The Future of OSHA: What’s Next for the 54-Year-Old Agency?
Labor attorney Samuel Pond shares his take on OSHA’s uncertain future and the role safety professionals.
- By David Kopf
- Mar 26, 2025
Is the future of OSHA at risk? Samuel Pond, founding and managing partner of Pond Lehocky Giordano, joins the SafetyPod to explore the implications of political shifts that could reshape the agency responsible for safeguarding America’s workers.
With more than 30 years of experience representing injured and disabled workers, Pond unpacks what’s behind Rep. Andy Biggs’s (R-Ariz.) proposed NOSHA Act—a bill seeking to abolish OSHA entirely—and offered insight into what a second Trump administration might mean for workplace safety enforcement. The conversation also examines the nomination of former UPS and Amazon safety executive David Keeling as the next OSHA administrator.
Pond also discusses the critical role of fostering a strong safety culture, both at the management and employee levels, and the role safety professionals can play as leaders within their organizations to advance that culture.
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About the Author
David Kopf is the publisher and executive editor of Occupational Health & Safety magazine.