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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
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