OSHA, New Mission for a New Workplace: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, October 17, 1995Distributed to some depository libraries in microfiche. |
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... implementing to im- prove the efficiency and effectiveness of OSHA . Mr. Chairman , I applaud your longstanding concern for OSHA and for worker health and safety . The tragedy at Bridgeport at L'Ambiance Plaza is with us every day at ...
... implementing to im- prove the efficiency and effectiveness of OSHA . Mr. Chairman , I applaud your longstanding concern for OSHA and for worker health and safety . The tragedy at Bridgeport at L'Ambiance Plaza is with us every day at ...
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... implement it , we will move you to a secondary targeting list . " Not surprisingly , most of the employers who re- ceived that letter opted for the development of a safety and health program . The impact of this program is illustrated ...
... implement it , we will move you to a secondary targeting list . " Not surprisingly , most of the employers who re- ceived that letter opted for the development of a safety and health program . The impact of this program is illustrated ...
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... implement these initiatives . Maine 200 -- A Partnership that Works OSHA recognizes that most employers are interested in protecting their employees . Those who choose to work with their employees and with OSHA in reducing injuries and ...
... implement these initiatives . Maine 200 -- A Partnership that Works OSHA recognizes that most employers are interested in protecting their employees . Those who choose to work with their employees and with OSHA in reducing injuries and ...
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... implementation , the inspection concentrates on the four leading construction dangers -- falls , electrocution , crushing injuries such as trenching cave - ins , and being struck by material or equipment , and does not address the ...
... implementation , the inspection concentrates on the four leading construction dangers -- falls , electrocution , crushing injuries such as trenching cave - ins , and being struck by material or equipment , and does not address the ...
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... implement a fall protection program with front - line accountability throughout the company . Horizon Steel saw a reduction of 96 percent in its accident costs per man hour and three lives were saved as a result of using fall protection ...
... implement a fall protection program with front - line accountability throughout the company . Horizon Steel saw a reduction of 96 percent in its accident costs per man hour and three lives were saved as a result of using fall protection ...
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abatement Abrasive Wheel Administration agency American workers Ballenger Bill Bowater BRARY Chairman chart CHRISTOPHER SHAYS citations committee complaint CONG CONGRESS THE LIBRARY construction contractor cooperative DEAR East Operation effective efforts enforcement Ergonomics fall protection Federal Government GRES GRESS Haz-Com Hazard Communication hazardous chemical health and safety health programs healthful workplace hearing HIT's Hundred Quarterly Report identify implementation improve injury and illness inspections involved issued L'Ambiance Plaza labor LIBR LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS LIBRARY RARY Machine Guarding Maine MILLINOCKET MORELLA NORTHERN PAPER Occupational Safety OCTOBER 17 OSHA OSHA's partnership penalty percent President Process Safety Management reduce reform regulations regulatory reinvention representatives RESOURCES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL response RESS RONDEAU safety and health sector SHAYS small businesses SOUDER Subcommittee testimony Thank union violations Voluntary Protection Program VPP participants VPP sites VPPPA West Operation worker safety worksites
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Page 30 - States and with foreign nations and to provide for the general welfare, to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources — M STAT.
Page 187 - We look for it in the progressive improvement in art and science" in a higher appreciation of man's destiny, in a less love for money, and a more ardent love for social happiness and intellectual superiority.
Page 184 - Steel workers of America. I am also a member of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health, a federal advisory committee established by the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Page 101 - Mr. Chairman, this concludes my prepared statement and I will be happy to respond to any questions you may have.
Page 92 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT, Washington, DC.
Page 12 - I would ask unanimous consent that all members of the subcommittee be permitted to place an opening statement in the record, and that the record remain open for 3 days for that purpose.
Page 104 - Inc. is furnishing to its employees employment and a place of employment that are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its employees, and whether Barlow's Inc.
Page 2 - Second, in the public's view, OSHA has been driven too often by numbers and rules, not by smart enforcement and results. Business complains about overzealous enforcement and burdensome rules. Many people see OSHA as an agency so enmeshed in its own red tape that it has lost sight of its own mission. And too often, a "one-size-fits-all" regulatory approach has treated conscientious employers no differently from those who put workers needlessly at risk.
Page 123 - The VPPPA, a non-profit organization, is a leader in safety, health and environmental excellence through cooperative efforts among government, management, and labor. The...
Page 12 - JOSEPH A. DEAR, ASSISTANT SEC-RETARY OF LABOR FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH, US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR; ACCOMPANIED BY JOSEPH M.