117 HR 5664 IH: Keeping Workers Safe Act U.S. House of Representatives 2021-10-21 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.

I117th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5664IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 21, 2021Mr. Levin of Michigan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and LaborA BILLTo require the Secretary of Labor to issue a notice to the public regarding each enforcement action under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 that results in large penalties or where multiple violations or repeated other-than-serious violations are present.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Keeping Workers Safe Act.

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Publicizing large OSHA penalties

Section 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 666) is amended by adding at the end the following:(m)

Disclosure of large civil penalties

(1)

In general

For each enforcement action against an employer in which the Secretary has assessed civil penalties in an amount greater than $60,000, or where multiple serious or repeated other-than-serious violations are present, the Secretary shall issue a notice to the public regarding the enforcement action not later than 7 days after the date on which the citation is issued.(2)

Distribution

The Secretary shall ensure that a notice to the public issued under paragraph (1) is distributed to relevant regional and local newspapers in the region in which the employer subject to the enforcement action is located, associated trade or industry organizations, relevant labor organizations, and relevant State and local government entities..