Oversight Hearings on OSHA--occupational Safety and Health for Federal Employees: State plansU.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 |
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abatement activities administration AFL-CIO agency approval Area Director Basil Whiting benchmarks Bingham Chairman chemicals citation commission Commissioner committee Commonwealth of Virginia Commonwealth's Attorney complaints compliance officers concerning Congress consultation program contested Delphi method Department of Labor designees district court EDWARDS employees enforcement Eula Bingham evaluation Federal Government Federal monitors Federal OSHA Federal program filed funding GAYDOS going Governor DALTON Health Act health and safety health program hearing high hazard incidence rate industrial hygienists inspec inspections inspectors issue jurisdiction Kentucky KENTUCKY STANDARD least as effective McGLON MCGOWAN ment Mexico Michigan MIOSHA North Carolina occupational health Occupational Safety operations OSHA Act OSHA program OSHA's OWSLEY PAULK penalty percent personnel problem procedures proposed protection question RAGLAND Regional regulations request response safety and health serious violations specific staff standards statistics subcommittee tion U.S. Department VOSH workers workplace Wyoming
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Page 96 - For purposes of this section, a serious violation shall be deemed to exist in a place of employment if there is a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a condition which exists, or from one or more practices, means, methods, operations, or processes which have been adopted or are in use, in such place of employment unless the employer did not, and could not with the exercise of reasonable diligence, know of the presence of the violation.
Page 111 - ... encouraging the States to assume the fullest responsibility for the administration and enforcement of their occupational safety and health laws...
Page 416 - States and with foreign nations and to provide for the general welfare, to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful working conditions and to preserve our human resources — M STAT.
Page 914 - The plan shall provide assurances that the designated agency or agencies shall make such reasonable reports to the Assistant Secretary in such form and containing such information as he may from time to time require. The agency or agencies shall establish specific goals consistent with the goals of the Act, including measures of performance, output, and results which will determine the efficiency and effectiveness of the State program...
Page 96 - Secretary, to restrain any conditions or practices in any place of employment which are such that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can lie eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by this Act.
Page 856 - Each employer — (1) shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees ; (2) shall comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act.
Page 911 - General policies. (a) Policy. The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (hereinafter referred to as the Assistant Secretary) will approve a State plan which provides an occupational safety and health program for the protection of State and local government employees (hereinafter State and local government employees are referred to as public employees) that in his Judgment meets or will meet the criteria set forth in §1956.10. Included among these criteria is the requirement...
Page 654 - Nothing in this Act shall apply to working conditions of employees with respect to which other Federal agencies, and State agencies acting under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 USC 2021), exercise statutory authority to prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or health.
Page 113 - The Secretary shall, on the basis of reports submitted by the State agency and his own inspections make a continuing evaluation of the manner in which each State having a plan approved under this section is carrying out such plan.
Page 650 - States, to admit amongst them; and the United States now solemnly agrees that no persons except those herein designated and authorized so to do, and except such officers, agents, and employees of the Government as may be authorized to enter upon Indian reservations in discharge of duties enjoined by law, shall ever be permitted to pass over, settle upon, or reside in the territory described in this article...