S 179 · 95th Congress · Labor and Employment

Occupational Safety and Health Amendments

Introduced 1977-01-11· Sponsored by Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (Subsequently: Human Resources).(1977-01-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Occupational Safety and Health Amendments - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to exclude from the definition of employer any person engaged in interstate commerce who employs less than 25 man-years of labor. States that the Secretary of Labor shall not propose any rule promulgating a new occupational health or safety standard before he: (1) has, as part of each such proposal, reviewed and published in the Federal Register the financial impact of such proposed standard; and (2) has determined with due regard for that impact that the benefit to be derived from such standard justifies such proposal. Provides that no standard adopted or promulgated shall require any employer to phase out, change, or replace existing equipment or facilities before the normal useful life of that equipment or facility has expired unless failure to so phase out, change, or replace that equipment or facility prematurely would result in a serious violation. Sets forth requirements with respect to notifying an employer of violations of the requirements prescribed pursuant to this Act. States that any employer who has been found to be not in compliance with any rule or standard adopted or p…

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Cosponsors (5)

5 Republicans