OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Labor: revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses (see H.R. 128), H40 [6JA]

Government regulations: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (see S. 1112), S2473 [28AP] (see H.R. 2090), H2652 [29AP]

Occupational safety and health: allow employers a grace period to abate certain occupational health and safety violations before being subject to a penalty (see H.R. 1932), H2415 [22AP]

Remarks in Senate

Government regulations: expand coverage, increase protections for whistleblowers and penalties for violators, disclose safety violations, and clarify employer’s duty to provide a safe worksite (S. 1112), S2477, S2478 [28AP]