# Jordan Barab
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Top podcast episodes featuring jordan barab.
The Rick Smith Show July 17, 2025
On the Rick Smith Show, Jordan Barab, former acting OSHA head under Obama, discussed how the Trump administration reduced OSHA fines and gutting funding for OSHA, weakening workplace safety deterrents. Rich Ojeda, a 24-year Army veteran and NC-9 congressional candidate, weighed in on Trumpâs reversâĻ
OVERTIME: How Trump is Making it Easier and Cheaper for Bosses to Put Workers Lives at Risk - TVLR 7/19/25
Jordan Barab joinED to talk about attacks on worker safety protections, and David Allen, a UPS Teamster, joinED to talk about the buyouts.
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The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about hâĻ
đī¸ Episode 11: Why OSHA Still Matters in 2025?
About the Guest:
Jordan Barab ran AFSCMEâs safety program in the 1980s before becoming OSHAâs Deputy Assistant Secretary under President Obama for nearly eight years. He now channels that experience into his hard-hitting blog Confined Space, chronicling weekly tolls of workplace fatalities and the âĻ
Jordan Barab | Frank Manzo, ILEPI
On todayâs episode of the Americaâs Work Force Union Podcast, former Occupational Safety and Health Administration Deputy Assistant Secretary and health and safety advocate Jordan Barab discussed the critical state of worker safety in America. As the author of the Confined Space newsletter and an eâĻ
Beyond Safety: A Deep Dive with Jill James of HSI on OSHA, Mental Health, and Corporate Culture
Keywords:
Sheldon Primus, Jill James, HSI, Accidental Safety Pro, Minnesota OSHA, OSHA inspections, OSHA fraud, Chevron Deference, EHS AI applications, psychological safety, corporate culture, safety culture, workplace violence, CalOSHA, ISO 45003, OSHA fines, Federal Labor Laws, safety indicatorâĻ
Navigating the Waters of Workplace Safety: Fmr Deputy Assistant Secretary of OSHA, Jordan Barab
In this insightful episode, we delve into the intricate world of occupational safety with Jordan Barab, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA under President Obama. We cover a range of topics, including the challenges and achievements of OSHA, the transition of staff during the COVID-âĻ
Kim Kelly: Coal Miners are Dying, and Trump Betrayed Them
Since the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump and his acolytes, rightwing media, and coal industry barons and lobbyists have obsessively painted the picture of Trump as a friend to coal miners and the so-called âundisputed champion of beautiful clean coal.â But as labor journalist Kim Kelly reâĻ
Kim Kelly: Coal miners are dying, and Trump betrayed them
Since the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump and his acolytes, rightwing media, and coal industry barons and lobbyists have obsessively painted the picture of Trump as a friend to coal miners and the so-called "undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal." But as labor journalist Kim Kelly reâĻ
The Rick Smith Show 7-9-2026
On this episode of The Rick Smith Show, Rick talks with Aurelia Glass, Policy Analyst with the American Worker Project, about Trumpâs NLRB and courts throwing out key remedies in unfair labor practice cases and what that means for workers trying to hold union busters accountable. Later, former OSHAâĻ
OVERTIME: Republicans Attack Worker Safety - TVLR 9/26/26
In OVERTIME, we talk to Jordan Barab about how Republicans are attacking worker safety.Â
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The Valley Labor Report is the only union talk radio show in Alabama, elevating struggles for justice and fairness on the job, educating folks about how they can do the same, and bringing relevant newâĻ
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