May 2026 Volume 8

WASHINGTON UPDATE

manufacturers should not wait for that OSHA inspector to come knocking to find out. Use the resources offered by the Forging Industry Association, the support offered by, yes, the government, and continue providing employees a safe and productive work environment. Contact the FIA today to learn more about how your association can help, including the EHS Hero program and other membership benefits.

Omar S. Nashashibi is the Founder of Inside Beltway, a nonpartisan lobbying and strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Having worked in the nation’s capital for over twenty-five years, Mr. Nashashibi provides strategic consulting services to companies while also lobbying the White House and Congress on behalf of manufacturing, associations, defense firms, nonprofits, and other sectors. He works with policymakers on trade, taxes, environmental and workplace regulations, supply chains, job training and identifying grants and funding to support projects. Having started his career

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in Washington D.C. in 1996, Mr. Nashashibi worked for the Office of Management and Budget, a branch of the White House, a large multi-state law firm, and founded a previous lobbying firm in 2005. He graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., where he studied Political Science and International Affairs. He is based in Washington, D.C., representing the Forging Industry Association. He can be reached at omar@ insidebeltway.com.

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