Chairman spells out plans for OSHA

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House Subcommittee on Workforce Protection Chmn. Cass Ballenger believes that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should lessen its combative stance and instead work more closely with employers to ensure compliance. Ballenger suggests that OSHA inspectors should initially act as advisers tasked with recommending ways for employers to improve workplace conditions. Although his subcommittee intends to lessen the OSHA's regulations, he stressed that this will not come at the expense of workers' welfare.

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Occupational Safety Regulation, Occupational safety and health, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Safety regulations, Legislators, Ballenger, Cass

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Watch out for bloodborne pathogens in construction

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The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)'s bloodborne pathogens standard and its relative application to the construction industry are discussed. The OSHA standard is primarily intended for workers in danger of exposure to bodily fluids that may have the human-immunodeficiency and hepatitis-B viruses. While strict construction work is not covered by the standard, maintenance operations are viewed as general-industry activities and are thus covered under the general-duty clause.

Health aspects, Standards, Diseases, Construction workers, Pathogenic microorganisms

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OSHA's goal: build safety into construction

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Office of Construction and Engineering was founded in Feb 1991 to concentrate on construction activities and to supply the required expertise for accident investigations. Under the leadership of Dir Charles G. Culver, the OSHA arm has already made several investigations, technical reports and studies on construction accidents to aid future investigations and to help companies formulate preventive measures.

Construction industry, Laws, regulations and rules, Interview, Culver, Charles G.

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