According to data obtained by NBC News, the number of federal workplace safety inspectors within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fallen under the Trump administration. The agency has reportedly lost 40 inspectors from attrition since President Donald Trump took office, and the Trump administration hadn’t made any new hires as of October 2, 2017.
The decrease in inspectors brings the total inspection force to fewer than 1,000 and aligns with President Trump’s campaign to slowly shrink the federal bureaucracy. OSHA is one of several federal agencies experiencing personnel losses and unfilled vacancies.
