AHFA believes that enforcement alone cannot ensure the safety and health of America’s workforce. Government and the private sector must be encouraged to work together to create a culture where safety and health is a number-one priority. AHFA supports initiatives that will provide relief from the inspect-and-fine enforcement mindset that has dominated federal regulation of the workplace.
Action
AHFA is seeking cosponsors for a package of reforms introduced by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)designed to make OSHA and businesses better partners in creating safe working environments for employers and employees alike. His bills (S. 2065, S. 2066, and S. 2067) would, among other things, encourage employers to engage the services of highly qualified third-party safety consultants, provide for recovery of attorney's fees by smaller businesses that prevail in lawsuits against the government in an OSHA claim, permit employers to correct a non-serious violation within 72 hours before a citation could be issued, and provide for simplification of current hazard communications standards. AHFA has been working with representative Charles Norwood R-GA to prohibit OSHA from adopting standards written by organizations like ACGIH without verifying their scientific validity.
Action
AHFA is seeking cosponsors for a package of reforms introduced by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)designed to make OSHA and businesses better partners in creating safe working environments for employers and employees alike. His bills (S. 2065, S. 2066, and S. 2067) would, among other things, encourage employers to engage the services of highly qualified third-party safety consultants, provide for recovery of attorney's fees by smaller businesses that prevail in lawsuits against the government in an OSHA claim, permit employers to correct a non-serious violation within 72 hours before a citation could be issued, and provide for simplification of current hazard communications standards. AHFA has been working with representative Charles Norwood R-GA to prohibit OSHA from adopting standards written by organizations like ACGIH without verifying their scientific validity.
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