OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH related term(s) Safety

Bills and resolutions

Aquaculture: limit recovery for certain injuries incurred by workers in shellfish aquaculture activities if State workers’ compensation is available (see H.R. 5061), H1212 [15FE]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (see H.R. 5892), H4284 [21MY]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care and social service employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 7141), H9567 [16NO]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (see H.R. 5223), H1501 [8MR]

Dept. of the Interior: provide that production safety systems rule and well control rule shall have the same force and effect of law as if such rules had been enacted by Congress (see H.R. 4888), H676 [29JA]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide process for family members of deceased individuals eligible for burn pit registry to register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual (see H.R. 6027), H4979 [7JN]

Ecology and environment: improve disclosure of pesticide and personal care product ingredients and ventilation in salons, establish employee training on salon hazards, and research effects of personal care products (see S. 2722), S2321 [19AP]

Hazardous substances: require OSHA and EPA to update refinery and chemical plant safety regulations (see H. Con. Res. 147), H10511 [20DE]

International Association of Fire Fighters: anniversary (see S. Res. 743), S8028 [22DE]

Occupational Safety and Health Act: 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. 2621), S1948 [22MR]

OSHA: provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers (see H.R. 5988), H4738 [1JN]

——— require immediate notification to an employer of a penalty, prohibit public notice of such citation for a certain period, and require public notice when an employer successfully contests any proposed penalty (see H.R. 5870), H4209 [17MY]

Rail Safety Week: designate (see S. Res. 660), S6388 [28SE] (see H. Res. 1081), H8884 [25SE]

Workers’ Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see S. Res. 486), S2485 [26AP] (see H. Res. 850), H3706 [26AP]

Lists

Reasons to thank labor union movement, H666 [29JA]

Proposals

Action Plan for the Administration of President Donald J. Trump Relative to Energy and Environmental Policy: Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corp., S244 [17JA]

Remarks in House

Business and industry: provide pay stubs, codify Executive order on contracting, improve oversight of executive compensation and stock sales, clarify definition of supervisor, and enhance workplace safety violation penalties (H.R. 2275), H100 [10JA]

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: clarify that employees are covered employees under the Congressional Accountability Act, H808 [6FE]

Congressional-Executive Commission on China: clarify that employees are covered employees under the Congressional Accountability Act, H808 [6FE]

Dept. of Justice: improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (H.R. 2049), H3894 [10MY]

Dept. of Labor: establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace (H.R. 5892), H5129–H5131 [13JN], H5156 [14JN]

——— issue an occupational safety and health rule that requires covered health care employers to adopt a comprehensive workplace violence prevention plan (H.R. 5223), H5163 [14JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (H.R. 1279), H1604 [14MR]

Remarks in Senate

Bangladesh: anniversary of Rana Plaza garment factory collapse, S2382 [24AP]

——— call for improvement of labor rights and worker safety, S2382 [24AP]

International Association of Fire Fighters: anniversary (S. Res. 743), S8036 [22DE]

Workers’ Memorial Day: observance, S2918 [24MY]

Reports filed

Repeal Certain SEC Disclosure Requirements Relative to Coal and Mine Safety: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4289) (H. Rept. 115–571), H1220 [20FE]

Texts of

H.R. 5892, Dept. of Labor Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace establishment, H5129 [13JN]

S. Res. 486, support goals and ideals of Workers’ Memorial Day, S2490 [26AP]

S. Res. 660, Rail Safety Week, S6389 [28SE]

S. Res. 743, International Association of Fire Fighters anniversary, S8029 [22DE]