OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

Articles and editorials

Erasing the Rules, E2129-E2132 [20NO]

OSHA Withdraws More Rules Than It Makes, Reviews Find, E1814 [6OC]

Bills and resolutions

Government regulations: provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), consideration (see H. Res. 645), H3093 [17MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 2371), S4692 [29AP]

———improve safety and health of working environments (see S. 2719), S8687 [22JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), consideration (see H. Res. 645), H3093 [17MY]

Small business: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), consideration (see H. Res. 645), H3093 [17MY]

Letters

Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Representative Boehner, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3124 [18MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3124, H3125 [18MY]

OSHA enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis: Bill Borwegen, Service Employees International Union, H6977 [9SE]

OSHA hazard communications standards and material data safety sheets: Ron Hayes, S8701 [22JY]

OSHA reform legislation: Alan Reuther, UAW, H3118 [18MY]

———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H3118 [18MY]

———Representatives Boehner and Norwood, Committee on Education and the Workforce (House), H3105 [18MY]

———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H3117 [18MY]

Lists

Oregonians killed on the job, E693 [28AP]

Proposed OSHA reform legislation (1995-2003), H3119 [18MY]

Remarks in House

Diseases: enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis, H6977 [9SE], H10203 [20NO]

eco/Springfield, LLC: OSHA Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program participant, E978 [2JN]

Evendale, OH: General Electric Aircraft Engines plant recipient of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star status, E227 [25FE]

Government regulations: enforcement of workplace safety regulations, E1813 [6OC]

———provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), H3096, H3108-H3117, H3124-H3132, H3139, H3140 [18MY], H3533 [20MY], E992 [2JN]

———provide for an independent review of citations (H.R. 2730), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3099-H3106 [18MY]

Hispanic Americans: address issue of disproportionate deaths of Latinos in the workplace, H3125 [18MY]

Melville (NY) Newsday: tribute to investigative series on OSHA, E2129 [20NO]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), H3096, H3107-H3117, H3127, H3139, H3140 [18MY], H3533 [20MY], E992 [2JN]

———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3099-H3106 [18MY]

Small business: provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), H3096, H3108-H3117, H3127, H3132-H3140 [18MY], H3533 [20MY], E992 [2JN]

———provide for the award of attorney's fees and costs to small employers when they prevail in litigation prompted by the issuance of OSHA citations (H.R. 2731), consideration (H. Res. 645), H3099-H3106 [18MY]

Workers Memorial Day: observance, E693 [28AP]

Remarks in Senate

Eastman Chemical Co.: Arkansas Eastman facility of Brock Service Painting Co., recipient of OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star designation, S6879 [16JN]

Health: reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products (S. 1115), S4188 [21AP]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 2371), S4699, S4700 [29AP]

———improve safety and health of working environments (S. 2719), S8696 [22JY]

Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 2728), S5891 [19MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 108-497), H3093 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2730, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 108-497), H3093 [17MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 645) (H. Rept. 108-497), H3093 [17MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2730) (H. Rept. 108-488), H3015 [13MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2728) (H. Rept. 108-487), H3015 [13MY]

Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 2731) (H. Rept. 108-489), H3015 [13MY]

Resolutions by organizations

OSHA reform legislation: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health Network, H3119 [18MY]

Summaries

Death on the Job Report: AFL-CIO, H3138 [18MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 645, consideration of H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act, H3099 [18MY]

H. Res. 645, consideration of H.R. 2730, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act, H3099 [18MY]

H. Res. 645, consideration of H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act, H3099 [18MY]

H.R. 2728, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act, H3107, H3108 [18MY]

H.R. 2730, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act, H3124 [18MY]

H.R. 2731, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act, H3132, H3133 [18MY]

S. 2719, Safety Advancement for Employees (SAFE) Act, S8697-S8701 [22JY]