OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

Articles and editorials

OSHA Determined To Rush Rules Into Effect, S1871 [6MR]

Reviving Steel, E362 [14MR]

Roll Back the OSHA Work Rules, S1886 [6MR]

Stressed Politics, S1886 [6MR]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: establish a statute of repose for durable goods (see H.R. 940), H825 [8MR]

Dept. of Defense: require all defense-related agencies of the U.S. to fully comply with Federal and State environmental laws (see H.R. 2154), H3149 [13JN]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (see S.J. Res. 6), S1747 [1MR] (see H.J. Res. 35), H740 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (see H. Res. 79), H647 [6MR]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics (see S. 598), S2730 [22MR] (see H.R. 1241), H1188 [27MR]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: designate Federal agencies responsible for implementation (see H.R. 1534), H1499 [4AP]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (see H. Con. Res. 177), H3712 [27JN]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (see S. 910), S5118 [17MY] (see S. 957), S5616 [24MY] (see H.R. 808), H621 [1MR]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), consideration (see H. Res. 304), H8949 [5DE]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (see H.R. 709), H398 [14FE]

Medicare: apply the bloodborne pathogens standard to hospitals not subject to the Occupational Safety and Health Act (see H.R. 2933), H5926 [21SE]

National Work Safe Week: designate (see S. Res. 98), S5695 [25MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend to protect State and local government employees (see H.R. 2218), H3258 [19JN]

Chronologies

Federal ergonomics standards, H664, H694 [7MR]

Letters

Congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations: Charles F. Farmer, Mayor of Jackson, TN, S1846 [6MR]

———Don Sundquist, Governor of Tennessee, S1832 [6MR]

———Elaine L. Chao, Sec. of Labor, S1832, S1859 [6MR]

———(excerpts), S1873 [6MR]

———Jay Hawkins, Micron Technology, Inc., H703 [7MR]

———Rick D. Keller, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, H703 [7MR]

———Victor Ashe, Mayor of Knoxville, TN, S1846 [6MR]

OSHA issuance of rule on ergonomic regulations: Bob Livingston and Representative Obey, Committee on Appropriations (House), S1801 [5MR]

Motions

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1831 [6MR]

Petitions and memorials

Tennessee: OSHA proposed rule on ergonomic regulations, S1845 [6MR]

Questions and answers

Musculoskeletal disorders and the workplace: Congress, National Academy of Sciences, and Institute of Medicine, H692-H694 [7MR]

Remarks in House

Bangladesh: garment factory working conditions, E611 [24AP]

Dept. of Defense: establish compensation for employees sustaining beryllium, radiation-related, asbestos, and hazardous substances injury, illness, or death, H5774 [20SE]

Dept. of Energy: issue industrial and construction health and safety rules, H8363 [27NO]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), H684-H708, H719 [7MR], H1396 [3AP], E315, E322, E325 [8MR], E333 [12MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), consideration (H. Res. 79), H658-H667 [7MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), unanimous-consent request, H683 [7MR]

———reissuance of a rule relative to ergonomics, E1460 [27JY]

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Act: technical corrections, H6037 [25SE]

Fenton, MI: TRW Inc., Chassis Systems Plant recipient of Michigan Dept. of Consumer & Industry Services Michigan Voluntary Protection Programs Star Award, E1405 [24JY]

Huerta, Dolores: tribute for commitment to the improvement of working conditions for children, women, and farm worker families (H. Con. Res. 177), H3689 [27JN]

International Labor Organization: international workers rights standards ratification, E611 [24AP]

———tribute to Worldwide Workers' Rights public awareness poster campaign, H1696 [1MY], E691 [1MY], E697 [2MY]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), H511 [1MR], E304 [7MR], E741 [7MY], E1272 [29JN]

———provide relief to the domestic steel industry, H8519-H8523 [28NO], H8748 [4DE], H8912, H8913 [5DE], H9245 [12DE], E2163 [28NO], E2179 [29NO], E2185 [30NO]

Local government: require adoption of a health standard establishing a legal presumption that heart, lung, and respiratory disease are occupational diseases for public safety officers (H.R. 709), E187 [14FE]

Oak Harbor, OH: tribute to Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station employees for safety efforts, E1596 [6SE]

Rohm and Haas Texas, Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star Site designee, E315 [8MR]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Defense: review of secrecy oaths and policies at nuclear weapons facilities where workers may have had their health compromised by radioactive or other hazardous substances, S13296 [14DE]

Dept. of Energy: coverage of kidney cancer under compensation programs for employees sustaining beryllium and radiation-related injury, illness, or death, S7412 [10JY]

Dept. of Labor: congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations, S2276-S2278 [14MR]

———congressional disapproval of ergonomic regulations (S.J. Res. 6), S1801-S1805, S1811 [5MR], S1831-S1888 [6MR]

Iowa Army Ammunition Plant: study effects of exposure to radioactive or other hazardous substances, S13296 [14DE]

Iron and steel industry: provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (H.R. 808), S5663 [25MY]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 910), S5122 [17MY]

———provide certain safeguards relative to the domestic steel industry (S. 957), S5633-S5635 [24MY], S7575 [12JY]

Reports

Ergonomic Injuries in Illinois: Committee on Government Reform (House) Minority Staff, H700-H702 [7MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of S.J. Res. 6, Congressional Disapproval of Dept. of Labor Ergonomic Regulations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 107-9), H647 [6MR]

Summaries

Steel Revitalization Act (S. 957), S5634 [24MY]

Testimonies

Dept. of Labor Ergonomics Rule: Amy B. Dean, South Bay, CA, AFL-CIO, E1460 [27JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 79, consideration of S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, H658 [7MR]

S. Res. 98, National Work Safe Week, S5713 [25MY]

S.J. Res. 6, congressional disapproval of Dept. of Labor ergonomic regulations, S1789 [1MR], S1888 [6MR], H684 [7MR]