A bill to amend the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 relating to criminal penalities, and for other purposes.
OSHA Criminal Penalty Reform Act - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSHA) to increase criminal penalties (fines and prison sentences) for specified violations.
Makes criminal offenses, with specified penalties under OSHA, willful violations of OSHA standards, rules, or regulations if they result in serious bodily injury to an employee.
Prohibits penalties or fines imposed on directors, officers, or agents of employers from being paid out of the assets of the employer on behalf of such individuals.
Provides that nothing in OSHA shall preclude State and local law enforcement agencies from conducting criminal prosecutions under State or local laws.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Safety.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Subcommittee on Labor. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-930.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-409.
Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Reported to Senate by Senator Kennedy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-409.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 755.
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