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Current Report ^' SENATE REJECTS OSHA AMENOMBtT* 0. WILLIAMS PROMUCS OVERSIGHT HEARINGS Tbc Soon rejoctod br a or of 47 to 40 Sedan* V Iter UL Iteteid'i (R-Golo) innR to rignifietntly ' total (be Octuputaei Safety ad Hentdi Aa. b tk May 7 Sana driett, Soutor Hamm* A. VSbat (D>NJ) euccessfufty tabled Donamci'i proposal to tac tbe QSHA amendmenti orto the oonyrofit tn^itoi bl (S 3303), vhick ntteequcmlr as paatl by a wee of 63-25. . IBm, tetnaa of da bate r.'-.wirww v Labor . rod Ftibtc Vdbn, was yarned it l effort by Senator Jaob Jute (R^JY), finking tscoarr ntnber of the ; -m ; eoaakMt..V3tan aid that OonasacL'i amendment * nbtod .to ibe bB being contidcred. Funber. be owed ter aalaat'i [Wpanli (Cjuiwk Report, Ifo 2. p. 1507) "eoaid ad eree to hamper or reader toeffectiw ItetoM which Congress dearly totrnded toosdd be earned or to tmpfcroent the bw." WBSan refereed to a recast b node in June, 1972, that toe AfioovtteOfSoe sake ImitiptNiit Wo waoui apects of OSHA aid aid further "rereral repots from GAO. relatfei to tbe dereiopmeat of stand- sib for toxie mbitincn. toe dteeseuin of OSHA Rashids to entered enplaym. toe adminmration of the ami bpiiw. foro proems, rod toe fet> ptoyen for federal -cmptnyces, baa bees coapteted ad hate been t to nsobieo of Oanyes. In addition. GAO E be t atefag rabbk eery toady to toe Cocursttte the aadts of nnt of the remitofog areas of its present tfudka, idirliag a mar atatyas of tbe entire - OSHA eoroplaooc proyan. Vittau said ha toe GAO apom art d Roared. he tetrads "to hold further htaricy to ooosskr what return- teflW or legulitire day nay be necessary. Jolts *aH the bB ate cnrwlmtioo should not be terdtmd with oBirhwd ptomtotn that would detoy it for --** *T wffl aly tbe anodey to get action oo borings knee f bthere dto fa the proper way to deal with these prebktus,** he aid, Jnitt aid abo tea tee mtoority tooobd tefonn Secre tary of Libor Brennro that he already hat authority ttoder the b* to free OO-ktc axmiatiora either duough tee drpanne lit or by contacts. Dorninlet aid his sneodnaat wa an attempt to "yt way from the ptauthe aspect! of the law." The GAO ports do oot deal with atythxtg is tbe amendment and 'adoption of the amendment would not ptdalt hearings falowtog iscerpt of the reports. --Although the amendment was not adopted, support at rxpreued by Senator Cart T. Curds (R-Neb), who prapraed amdomts to OSHA. real who ailed die bw "townwitiHitinml." Curtu noted tbe Small Brown Adnatoluliutt bm ted eery link na.~i.eas to ytunj topconl for flOHunetow kans boa OSHA Alto te aid V tee law "kodi itself to nnry abtror k the roe of r gmaumnt powers. It a toot throtRh with preririons ? and procedures that enable autocrats or, better aid,' * bribes to-mrrele the Coasdradonal ngfats of othett. U b'-' ~~ Into onesled m faeor the at of pwnmul power * by labor ten boats to forot thru wil rod tfaeh Him *' on mnatomeoL It must be dunged," he sad. -1 Ssnattw Vlia Soott (R-Vt) mid he supported . roundmem but R did art "go a far a I wodd nddtog that be wanted and buainenmt remorod from v--. ooronge rodcr toe tow. .V Strong reppon for the anendmrat was eapfraaal tee i1 by Senaoa tori Fronte (R-Ariz) aid Jote Tower X (RT). `O'. On Ifay 3. J. IL Writtadorf, prcmkst, National -v. Amoaaboe of Wbotetakr-Ogtiibatorv Wvhtoywn, OjC. rose t txVeyam to al nenteen of toe Senate usgtog (tear-. * \ reppon for toe amrertmenl. ,C:'` IfeWtoHmmto OSHA WILL PROPOSE NO DETECTABLE LEVEL EXPOSURE FOR VINYL CHLORIDE : Occupational exposure to riayi chloride wodd bt Binned to "no tfetactqbb IneT as detenntoed by a'! mrpfaa rod roWytiol method capable cf detector toe ntesunce at ooeamtroooRS of one pvt per ndSon with * ro accuracy of one ppm t SO percent, under a readied ~ to be propned by da Occupational Safety rod Health AjIframe yj p^j The proposed peuatnent standard was signed by Askst- ' tot Labor Secretary John H. Sender <a Uzy 6 rod b -v tordulrd for prto&cntkm in the Federal Repto on May ;,';9 or ia OSHA tened to emetfency temporary sandaid I,, for imyi ddoride aUiug to e.tpusure tank of SO ppm on -7 Apr* S (Cutreot Report, Apr* 11, p. 141IX ' ~- The SO ppm tmeigcnLy standard drew foe a "prema- 7 tore" from toe president of the (Juried Rubber Wockro:.. (Current Report. April IS. p. 1443). OSfA snd the mrthodobficaJ reasitirity bwtebwi to toe proposed permanent standard "appean to be the mow featede rod yneraBy aradable." A of oh ppm - reasitirity n rocaanneoded to OSHA by tbe Natrona* . Institute for Quupnkmal Safety rod Health. To mmindic the number of peraons at risfc, a reqisre- meat would be establisbed for regulatim.tueas where'' ` rinyl ddorkk a ntoufactwed. reacted, stored, hrodkd, ` released, repackaged, or roed, todudtng operatxxa with .V pulyiinyl chloride detectable lereh of rinyl ddoride. Aooea to the areas would be limited to author- toed employees. ^ . '-1: A program of mmtitoring would be required to estab* hto whether there are detectable keels of rinyl ddotote rf,',, cet W1* IW4 hy Tito Imw ! tJtmtK Iw. OLI 5864 ^ - ta reytdattd m to6jtoJF|fr6to*ttota*fc o3?S> be ndTfar * mMiitaity <*anw tuxaoaai by employees or the* deagniled repvrereutives, as required by Section S(cX3) of the Ocagnimota Safety ad Hetatk ACS Vbm itetcettask terete of ibyl rttortk gv vretenred. rao programs weald be tn^wd. ooc a rngi--vnng ad , ' work practice program to icdoot tevete below detectahsbty. ad whie (bis ii going on. mgteimy protccttoo r. w for enqdoyees in the regrtssad en. EepnnfBl connote ad Mi ptebes a baid - methods of coiqpbmt became they tend to avoid coo: taanuboo of the arebnnt u io the wxfcpUoe, according to OSHA. Aamdidly. it t> prapad to require the mstituooo of eogneermg ooouob ad of wort practice > SEthods as n as feasible, ad to reqmre the tae of Kspuaian pending the tmntaooo of ndt controls, to - supplement nefa controls where they a tasiffiacat to ... reduce corereottatfotuof finylrhlobdebdow the derecteUe level, in specified weal Anaiians and in eases of The proposal for continuous flow and prune types of respirators was based a the rcctimmeodaoom of hlOSH. which observed leakage through chemical cazt- ridge respirators at high cancenuatioes of vinyl chloride. A requtecmrnt would also be estihitdsed for the pnmPm ad use of protective clothing for employes in the regulated areas. The protective Anfcnij would minhnizx ^ skre contact with vinyl chlorate vapor, and would provide , tome measure of protection from splash of hquid hi the event of a t(d or rapture of equipment. Food, beverages, and scalar products wotdd be pruhirted ta the regulated Wtittem operatxxsd and energency piaxts world be reqtnied. Hong with employe* trauiog ta routme and enxryeaty duties. Specific reqeawsurats would be estate fabed for emergency actioos and for routine maauecance and decontamination operations, mrfndnig vessel entry, which are known to present partsufar hanflk The purposes of operational and emetgeuLy plans and are to apprise employees of the hazards to which they may be exposed, of die precatakms they most take to avoid such hazards, and to famShrree employees in the procedures to be followed ta emeryrear*. Comprehensive requirements for employee medical ex* ansnatiooi are propored. "*-tg TM*y tests. Some additional guidance ts mduded for the convenience of phywdans. The proposed lequacmcnu were recom mended to OSHA by MOSH as reasonably appropriate to detect liver dysftmctioo which ma> be indicative of, or predispoting to, the development of liver angiosaroooxis. Records of monitoring, medial examinations, and en try to regulated areas wiS be proposed, with provisioo for access by appropriate OSHA and NIOSH officials. Specific provisions for employee access to monitoring records are mduded. as wel as the requirement to famish a oopy of mtdied records to an employee-! physadan on the employee*i request. Esubbshrnents conducting vinyl chloride operations Oce>wVM*ri OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY A HEALTH R0ONTBI would be required to Identify threiueliti an QSHA, tod to report taadesa (aoodeno) resrdting b be rebtot of IV7I W-AW* -W-mt nW. , The vinyl chlorate rented to be propored bjr OSHA topcan re the Ful Ten reeboa of thb repncL fv---- are tortai ad Jw* 10. BLS REFORTS 5.7 MILUON INJURIES, 5J500 FATALITIES IN 1073 OSHA SURVEY There were nearly $.7 mZbaa recunbble wort-echied aijuhes and Skmet durtog 1972 ta private aonfarm tadureries, aaordaig to final estimates of the 1972 way conducted by the Bureau of Labor Stefntio under tha Ooettpattooal Safety and Haahh Act The Mtfan category includes industries other than raftrouh and coal, metal, and oaesnatal mtaag. ftciitotnsry gatiroes rdeued by the BLS is itsuijr ervnated that oa the average ooc oot of every 10 awnina ex- preieooed a joterebted mpay or fines dunng 1972 (Cuzeeot Report, January 24, p. 1067). The final rwre* caafrmed the accuracy of the ptafamtasy esomates. la the mdustnei surveyed. tha tnodeace raze (number of iajuks and **"*"* per 100 fufi-time workers) for al recordable eaw was 105, iflrfk-anng an injury or ffiaea for tme of every 10 workers. la CoS^Hing the prcUmunry re ported n Jasmry and providtag estimates of fatalities, the latest BLS report includes greater industry dead at the fde-djgx Sundird Industral Oassifiatioa levci it muttfaeaimg and the threwtfagit level ia --mu--f*ere. Other key taxings from the 1972 strvey were to foQowt: (1) The highest mcxteoce rates were generally caicei trued in units of 100-249 employees. Reporting mats with less than SO or rnore than 1.000 employer* tended to have lower mbdenoe rates than units in the wkLerre dasifkxtkxn. (2) Osly about three in 10 cases of work-related injuries and fiocsses resulted in the loss of a workday. (4) About 24.7 millioa wockdiys wees lost Airing 1972, a loss of nearly 100.000 employee yean of wort ta addition to fatalities. (5) Oocupitiooai' injortes represented 96 parent of the told cases. Occupational illnesses accounted for the re maining 4 percent. (6) Six of every 100 fatalities were due to oreugo- tioaat illness (7) An eahnsted three ort of every 10 establishments had at least oot recordable occupational uytry or IBzwss. These tended to be large esubhdiments and employed about 75 percent of the work force bi the private nonfanm meter. (S) Contract construction, with only 6 parent of the employmmt in the industries covered by the suvey, accounted for approximately 10 percent of the recordable mfuries and illnesses nearly 567,000. t- . W*t,tm OLI 5865