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- From: wday@vaxb.acs.unt.edu
- Subject: Re: OSHA regs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.232014.1@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
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- References: <721096631.F00040@remote.halcyon.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 05:20:14 GMT
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- In article <721096631.F00040@remote.halcyon.com>, Dan.Guenthner@f48.n152.z1.fidonet.org (Dan Guenthner) writes:
- > Well a number of ya have been tossing the OSHA regs back and
- > forth for some time on what is this and what is that. So let me
- > try and set the record straight.
- >
- > 1. OSHA regulations apply to ALL employers (public & private).
-
- Dan, the information I have from the U.S. OSHA indicates that not all
- employers are covered by their enforcement ability. For example, the
- legislation exempts federal, state and local governments from OSHA's
- jurisdiction, as well as self-employed people with no other employees
- other than domestic employees or those who employee family members only in
- farming operations, or religious groups who employ folks for secular
- work (I'm looking at the HazComm info while writing this). Is this wrong?
-
- Additionally, some states cover those exempted employees under other
- programs, but it's not going to be a federal OSHA compliance officer who
- knocks at the door of the city-operated Fire Hall, right?
-
- > 2. Whether federally or state enforced at a minimum is the federal
- > rule. States may change to make more stringent not less effective.
-
-
- Over on CompuServe about a month ago, there was a discussion that was
- centered on an article in one of the industrial hygene magazines; the
- article implied that a court decision had basically removed the power
- of individual states to impose standards that were stricter than those
- of the federal OSHA. Though the discussion divided into three camps...
- those who applauded such info... those who said "Unh Unh..no way!" and
- those who said "What's OSHA?", I don't think there was ever any real
- definitive word on whether states really did have the legal authority
- to impose stricter standards, like a whole lot of them do in various
- instances. I personally belong in the well-worn "Unh Unhhh.. no way!"
- camp about this news article, but just goes to show you that there
- is still a lot of questions one can come up with if one tries hard.
-
- Wayne
-
- _________________________
- Wayne Day
- WDay@unt.edu
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