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Article: Congress takes steps to halt OSHA respirator fit testing.(Washington Alert)(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Brief Article)
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- Modern Casting
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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In the final government spending bill signed by President Bush in December 2004, language was included that prohibits OSHA from inspecting or citing employers for not conducting an annual fit testing of respirators used to prevent occupational exposure to tuberculosis (TB). This prohibition applies to all OSHA compliance inspections, including programmed inspections, employee corn plaints and imminent danger situations.
The language was offered by Rep. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and states no funds shall be used in fiscal year 2005 to administer or enforce the provisions of the general ...