3.0.0 2199 2023-01-11T13:19:28Z 2023-01-11T13:19:28Z House H HR 2009-04-30 111 hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing Referred to 2009-04-30T14:06:41Z 2009-04-30 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2009-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-04-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001242 Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] Timothy Bishop D NY H. 1 N W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-04-30 True H001040 Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17] Phil Hare D IL 17 2009-04-30 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2009-04-30 True S001177 Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] Gregorio Sablan D MP Kilili Camacho 0 2009-04-30 True M000309 Rep. McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] CAROLYN MCCARTHY D NY 4 2009-05-21 False Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Civil actions and liability Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights Labor standards Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2009-04-30 Introduced in House 2009-09-18T20:56:41Z Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Department of Labor to: (1) inform employers and employees and their representatives when a condition or practice in a place of employment is such that an imminent danger to safety or health exists that could reasonably be expected to cause death, serious physical harm, or permanent impairment of the health or functional capacity of employees if not corrected immediately or before the danger can be eliminated through prescribed enforcement procedures; and (2) request that the condition or practice be corrected immediately or that employees be immediately removed from exposure to such danger.

Requires the Department, if an employer refuses to comply with such request, to immediately issue an order requiring the employer to cause all persons to be withdrawn from, and to be prohibited from entering, such area until the Department determines that such imminent danger and the conditions or practices which caused it no longer exist. Declares that such an order shall not preclude issuing a citation or proposing a penalty for a violation under such Act.

Prohibits the Department from preventing: (1) the entry or continued activity of employees whose presence is necessary to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger or to maintain the capacity of a continuous process operation to resume normal operations without a complete cessation of operations; and (2) a necessary cessation of operations from being accomplished in a safe and orderly manner.

Prohibits persons from discharging or discriminating against an employee for the refusal to perform a duty that has been identified by an order as the source of an imminent danger.

Sets forth penalties for violations.

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