OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Amendments
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. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5693 [12JY]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]
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. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5674 [12JY]
Articles and editorials
Alarms, Instrumentation Failed in BP Refinery Blast, H5667 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions
Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 2805), H4295 [8JN]
Fire prevention: update fire protection safety standard to incorporate the current consensus standard for fire protection for styrene cross-linked composites manufacturing (see H.R. 3255), H5740 [12JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (see S. 944), S4546 [28AP] (see H.R. 2004), H2736 [28AP]
———improve safety and health of working environments (see S. 2065, 2066), S13361 [18NO]
———provide for criminal liability for willful safety standard violations resulting in the death of contract employees (see H.R. 3165), H5600 [30JN]
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 (see H.R. 739), H581 [10FE]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5637 [11JY]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5637 [11JY]
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 (see H.R. 742), H581 [10FE]
———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. 742), consideration (see H. Res. 351), H5637 [11JY]
Letters
Dept. of Labor investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH: Representative Kaptur, H5145 [24JN]
Occupational safety and health law enforcement relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health, H10240 [16NO]
Occupational safety and health legislation: Alan Reuther, UAW, H5680 [12JY]
———Charles M. Loveless, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, H5681 [12JY]
———Michael E. Mathis, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, H5679 [12JY]
———William J. Klinefelter, United Steelworkers of America, H5681 [12JY]
———William Samuel, AFL-CIO, H5679 [12JY]
OSHA enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis: several labor organizations, H5053 [23JN]
Lists
Oregonians killed on the job, E816 [28AP]
Memorandums
Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Howard M. Radzely, Dept. of Labor, H5682 [12JY]
Remarks in House
Dallas, TX: tribute to Frito-Lay Technology Process Center, E1524 [19JY]
Dept. of HHS: rural outreach grants and rural health research programs funding through reductions in OSHA funding, H5051-H5053 [23JN]
Dept. of Labor: assist investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers in Toledo, OH, H5144 [24JN]
———revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses, H5666, H5686 [12JY]
Diseases: enforcement of respirator standards relative to workplace protection from tuberculosis, H5053, H5054, H5055 [23JN]
Economy: importance of job creation, H5746 [13JY]
Government regulations: expand voluntary compliance programs, H3242 [12MY]
Hurricanes: enforcement of occupational safety and health laws relative to recovery and cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H10240-H10242 [16NO]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in OSHA and Dept. of Education funding, H5059 [23JN]
March-Westin Co., Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star award recipient, E2335 [10NO]
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (H.R. 2004), H5696 [12JY]
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. 739), H5677-H5698, H5705, H5706 [12JY], E1539, E1556 [20JY]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), append H.R. 740, 741, and 742 language, H5709 [12JY]
———provide for adjudicative flexibility relative to employer filing of notice of contest following the issuance of a citation by OSHA (H.R. 739), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5661-H5676 [12JY]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), H5683, H5687, H5689-H5698, H5705, H5706 [12JY], E1539, E1556 [20JY]
———provide for judicial deference to conclusions of law determined by the Commission relative to an issued order (H.R. 741), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5661-H5676 [12JY]
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. 742), H5678, H5683, H5687, H5689-H5706 [12JY], E1539, E1556 [20JY]
———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. 742), consideration (H. Res. 351), H5661-H5676 [12JY]
Toledo, OH: investigation to determine if criminal charges should be filed in work-related deaths of four iron workers, H5693-H5695 [12JY]
United Group Services, Inc.: OSHA Voluntary Protection Program Star award recipient, E655 [15AP]
Workers Memorial Day: observance, E816 [28AP]
Remarks in Senate
Occupational Safety and Health Act: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers, and increase penalties for violators (S. 944), S4562 [28AP]
———improve safety and health of working environments (S. 2065), S13370 [18NO]
———improve safety and health of working environments (S. 2066), S13370 [18NO]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 109-163), H5637 [11JY]
Consideration of H.R. 741, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 109-163), H5637 [11JY]
Consideration of H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 351) (H. Rept. 109-163), H5637 [11JY]
Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 741) (H. Rept. 109-50), H2469 [21AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act: Committee on Education and the Workplace (House) (H.R. 739) (H. Rept. 109-46), H2106 [18AP]
Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 109-61), H2645 [27AP]
———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 742) (H. Rept. 109-61), H3767 [23MY]
Texts of
H. Res. 351, consideration of H.R. 739, H.R. 740, H.R. 741, and H.R. 742, occupational safety and health legislation, H5661 [12JY]
H.R. 739, Occupational Safety and Health Small Business Day in Court Act, H5677 [12JY]
H.R. 741, Occupational Safety and Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act, H5692, H5693 [12JY]
H.R. 742, Occupational Safety and Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act, H5698 [12JY]
S. 2065, Occupational Safety Partnership Act, S13371-S13374 [18NO]