OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY related term(s) Health; Safety

Bills and resolutions

Crime: increased penalties for workplace endangerment (see H.R. 549, H529 [16JA])

Diseases: reduce illness and death of workers who are at high risk of occupational disease (see H.R. 1190, H1324 [28FE])

Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (see H.R. 583, H605 [18JA])

Federal Mine Safety and Health Act: early delivery of certain benefit checks (see H.R. 799, H889 [5FE])

Hazardous substances: study the contamination of workers' homes with substances transported from the workplace (see S. 353, S1505 [5FE])

Mining: review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (see H.R. 1116, H1162 [26FE])

National Workplace Safety Commission: establish (see H.R. 2481, H3709 [29MY])

Nuclear energy: improve safety standards in nuclear facilities (see H.R. 2098, H2563 [25AP])

OSHA: enforcement of criminal violation of standards (see S. 445, S2005 [20FE])

———establish an Office of Construction Safety, Health, and Education (see H.R. 1063, H1135 [21FE])

———regulations (see S. Con. Res. 17, S3021 [12MR]; H. Con. Res. 92, H1456 [6MR])

Whistle blowing: protection of employees who report violations at Dept. of Energy facilities (see H.R. 3941, H11885 [26NO])

Remarks in House

Federal employees: apply certain early-out retirement opportunities to mine safety and health inspectors (H.R. 583), E223 [18JA]

Mining: review of claims under the Black Lung Benefits Act by certain coal miners (H.R. 1116), E647 [26FE]

OSHA: funding, H10504 [19NO]

———regulations (H. Con. Res. 92), E819 [7MR]

Postal Service: OSHA citation for safety violations, E2638 [22JY]

Whistle blowing: protection of employees who report violations at Dept. of Energy facilities (H.R. 3941), E4163 [26NO]

Remarks in Senate

Hazardous substances: study the contamination of workers' homes with substances transported from the workplace (S. 353), S1594, S1595 [5FE], S1853 [7FE], S18516 [26NO]

OSHA: enforcement of criminal violation of standards (S. 445), S2024 [20FE], S2239 [21FE]

Reports filed

Study the Contamination of Workers' Homes With Hazardous Substances Transported From the Workplace: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (S. 353) (S. Rept. 102-253), S18333 [26NO], S18688 [27NO]

Texts of

S. 445, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Criminal Penalty Reform Act, S2025 [20FE]

S. Con. Res. 17, OSHA regulations, S3106 [12MR]