Secret Rule: Impact of Department of Labor's Worker Health Risk Assessment Proposal (Part 1 of 2)
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Date: 2011-11-06

Secret Rule: Impact of Department of Labor's Worker Health Risk Assessment Proposal (Part 1 of 2) - mars-2:hrs02EDW_2175_080917.1 - Rayburn 2175 - Committee on Education and the Workforce - 2008-09-17 - Workforce Protections Subcommittee. This hearing examined the Department of Labor's last-minute proposal that would dramatically weaken future workplace health standards and further slow their enactment. The department allowed only 30 days for comment on the proposal and would not hold public hearings. Witness Testimony: Randel Johnson, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Celeste Monforton, PhD, MPH, The George Washington University School of Public Health; Margaret "Peg" Seminario, Director of the Department of Occupational Health and Safety, AFL-CIO; Leon Sequeira, Assistant U.S. Labor Secretary for Policy.  Video provided by U.S. House of Representatives.