OSHA reform may pass Senate, but veto looms as a possibility. (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

From: Business Insurance | Date: March 4, 1996| Author: Hofmann, Mark A. | Copyright information

The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee will likely approve the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Reform and Reinvention Act after being delayed by the proposal of several amendments by members of the Democratic Party. The Senate bill does slightly more than transform several reforms that have been administratively enacted by Joseph A. Dear, Assistant Secretary of Labor and OSHA head, into a law.

WASHINGTON - The Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee tod...

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