Mike Enzi: “Work restriction protection is prohibited by the OSHA Act. Very clear…”

On the recordJune 22, 2000

Work restriction protection is prohibited by the OSHA Act. Very clear wording in the OSHA Act says you cannot get into workers comp, but they are going to with this rule they are trying to push through by December. I do not know why December is so critical to them. Maybe I do. They are trying to get this thing pushed through at all costs, and without paying attention to what people are saying to them about things that are wrong about the rule that they are doing. We need a little time to take a look at the rule, particularly in light of how well businesses are doing at fixing ergonomics. Again, I encourage the Department to help people figure out ways they can improve the safety. All we would be doing if we passed this rule is we would be giving OSHA a bigger club to beat people up with, not an answer to the ergonomics problem.

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Mike Enzi

Republican · Wyoming

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing concerns over a proposed OSHA rule related to work restriction protection and ergonomics.

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Mike Enzi: “Work restriction protection is prohibited by the OSHA Act. Very clear wording in the OSHA Act says you cannot get into…”

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