Hearings on H.R. 1280, Comprehensive Occupational Safety and Health Reform Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Labor Standards, Occupational Health, and Safety of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, Hearings Held in Washington, DC, July 14, July 21, September 28, and October 20, 1993, Volume 4 |
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Page 467 - Each employer — (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees ; (2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.
Page 286 - Secretary, in promulgating standards dealing with toxic materials or harmful physical agents under this subsection. shall set the standard which most adequately assures, to the extent feasible, on the basis of the best available evidence, that no employee will suffer material impairment of health or functional capacity even if such employee has regular exposure to the hazard dealt with by such standard for the period of his working life.
Page 652 - Chairman, this concludes my prepared statement. My colleagues and I will be pleased to answer any questions you and the other members of the Subcommittee may have.
Page 112 - OSHA's authority to assess the merits of petitions for proposed standards. AGC opposes this proposed standard setting process because: Accelerating the standard setting process to meet arbitrarily imposed, one year deadlines, would result in the issuance of standards that would lack the benefit of thorough, substantive and objective research as well as comments from all affected parties. OSHA has the benefit of direct access to NIOSH as well as other objective safety and health research organizations,...
Page 286 - ... develop criteria dealing with toxic materials and harmful physical agents and substances which will describe exposure levels that are safe for various periods of employment, including but not limited to the exposure levels at which no employee will suffer impaired health or functional capacities or diminished life expectancy as a result of his work experience.
Page 207 - Mr. Chairman, Members of the Subcommittee, I am grateful for the opportunity to appear before you today as you begin hearings on the Bureaucratic Accountability Act.
Page 786 - When we arrive at the scene, our task is to assure that the necessary physical and testimonial evidence is taken.
Page 10 - Americans, both employers and employees who desire a healthy and safe workplace, for your involvement in addressing this issue. Your leadership is critical to improving this country's record of workplace-related injury and illness that affects workers and their families, and impacts our communities. We applaud your efforts The American Industrial Hygiene Association is the world's largest association of occupational and environmental health professionals.
Page 121 - S. 1622 unfortunately does not focus on the real causes of jobsite accidents that must be addressed to enhance jobsite safety. AGC urges Congress to consider that all interests which address this subject are honorable in intent and genuinely interested in maximum workplace safety and health; that...
Page 749 - ... shall perform the duties of the president and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president.