OMB Watch recently reported on OSHA's utter failure to promulgate meaningful standards in the Bush administration. Critics frequently point to a court-ordered metal coatings standard as the only significant action the administration has taken in its six-plus years. But even when non-significant (these are subjective terms) standards are considered, OSHA's performance is dismal. Some fine investigative work by the good people at The Pump Handle blog acquired documentation from OSHA's communication office indicating the agency has promulgated 22 standards. Still less than four per year, but perhaps a passable performance. However, on further inspection, The Pump Handle determined at least half of these 22 standards to be fairly bogus. Check out their analysis here.