OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH see also Safety

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (see S. 2959), S6205 [20NO] (see H.R. 5751), H8169 [20NO]

——— prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor (see H.R. 5327), H7181 [31JY]

Mining and mineral resources: fund additional Brookwood-Sago Mine Safety Grants for programs that provide hands-on mine safety skills training and certification in mine rescue and mine emergency response (see H.R. 4606), H4015 [8MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Labor: ensure that claims for benefits under the Black Lung Benefits Act are processed in a fair and timely manner and protect miners from pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) (H.R. 5751), E1660–E1662 [20NO]

OSHA: exempt regulation to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires from OMB Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs requirement to publish proposed Federal regulations on a monthly basis, H1973 [26FE], H2019 [27FE]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, H3202 [28AP], E608 [28AP], E655 [1MY]

——— support goals and ideals (H. Res. 181), E577 [10AP]

Remarks in Senate

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 773), S3960 [25JN]

OSHA: exempt small farming operations from rules and regulations, S305 [14JA]

Rockefeller, Senator: legislative accomplishments, S6331–S6334 [4DE]