OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970

(OVERSIGHT AND PROPOSED AMENDMENTS)

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

SELECT SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR.\

Wnited States. Congress. House.

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OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

AN ACT TO ASSURE SAFE AND HEALTHFUL WORKING CON-

DITIONS FOR WORKING MEN AND WOMEN; BY AUTHOR-

IZING ENFORCEMENT OF THE STANDARDS DEVELOPED

UNDER THE ACT; BY ASSISTING AND ENCOURAGING THE

STATES IN THEIR EFFORTS TO ASSURE SAFE AND

HEALTHFUL WORKING CONDITIONS; BY PROVIDING FOR

RESEARCH, INFORMATION, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING

IN THE FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH;

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C.,
SEPTEMBER 13, 14, 18, 21, 27, AND 28, 1972

Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor
CARL D. PERKINS, Chairman

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1973

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR

CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman

CONTENTS

Hearings held in Washington, D.C.:

Text of Public Law 91-596-

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Statement of—

Anderson, Hon. John B., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Illinois..

Andrews, Hon. Mark, a Representative in Congress from the State

of North Dakota_

Beck, Carl A., National Small Business Association..

Berman, Richard B., Esq., labor relations attorney for the Chamber

of Commerce of the United States, accompanied by O. F. Wenzler,

labor relations manager-

Clayman, Jacob, administrative director, Industrial Union Depart-

ment, AFL-CIO, accompanied by Philip Daugherty and Sheldon

Samuels....

Curtis, Hon. Carl T., a U.S. Senator from the State of Nebraska-

Dellums, Hon. Ronald V., a Representative in Congress from the

State of California..

Goldberg, James M., senior vice president, government affairs,

American Retail Federation__

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513

Gregor, John R., president, General Grinding Wheel Corp., Carlisle,

Pa., a subsidiary of SGL Industries, Inc. -

450

Grimes, Francis P., staff representative, United Steelworkers of
America, Safety and Health Department..

Guenther, Hon. George C., Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupa-

tional Safety and Health, accompanied by Benjamin W. Mintz,

Associate Solicitor for OSHA, and Richard Schubert, the Solicitor

of Labor

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272

Hansen, Hon. Orval, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Idaho...

167

Hathaway, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Maine.

338

Hagberg, Charles A., administrator, Industrial Safety and Buildings
Division, Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations,
State of Wisconsin....

342

Hungate, Hon. William L., a Representative in Congress from the
Ninth District of Missouri and Hon. Bob Bergland, a Repre-
sentative in Congress from the Seventh District of Minnesota,
accompanied by Lewis C. Barbee, Ebina, Minn---

Key, Dr. Marcus, director, National Institute for Occupational

Safety and Health (NIOSH), Department of HEW

Kyl, Hon. John, a Representative in Congress from the State of Iowa.
Magdanz, Don F., executive secretary-treasurer, National Livestock
Association, Omaha, Nebr..

Marshall, William, Jr., chairman, Commission on Government Affairs,

The American Institute of Architects, Washington, D.C., and

Charles Whitescarver.

Martin, Bruce G., assistant executive manager, National Roofing

Contractors' Association, Oak Park, Ill..........

Statement of-Continued

Mayne, Hon Wiley, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Iowa...

Mazzocchi, Anthony, Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International

Union, AFL-CIO, accompanied by Richard Meyer, Harry Bailey,

Frank Leone and George Lubrano...

Moran, Robert D., chairman, Occupational Safety and Health Review

Commission, accompanied by Alan F. Burch, member of the com-

mission, and Donald F. White, general counsel of the commission ___

McClure, Hon. James A., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Idaho..

McCollister, Hon. John Y., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Nebraska..

Ostrowski, G. S., director of services, National Constructors Associa-

tion, accompanied by Joseph A. Barton, Jr., and Richard Tuttle,

Accident Prevention Committee...

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Parker, Arthur, executive secretary, Mon Yough Chamber of Com-

merce.

Ray, Tom, on behalf of Wilson S. Johnson, president, National Federa-

tion of Independent Business-

Rocuskie, Benjamin D., past chairman, Professional Engineers in

Government Practice Session, National Society of Professional En-

gineers, accompanied by William H. Wanlund, staff director, Pro-

fessional Engineers in Government, National Society of Professional

Engineers.

Rolston, K. S., manager, Technical Programs, American Pulpwood

Association.

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Sheehan, Jack, legislative director, United Steelworkers of America,

AFL-CIO, accompanied by Francis P. Grimes...

601

Shoup, Hon. Richard G., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Montana__

120

Stokes, McNeill, general counsel, American Subcontractors Associa-

tion..

217

430

107

Taylor, George, executive secretary, Standing Committee on Safety

and Occupational Health, AFL-CIO, Washington, D.C.......

Thone, Hon. Charles, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Nebraska..

Triggs, Matt, assistant legislative director, American Farm Bureau

Federation.__

Waranch, Stanley, president, the National Association of Home

Builders, accompanied by Herbert Colton, general counsel, Carl

A. S. Coan, Jr., staff vice president and legislative counsel; and

Richard Canavan, staff vice president for Builder Services - - -

Woodcock, Leonard, president, International Union, UAW, accom-

panied by Melvin A. Glasser and George Strugs...

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Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, etc.:

Abourezk, Hon. James, a Representative in Congress from the State

of South Dakota, statement of

131

Alexander, Hon. Bill, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Arkansas, statement of....

132

Anderson, Hon. John B., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Illinois, statement of

75

Bailey, James F., legislative advocate, United Brotherhood of Car-
penters and Joiners of America, statement of..........

673

Barbee, Lewis C., president, White & White Technical Services, Inc.,

Minneapolis, Minn.:

Civil action file No. 17058_

"Flammable Liquids Section of the Occupational Safety and

Health Regulations," an article entitled.

Letter from Charles Jekofsky, safety officer, Office of Training
and Education, Department of Labor, dated June 5, 1972,
enclosing correspondence –

Proposed amendment to OSHA compliance operations manual.

Reference table.

Statement of..

Beck, Carl A., chairman, Legislative Action and Policy Committee,

National Small Business Association, statement of.