[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2869 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2869

   To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt 
safety and health assessments, audits, and reviews conducted by or for 
          an employer from enforcement action under such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 7, 1997

   Mr. Ballenger (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
Norwood, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Paul, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bob Schaffer 
  of Colorado, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
 Greenwood, and Mr. Boehner) introduced the following bill; which was 
        referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exempt 
safety and health assessments, audits, and reviews conducted by or for 
          an employer from enforcement action under such Act.

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

SECTION 1. EMPLOYER SAFETY AND HEALTH ASSESSMENTS, AUDITS, AND REVIEWS.

    Section 8(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 657(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
``Records, reports, or other information prepared in connection with 
safety and health assessments, audits, or reviews conducted by or for 
the employer, except to the extent such assessments are prescribed 
under section 6(b)(7), shall not be required to be disclosed in any 
inspection, investigation, or enforcement proceeding pursuant to this 
Act.''.
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