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Workplace Safety

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Promoting Workplace Safety Through Voluntary Protection Programs"
Jun 28, 2012 - Today we will discuss what has become an important model for workplace safety enforcement. Approximately 1,500 inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) work each day to enforce our nation’s health and safety standards. In an economy as vast and dynamic as ours, it is ... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on "Learning from the Upper Big Branch Tragedy"
Mar 27, 2012 - On April 5, 2010, the people of Montcoal, West Virginia suffered a tragic loss. Around three o’clock in the afternoon, workers completing their shift at the Upper Big Branch mine felt a strong blast of wind hit their backs. It was a chilling warning that a violent explosion was tearing through the m... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on "Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Labor"
Mar 21, 2012 - Good morning, Secretary Solis. Thank you for being with us today to discuss the policies and priorities of the Department of Labor. On February 13, President Obama released his fourth budget proposal since taking office. The Associated Press reported the fiscal year 2013 budget blueprint “[takes] a ... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Workplace Safety: Ensuring a Responsible Regulatory Environment"
Oct 5, 2011 - The policies and programs of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration touch upon virtually every private workplace across the country. That is a tremendous responsibility, not only for those of us in Congress who write the law, but for the agency officials charged with enforcing it. In an e... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Is OSHA Undermining State Efforts to Promote Workplace Safety?"
Jun 16, 2011 - Good morning. I would like to welcome our guests, and thank our witnesses for sharing their thoughts and expertise on workplace safety with the subcommittee. This week’s explosion at a chemical plant in southern Louisiana reminds us the cause of worker safety requires constant vigilance. We are deep... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on “Reviewing Workers’ Compensation for Federal Employees”
May 12, 2011 - It has been nearly 100 years since the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson. The law establishes a program for federal workers to receive compensation for lost wages, medical care, and rehabilitation services resulting from an injury or illness incurred... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Modernizing Mine Safety"
May 4, 2011 - Good morning, and welcome to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. This is our second opportunity in the 112th Congress to examine the safety of America’s miners. The loss of life last month in an Idaho silver mine, as well as the mining tragedy at Upper Big Branch, are reminders of the need t... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Examining Recent Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Mine Safety and Health Administration"
Mar 3, 2011 - Good morning and welcome to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. During today’s hearing, we will take a close look at some recent regulatory and enforcement actions of the Mine Safety and Health Administration. I wish to thank Secretary Main for the time he has taken to be with us today. Mine ... More

Kline Statement: Hearing on "The Policies and Priorities at the U.S. Department of Labor"
Feb 16, 2011 - Allow me to begin today’s hearing by welcoming Secretary Solis to the committee. The secretary isn’t a stranger to Congress or this Committee. I appreciate the time you have taken to be with us today and look forward to your testimony. The Department of Labor is an agency whose size and mission have... More

Walberg Statement: Hearing on "Investigating OSHA’s Regulatory Agenda and Its Impact on Job Creation"
Feb 15, 2011 - Allow me to welcome my colleagues and our guests to our first hearing of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. This subcommittee oversees a number of federal policies and programs that reach into America’s workplaces. The decisions we make in this subcommittee touch upon the lives of countless ... More

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