December 30, 2005—The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) sent letters to Sen. Michael Enzi (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, offering comment on two bills from his long-awaited package of occupational health and safety legislation.
AIHA sees the “Occupational Safety Partnership Act” (S. 2065) and the “HazCom Simplification and Modernization Act of 2005” (S. 2067) as an opportunity to make valuable changes in the way the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enhances and promotes worker health and safety in the United States, the association says.
The concept, which has been supported by AIHA for several years, would allow employers to hire qualified third party occupational health and safety personnel to review a workplace. If the review were positive, employers would receive exemption from assessment of any civil penalty for a period of two years.
Founded in 1939, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) is the premier association of industrial hygiene and occupational and environmental health and safety professionals. For more information, visit the AIHA Web site.
