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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Congressional Hearings On Safety and OSHA

The congressional safety hearings being conducted this week were prompted by the series of articles in the Charlotte Observer in mid-February (see blog posts Pain Behind Safety Streak and Do Employers Underreport Worker's Injuries). This week's hearing is the first of three scheduled congressional hearings. The Charlotte Observer summarized the testimony given in Tuesday's hearings in an article published yesterday.

The article reported "Saying companies that ignore workplace hazards face little more than a 'slap on the wrist,' lawmakers on Tuesday called for stiffer penalties and stronger enforcement against chronic violators."

Read the Charlotte Observer article at: http://www.charlotte.com/739/story/562887.html

Labels: OSHA, workplace safety