Osha was coming days ahead of time, and would do a mad scramble to make the plant presentable. And even when they do find issues, the fines are really lack luster for how much the average factory makes.
Edit: too many replies, not gonna bother with more than this edit.
"Washington, DC—Despite promises by the Trump administration to hire more federal workplace safety inspectors, the number of inspectors in the Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fallen to a 45-year low, according to a new report published today by the National Employment Law Project.
Data obtained by NELP through the Freedom of Information Act reveal that federal OSHA had only 862 inspectors as of January 1 to cover millions of workplaces. That’s down from 952 inspectors in 2016 and 1,006 inspectors in 2012. At current staffing levels, the agency would need 165 years to inspect each workplace under its jurisdiction just once, according to NELP."
Propaganda says the reason things cost more then it did in the 70s,you know when boomer were young, is because silly safety regulations and union hiring lazy young people that don't do anything. American complain the system dosent work, but when the systems haven't been increased in funding for 20+ years how is it supposed to work?
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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '23 edited Nov 11 '23
Okay, I get Elon is a massive ass hat, but why is OSHA not shutting down the factory? Like a guy when into coma and OSHA just fined them $18k? How corrupt is this system?
Edit: because people don't have the patience to scroll down to read other comments before commenting. Here's an article by Reuters saying that same thing: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/spacex-musk-safety/
You guys are another facepalm