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FILE NAME Insulation Contractors & Distributors ICD DATE 1969 Nov DOC CD015 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION IDCNA Outlook ~ nmecrmnte a NOV 1969 VOL 14 NO That which remains static cannot long survive Published by Insulation Contractors National Association Ing 8226 Fenton Strrat Suver Spray Maryland 20910 Chamber of Commerce's Special Report on Occupational Safety and Health The House Select Subcommittee on Labor has opened hearings on Occupational Safety and Health proposals The Senate Labor Subcommittee started its hearings on September 30 Major features of the Administration's bill H.R. 13373 S. 2788 are discussed below Federal Board The Administration measure represents a substantial improvement over earlier versions of occupational safety and health legislation Most importantly it would create a man Board designed to set job safety and health standards Members of the Board which would be called the National Occupational Safety and Health Board would be appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate for year terms At least three members would be required to posess technical competence in the field of job safety and health Additionally the Nixon measure would direct the Board to make maximum use of national consensus standards adopted by producing organiza- tions through a voluntary consensus of industry labor standards and other experts Where such are found to It or- an ap- The foregoing provisions alaone lone make the Administra- tion's proposal more reasonable than other measures before this and earlier Congresses that would vest exclusive standards authority in one man the Secretary of Labor and give no weight to the role of industry in originating standards Role of the States The Nixon proposal also recognizes that responsibility for job safely and health ments rests with the States the pri require It encourages stronger State efforts in this area by authorizing Federal grants to 90 percent of cost -to helpStates develop programs of their own It also would permit the States to recoup their jurisdic- tion over job safety issues at any time by drafting a plan substantially as tough as the Federal one The effective date of the Federalmeasure would be July 1 1972. States that come up with approved plans before then could avoid the Federal standards al together Exemptions The President's proposal would apply to all em- 23 23 ployers engaged in a business affecting commerce except The United States Government State govern- ments and political subdivisions of States Nonagricultural employers with no more than than three employees Agricultural employers using not more than 500 mandays of hired farm labor in any calendar quarter * Employers subject to safety regulation by another Federal agency such as the coal mining industry In addition an entire class or category of employers could be specifically exempted by the Board from requirement established by the legislation on the ground that the effect of the employer's operations on commerce is not substantial enough to warrant application of the requirements Enforcement The Secretary of Labor under the Administration initial would have the proposal FFedeeralderal standards If an believed SecretarSyecretary Secretary Secretary Secretary SecretaSry ecretary to be in role in enforcing the employer by the to failed Secretary violation thethe Secretary's Secretary's SecretaSreyc'rsetary's Secretary's Secretary'sSecretary's Secretary's Secretary's requestsrequestsrequestsrequests for tary could file a complaint full hearing the Board Like the Bound standards a Board enforcement order would be subject to review by the courts But the which could direct plant closure be operable pending the review In emergency cases where the believed imminent danger to employees existed he could pass the Board and appeal directly to the courts for injunctive relief rreleielf ief This relief could also include a plant closure order order Special Features The proposed legislation contains two features thathatt afford employers added protection in entorcement proceedings First it provides that no employer may be found to be in violation of the Federal standards if he shows he is providing working conditions substantially as safe and healthful as those which he was in exact compliance with compliance Secondlyit businesses these wrongfully would prevail if the Federal standards hy emergency cases Penalties Another noteworthy feature of the Nixon proposal THE IDCNA OUTLOOK Iyt'sour ynECONOMY Index 10 Index 1170 1170 1601 YEAR RISE IN -160 LIVING COSTS 150 Japan 150 a france Kingdon 130 110 } L_ 100 1968 Consumer Price Index 1953-1953-10119503-1000 Data Duru of Labor Staustics International Monetary Fund By Carl H. Madden Chief Economist Chamber of Commerce of the United States INFLATION HITS MANY COUNTRIES Rising prices in major countries reflect the growing demand everywherefor capt- tal because of population growth and the quickening pace of technological progress Over the past 10 years con- sumer prices rose 20 in the United States but even more in other countries -64 in Japan 47 in France 30 in II ttaallyy 25 36 in in West the UnUnitedited Kingdom and Germany Inflation more- over piles piles up as time goes on ^ con- tinuous rate of inflation of even % a pur- year amounts to a 40 erosion of chasing power over a span of 25 years Rising prices impose a cruel and dis- criminatory tax on savers and families with fixed income This is now prevalent in all industrialized countries In under- developed countries the rate or inflation even faster and crueler CHAMBER'S REPORT This highsolids pressure sensitive adhesive is a real grabber for Insulation Here's a asphalt water vehicle adhesive that actually doesn't hold much water but holds most anything clse Drys fast Its long open time and easy spreadability are unequalled Send for a sample for literature on other Flinikote coatings and adhesives i No.746 No.746 Adhesive i Adhesive Adhesive AdhesivAedhesive jl Adhesive Adhesive Adhesive a | Industrial Industrial Division tShUeRrIuTaYnAWTiEs i A * ee a THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY Central Avenue East Rutherford wee New tre Jersey 07073 I i ii Af ere oP ae Strike Operations relates to penalties The basic penalty for violation of the Federal standards is a fine of not more than 10,000 for each violation This is qualified by a requirement that consideration be given to the size of the employer's business and the tion much more desirable wooden one that treats all situations gravity of approach approach situations alike the violathan the the legislation For apply government to contracts contractors in excess of 2,500 would additional penalties include cancellation of contract and black- fisting for up to three years Like earlier occupational safetyand health bill un- fortunately the Administration proposal does not spe- cifically preclude the possibility of a struck plant being deemed unsafe and shut down solely because because it is supervisory operating with a skeleton or supervisory safeguardsafeguard is important to the business crow Such a community Without it the bargaining bargaining Regrettably too the on employees to use little saving value can't make him drink measure placesno safety equipment to lead a horse to responsibility responsibility And it's of water if you NOVEMBER 1969