A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, and for other purposes.

Summary

Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require employers to provide conditions of employment that are free of recognized hazards which: (1) can be abated through reasonably available means; and (2) pose a substantial probability of death, serious injury or impaired health. Directs the Secretary of Labor to determine, when promulgating occupational health standards dealing with toxic substances or harmful physical agents, whether: (1) a particular standard will substantially reduce employee health risks; (2) such standard will threaten the competitive stance of the regulated industry; (3) engineering or work practice controls are readily available for use in the regulated industry; and (4) such controls can achieve the compliance levels established for the regulated industry.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 3 October 1984

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