OSHA REFORM: `SAFE' OR NOT?

From: Tire Business | Date: May 24, 1999| Author: Moore, Miles | Copyright information

WASHINGTON--A Wyoming Republican senator has gotten his workplace safety reform bill through committee, but Democratic opposition to it remains adamant.

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee passed Sen. Michael Enzi's Safety Advancement for Employees Act April 29 by a 10-8, straight party line vote, after two days of often acrimonious debate.

The centerpiece of Mr. Enzi's legislation is a provision allowing employers to hire third-p...

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