What would you hope would happen with regard to the law? If you could make a list or even itemize one or two changes, what would you hope wo...
We know that within the existing statute or within the existing resources that you have, you might be able to make more changes, and we look...
Too many people each year mark this day by remembering loved ones lost in a workplace tragedy.
Unfortunately, that seems to be the case, and that's, I guess, the reason we're here this morning.
It's a first. We'll do 5-minute rounds, and we're going to try to move to our next panel at about 10:20.
The OSHA Act was designed to--and you say this at the bottom of your first page, 'assure as far as possible every working man and woman in t...
I think it's fair for both employers and for employees to have administrative reviews.
In 2012 alone, 4,383 workers were killed on the job, including 163 workers in my home State of Pennsylvania.
Our mission is to assure the health and safety of every worker.
You think just that alone--there might be as many as 200 cases a year that are meritorious that don't get considered.
OSHA does not have nearly enough inspectors for the approximately 132 million workers nationwide.
Protecting whistleblowers is a responsibility we take very seriously.
I think that a drastic change like what is proposed here can have a huge impact on a program that has worked effectively since 2002.
This is a day when we remember those who have been killed, injured, or made sick by their work.
For mine safety.
So how do you deal with that in terms of making changes here? We're talking about making statutory changes to 11(c) to help the workers.
we hope that we can come together on a bipartisan piece of legislation to make these changes.
It's a day to honor those workers who have died, been disabled, injured, or made sick by their work.
