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Workplace Safety

  • Kline Commends MSHA for Addressing Flaws in Mine Safety
    Mar 1, 2012  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) today commended the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) for addressing a flaw in its internal operations that withheld important safety information from mine operators. In a November 2011 letter to Assistant Secr... More
  • Committee Requests Information on Proposed Farm Labor Rule
    Feb 17, 2012  - Dear Secretary Solis: We write to request additional information on an issue of significant concern to many farmers and ranchers throughout the United States. On September 2, 2011, the Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise labor regulations under the Fair La... More
  • Kline, Walberg Statement on MSHA’s Plan to Reorganize Certain Enforcement Programs
    Feb 8, 2012  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following joint statement today after the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a reorganization of its assessments and acc... More
  • Hearing Examines Consequences of Excessive Federal Regulations and Spending
    Feb 1, 2012  - The House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), today held a hearing entitled, “Expanding Opportunities for Job Creation.” The hearing examined ongoing challenges affecting the strength of the American workforce, the need for smarter federal regulatory policies... More
  • Kline Letter to Secretary Solis on Retirement of Jack Kuzar
    Dec 16, 2011  - Dear Secretary Solis: I am informed that Mr. Jack Kuzar, who was leading the internal review of the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) actions related to the 2010 Upper Big Branch disaster, is no longer serving on te internal review team. Mr. Kuzar's appointment to lead the internal rev... More
  • Kline Statement on Upper Big Branch Report
    Dec 6, 2011  - U.S. House Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement after the Department of Labor released its final report on the 2010 Upper Big Branch mining disaster: “Today’s report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration documents the reckless disregard for cri... More
  • Kline Welcomes MSHA’s Decision to Launch New Mine Safety Conference Process
    Dec 2, 2011  - U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline (R-MN) issued the following statement today after the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced it would implement a conference process to help reduce the backlog of contested mine safety violations: “The decision t... More
  • Kline Calls on MSHA to Transmit Technical Audits to Mine Operators
    Nov 30, 2011  - Dear Secretary Main: Recently, an investigative report uncovered an incident in which the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) failed to transmit a critical technical support document to the affected mine operator. Unfortunately, this is not the first time such a lapse in communication has ... More
  • House Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Reform Federal Workers’ Compensation Program
    Nov 29, 2011  - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Federal Workers’ Compensation Modernization and Improvement Act (H.R. 2465), commonsense legislation that will strengthen and enhance the workers' compensation program for federal employees. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman... More
  • Subcommittee to Discuss OSHA's Regulatory Impact on Worker Safety and Job Creation
    Oct 5, 2011  - LIVE Webcast – Click here to watch the LIVE webcast of the hearing beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET. Opening Statement of Subcommittee on Workforce Protections Chairman Tim Walberg (remarks as prepared): The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually ev... More

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