Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 30, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
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- IntroducedApr 30, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 - Amends the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require the Department of Labor to: (1) inform employers and employees and their representatives when a condition or practice in a place of employment is such that an imminent danger to safety or health exists that could reasonably be expected to cause death, serious physical harm, or permanent impairment of the health or functional capacity of employees if not corrected immediately or before the danger can be eliminated through prescribed enforcement procedures; and (2) request that the condition or practice be corrected immediately or that employees be immediately removed from exposure to such danger.
Requires the Department, if an employer refuses to comply with such request, to immediately issue an order requiring the employer to cause all persons to be withdrawn from, and to be prohibited from entering, such area until the Department determines that such imminent danger and the conditions or practices which caused it no longer exist. Declares that such an order shall not preclude issuing a citation or proposing a penalty for a violation under such Act.
Prohibits the Department from preventing: (1) the entry or continued activity of employees whose presence is necessary to avoid, correct, or remove such imminent danger or to maintain the capacity of a continuous process operation to resume normal operations without a complete cessation of operations; and (2) a necessary cessation of operations from being accomplished in a safe and orderly manner.
Prohibits persons from discharging or discriminating against an employee for the refusal to perform a duty that has been identified by an order as the source of an imminent danger.
Sets forth penalties for violations.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 30, 2009 to May 21, 2009, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Original | Apr 30, 2009 |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 21, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 1
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- Apr 30, 2009Introduced in House
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