HR 128
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 128
To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning
the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 5, 2011
Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning
the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. RECORDING AND REPORTING OF OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES.
(a) In General- Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Labor shall revise the regulations in part 1904 of title
29, Code of Federal Regulations, concerning the recording and reporting of
occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.), to require site-controlling employers
to keep a site log for all recordable injuries and illnesses occurring among
all employees on the particular site, whether such employees are employed
directly by the site-controlling employer or are employed by contractors or
temporary help or employee leasing services.
(b) Definition- As used in this section, the term `site-controlling employer'
means the employer that has primary control over the work on a particular
work site and supervises the employees on a day-to-day basis on a particular
work site.
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