HR 224 · 95th Congress · Labor and Employment
Occupational Safety and Health Act Amendments
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.(1977-01-04)
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Occupational Safety and Health Act Amendments - Prohibits, under the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970, the Secretary of Labor from proposing any rule promulgating a new occupational health or safety standard before: (1) he has as part of each such proposal reviewed and published in the Federal Register the financial impact of such proposed standard; and (2) he has determined with due regard for that impact that the benefit to be derived from such standard justifies such proposal. Directs the Secretary to provide for an emergency standard to take effect immediately after publication in the Federal Register if he determines: (1) that there is clear and recognized evidence of employees being exposed to serious danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards; and (2) that such emergency standard is necessary to protect employees from such danger. Requires the Secretary to provide at least five days' advance notice to the employer to be inspected that an inspection will be made where: (1) such notice would afford the employer an opportunity to have qualified management personnel or consultants present during the ins…
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