OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH related term(s) Safety

Bills and resolutions

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (see S. 1098; H.R. 1624), S8531 [31JY], H2783 [15MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see S. 551, 765, 1237; H.R. 1162, 2579), S3011 [10AP], S4748 [20MY], S10229 [30SE], H1258 [20MR], H8264 [30SE]

———establish peer review of standards (see H.R. 2661), H8832 [9OC]

———expand provisions to include construction safety requirements (see S. 1265), S10475 [7OC]

OSHA: disapprove rule relative to occupational exposure to methylene chloride (see S.J. Res. 25; H.J. Res. 67), S3011 [10AP], H1261 [20MR]

———reform scope of agency functions and regulatory enforcement tactics (see S. 461), S2416 [18MR]

Notices

Congressional Office of Compliance: adoption of regulations relative to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, S61-S70 [7JA], H95-H135 [9JA]

———proposed rulemaking relative to Employee Polygraph Protection Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, and Occupational Safety and Health Act, S9014-S9016 [9SE], S10291 [1OC], S11661-S11664 [4NO], H7276-H7279 [15SE], H8316 [2OC]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Labor: establish advisory panels relative to occupational safety and health (H.R. 2871), E2244 [8NO]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs: debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws, H5261 [15JY]

Education: special education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6986-H6997 [8SE]

———vocational and adult education funding through rescissions in OSHA funding, H6941-H6946 [5SE], H6977-H6986 [8SE], H7022 [9SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend, H8844 [21OC]

———amend (H.R. 1162), E537 [20MR]

———amend (H.R. 2579), E1895 [2OC]

OSHA: allow employers to use alternative means of meeting safety and health rules (H.R. 2875), E2247 [8NO]

———clarify liability of employers at multiemployer worksites (H.R. 2879), E2232 [8NO]

———Compliance Assistance Program funding, H6998, H6999 [8SE], H7024, H7025-H7029 [9SE]

———consultation with State officials by employers relative to compliance with safety and health requirements (H.R. 2864), E2226 [8NO]

———exempt voluntary self assessments and audits from being used to identify safety and health violations by employers (H.R. 2869), E2219 [7NO], E2224 [8NO]

———identify and notify the specific industries to which regulations and compliance standards apply (H.R. 2873), E2238 [8NO]

———rules concerning ergonomics, H2098 [1MY]

———waiver or abatement of penalties for small businesses if violations are corrected in a specified time (H.R. 2881), E2234 [8NO]

Phillips Petroleum Co.: tribute to Philtex plant upon receipt of the National Association of Manufacturers Award for Workforce Excellence, E2084 [24OC]

Remarks in Senate

Government regulations: provide for the debarment or suspension from Federal procurement and nonprocurement activities of persons that violate certain labor and safety laws (S. 1098), S8550 [31JY]

Mine Safety and Health Administration: measure coal mine dust levels to determine threat to miners' health, S8899 [8SE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (S. 551), S3021 [10AP]

———amend (S. 765), S4748-S4752 [20MY], S5021 [22MY]

———amend (S. 1237), S10229 [30SE]

———expand provisions to include construction safety requirements (S. 1265), S10483 [7OC]

OSHA: reform scope of agency functions and regulatory enforcement tactics (S. 461), S2434 [18MR]

———tribute to Voluntary Protection Program, S12481 [10NO]

Reports

Applicability to the Legislative Branch of Federal Law Relative to Terms and Conditions of Employment and Access to Public Services and Accommodations: Congressional Office of Compliance, S70-S81 [7JA]

Reports filed

Nomination of Robert H. Beatty, Jr., to the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate), S10949 [22OC]

Texts of

S. 461, Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act, S2435-S2438 [18MR]

S. 551, OSHA Modernization Act, S3022-S3024 [10AP]

S. 765, Safety and Health Advancement Act, S4749-S4752 [20MY]

S. 1098, Federal Procurement and Assistance Integrity Act, S8551 [31JY]

S. 1237, Safety Advancement for Employees Act, S10230-S10232 [30SE]

S. 1265, Construction Safety, Health, and Education Improvement Act, S10483 [7OC]