3.0.0 522 2023-01-11T13:20:40Z 2023-01-11T13:20:40Z House H HR 2011-02-08 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California:H.R. 522.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 3 and 18 of Section 8, Article I, of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H551]]]> hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee House Standing hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee Referred to 2011-03-04T20:30:28Z Referred to 2011-02-08T19:02:15Z 2011-03-04 hsed10 Workforce Protections Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Committee 2011-02-08 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsed00 Education and the Workforce Committee 2011-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 N B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2011-02-08 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2011-02-08 True Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Air quality Department of Labor Fires Labor standards Worker safety and health Labor and Employment 00 2011-02-08 Introduced in House 2011-02-11T22:28:25Z Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Labor to promulgate an interim final standard regulating occupational exposure to combustible dust hazards, which shall apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts (including organic dusts, plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals, and fossil fuels), but shall not apply to processes already covered by the occupational safety and health standard on grain facilities.

Requires such standard to be based on portions of the National Fire Protection Association Standards in effect upon enactment of this Act that: (1) apply to existing facilities; or (2) call for source and dust emission control technologies.

Requires such standard also to provide requirements for: (1) a hazard assessment to identify, evaluate, and control combustible dust hazards; (2) a written program that includes provisions for hazardous dust inspection, testing, hot work, ignition control, and housekeeping; (3) engineering controls, administrative controls, and operating procedures; (4) workplace inspection and housekeeping to prevent accumulation of combustible dust in places of employment in depths that can present explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards, including safe methods of dust removal; (5) participation of employees and their representatives in hazard assessment, development of and compliance with the written program, incident investigation, and other elements of hazard management; and (6) providing safety and health information and annual training to managers and employees and their representatives.

Requires the interim final standard to take effect 30 days after its issuance, and remain in effect until a final standard becomes effective, except that it may include a reasonable phase-in period for implementation of required engineering controls.

Requires the Secretary to issue: (1) a proposed rule for regulating combustible dust explosions that includes the major elements contained in the interim final standard, and (2) a final rule three years after issuance of a proposed rule.

]]> Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2011 Display Title Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To require the Secretary of Labor to issue an interim occupational safety and health standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2011 Introduced in House 2011-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr522ih/xml/BILLS-112hr522ih.xml 2011-03-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.