Mike Enzi: “I rise to introduce the Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act of 1998. Mr. President, this bipartisan legislation…”

“I rise to introduce the Postal Employees Safety Enhancement Act of 1998. Mr. President, this bipartisan legislation, cosponsored by my colleagues Senators Bingaman, Kennedy, Jeffords and Hutchinson would fully bring the United States Postal Service under the regulatory umbrella of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It has always been my unshakeable belief that the Government must play by its own rules. This important legislation is an incremental step in the effort to ensure that the ``law of the land'' applies equally to all branches of the Government as well as the private sector --and everything in-between. Since I became a member of this distinguished body, I've been advocating legislation geared to improve the safety and health of our nation's workplaces. My sincere devotion to this issue, however, goes back much farther than my work here in Washington. For 12 years, I was an accountant for Dunbar Well Service in Gillette, WY, an oil well servicing company with offices throughout Wyoming. Like most businesses in my home state, Dunbar Well Service is a small business. The payroll consisted of 130 employees. As a result, I wore several hats. One of my roles was safety instruction, which required me to travel the state teaching employees about the importance of workplace safety and health.”