In an attempt to punish employers engaging in egregious workplace safety violations, the Bush administration will rely on the coordination of federal protective groups to help find and prosecute offending parties. However, it is difficult to gauge the degree of political support for these prosecutions.
See "With Little Fanfare, a New Effort to Prosecute Employers That Flout Safety Laws", David Barstow and Lowell Bergman, The New York Times, May 1, 2005