[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3216 Introduced in House (IH)]


104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3216

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require that 
 inspections of construction sites carried out under that Act shall be 
  conducted by inspectors who have been trained pursuant to standards 
                 established by the Secretary of Labor.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 29, 1996

Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Franks of New 
Jersey, and Mr. Horn) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
       to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require that 
 inspections of construction sites carried out under that Act shall be 
  conducted by inspectors who have been trained pursuant to standards 
                 established by the Secretary of Labor.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INSPECTIONS.

    Section 8(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C 657(a)) is amended by adding after and below paragraph (2) the 
following: ``Inspections of commercial and residential construction 
sites conducted under this subsection shall only be carried out by 
inspectors who have successfully completed advanced construction 
process and construction safety and health training required under 
regulations of the Secretary. Such regulations shall, based on 
particular characteristics and requirements, reflect the differences 
between commercial and residential construction sites.''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

    Within 90 days of the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Labor shall promulgate regulations which require 
inspectors of commercial and residential construction sites under 
section 8 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
successfully complete a training program in advanced construction 
process and construction safety and health for such inspectors set out 
in the regulations. The Secretary shall take such action as may be 
appropriate to assure that inspectors of construction sites are 
properly trained.
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