[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 22 (Friday, February 3, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H1163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   WHY WE NEED REGULATORY REFORM AND A MORATORIUM ON NEW REGULATIONS

  (Mr. NORWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to call your attention to another 
crazy regulatory scheme they are cooking up over at OSHA.
  Buried in a proposed rule on indoor air quality is a requirement that 
employers provide 24 hours notice to employees every time a pesticide 
or hazardous chemical is used in the workplace. These so-called 
hazardous chemicals could include polishes, cleaners, air fresheners, 
pest control products, and so on. If OSHA has its way, every day my 
colleagues walk into this building, someone is going to hand you dozens 
of notices about chemicals that are going to be used tomorrow--if 
anybody can figure out what they are.
  This is nuts. I do not need to know that Windex is going to be used 
in the men's room tomorrow. This is another example of an out-of-
control agency that disregards common sense; this is another example of 
why we need regulatory reform and a moratorium on new regulations until 
we can sort this all out.

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