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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2065 

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to further improve 

the safety and health of working environments, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2005 

Mr. ENZI (for himself, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. BURR, Mr. ROBERTS, 

Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WARNER, and Mr. GREGG) introduced the following 

bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 

to further improve the safety and health of working 

environments, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Occupational Safety Partnership Act’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCE.—Whenever in this Act an amend7 ment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment 

8 to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference 

9 shall be considered to be made to a section or other provi-
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1 sion of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 

2 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). 

3 SEC. 2. PURPOSE. 

4 Section 2(b) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 651(b)) is amend5 ed— 

6 (1) in paragraph (13), by striking the period 

7 and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(14) by increasing the joint cooperation of em10 ployers, employees, and the Secretary of Labor in 

11 the effort to ensure safe and healthful working con12 ditions for employees.’’. 

13 SEC. 3. THIRD PARTY CONSULTATION SERVICES PROGRAM. 

14 (a) PROGRAM.—The Act (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is 

15 amended by inserting after section 8 the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 8A. THIRD PARTY CONSULTATION SERVICES PRO17 GRAM. 

18 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 

19 encourage employers to conduct voluntary safety and 

20 health audits using the expertise of qualified safety and 

21 health consultants and to proactively seek individualized 

22 solutions to workplace safety and health concerns. 

23 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 

25 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec-
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1 retary shall establish and implement, by regulation, 

2 a program that qualifies individuals to provide con3 sultation services to employers to assist employers in 

4 the identification and correction of safety and health 

5 hazards in the workplaces of employers. 

6 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY.—The following individuals 

7 shall be eligible to be qualified under this program 

8 as certified safety and health consultants: 

9 ‘‘(A) An individual who is licensed by a 

10 State authority as a physician, industrial hy11 gienist, professional engineer, safety engineer, 

12 safety professional, or registered nurse. 

13 ‘‘(B) An individual who has been employed 

14 as an inspector for a State plan State or as a 

15 Federal occupational safety and health inspec16 tor for not less than a 5-year period. 

17 ‘‘(C) An individual who is qualified in an 

18 occupational health or safety field by an organi19 zation whose program has been accredited by a 

20 nationally recognized private accreditation orga21 nization or by the Secretary. 

22 ‘‘(D) An individual who has not less than 

23 10 years experience in workplace safety and 

24 health. 
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1 ‘‘(E) Other individuals determined to be 

2 qualified by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(3) GEOGRAPHICAL SCOPE OF CONSULTATION

4 SERVICES.—A consultant qualified under this pro5 gram may provide consultation services in any State. 

6 ‘‘(4) LIMITATION BASED ON EXPERTISE.—A 

7 consultant qualified under this program may only 

8 provide consultation services to an employer with re9 spect to a worksite if the work performed at that 

10 worksite coincides with the particular expertise of 

11 the individual. 

12 ‘‘(c) SAFETY AND HEALTH REGISTRY.—The Sec13 retary shall develop and maintain a registry that includes 

14 all consultants that are qualified under the program under 

15 subsection (b)(1) to provide the consultation services de16 scribed in subsection (b) and shall publish and make such 

17 registry readily available to the general public. 

18 ‘‘(d) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.—The Secretary may 

19 revoke the status of a consultant, or the participation of 

20 an employer in the third party consultation program, if 

21 the Secretary determines that the consultant or em22 ployer— 

23 ‘‘(1) has failed to meet the requirements of the 

24 program; or 
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1 ‘‘(2) has committed malfeasance, gross neg2 ligence, collusion or fraud in connection with any 

3 consultation services provided by the qualified con4 sultant. 

5 ‘‘(e) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 ‘‘(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.—The consulta7 tion services described in subsection (b), and pro8 vided by a consultant qualified under this program 

9 shall, at a minimum, consist of the following ele10 ments: 

11 ‘‘(A) A comprehensive, on-site, survey and 

12 audit of the participating employer’s workplace 

13 and operations by the consultant. 

14 ‘‘(B) The preparation of a consultation re15 port by the consultant. 

16 The Secretary may, by regulation, prescribe addi17 tional requirements for qualifying services. 

18 ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION REPORT.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Following the consult20 ant’s physical survey of the employer’s work21 place and operations, the consultant shall pre22 pare and deliver to the employer a written re23 port summarizing the consultant’s health and 

24 safety findings and recommendations. Such 
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1 consultation report shall, at a minimum, con2 tain the following elements: 

3 ‘‘(i) The findings of the consultant’s 

4 health and safety audit, and, where appli5 cable, appropriate remedial recommenda6 tions. 

7 ‘‘(ii) A recommended health and safe8 ty program and an action plan as de9 scribed in this paragraph. 

10 The Secretary may, by regulation, prescribe ad11 ditional required elements for qualifying re12 ports. 

13 ‘‘(B) AUDIT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

14 The consultation report shall include an evalua15 tion of the workplace of the participating em16 ployer to determine if the employer is in compli17 ance with the requirements of this Act, includ18 ing any regulations promulgated pursuant to 

19 this Act. The report shall identify any practice 

20 or condition the consultant believes to be a vio21 lation of this Act, and will set out any appro22 priate corrective measures to address such iden23 tified practice or condition. 

24 ‘‘(C) SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAM.— 

25 The consultation report shall contain a rec-
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1 ommended safety and health plan designed to 

2 reduce injuries, illness, and fatalities and to 

3 otherwise manage workplace health and safety. 

4 Such safety and health program shall— 

5 ‘‘(i) be appropriate to the conditions 

6 of the workplace involved; 

7 ‘‘(ii) be in writing, and contain poli8 cies, procedures, and practices designed to 

9 recognize and protect employees from occu10 pational safety and health hazards, such 

11 procedures to include provisions for the 

12 identification, evaluation, and prevention 

13 or control of workplace hazards; 

14 ‘‘(iii) be based upon the professional 

15 judgment of the consultant and include 

16 such elements as are necessary to the spe17 cific worksite involved as determined by 

18 the consultant and employer; 

19 ‘‘(iv) contain provisions for the peri20 odic review and modification of the pro21 gram as circumstances warrant; 

22 ‘‘(v) be developed and implemented 

23 with the participation of affected employ24 ees; 
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1 ‘‘(vi) make provision for the effective 

2 safety and health training of all personnel, 

3 and the dissemination of appropriate 

4 health and safety information to all per5 sonnel; and 

6 ‘‘(vii) contain appropriate procedures 

7 for the reporting of potential hazards, acci8 dents and near accidents. 

9 The Secretary may, by regulation, prescribe ad10 ditional specific elements that may be required 

11 for any qualifying program. 

12 ‘‘(D) ACTION PLAN.—The consultation re13 port shall also contain a written action plan 

14 that shall— 

15 ‘‘(i) outline the specific steps that 

16 must be accomplished by the employer 

17 prior to receiving a certificate of compli18 ance; 

19 ‘‘(ii) be established in consultation 

20 with the employer; and 

21 ‘‘(iii) address in detail— 

22 ‘‘(I) the employer’s correction of 

23 all identified safety and health condi24 tions or practices that are in violation 
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1 of this Act, with applicable time2 frames; and 

3 ‘‘(II) the steps necessary for the 

4 employer to implement an effective 

5 safety and health program, with appli6 cable timeframes. 

7 ‘‘(3) CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE.—Upon 

8 completion of the steps described in the Action Plan 

9 the qualified consultant shall issue to the employer 

10 a Certificate of Compliance in a form prescribed by 

11 the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(f) EXEMPTION FROM CIVIL PENALTIES FOR COM13 PLIANCE.— 

14 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If an employer receives a 

15 certificate of compliance, the employer shall be ex16 empt from the assessment of any civil penalty under 

17 section 17 for a period of 2 years after the date on 

18 which the employer receives such certificate. 

19 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—An employer shall not be 

20 exempt under paragraph (1)— 

21 ‘‘(A) if the employer has not made a good 

22 faith effort to remain in compliance as required 

23 under the certificate of compliance; or 
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1 ‘‘(B) if there has been a fundamental 

2 change in the hazards of the workplace after 

3 the issuance of the certificate. 

4 ‘‘(g) RIGHT TO INSPECT.—Nothing in this section 

5 shall be construed to affect the rights of the Secretary to 

6 inspect and investigate worksites covered by a certificate 

7 of compliance. 

8 ‘‘(h) RENEWAL REQUIREMENTS.—An employer that 

9 is granted a certificate of compliance under this section 

10 may receive a 2 year renewal of the certificate if a quali11 fied consultant conducts a complete onsite safety and 

12 health survey to ensure that the safety and health pro13 gram has been effectively maintained or improved, work14 place hazards are under control, and elements of the safe15 ty and health program are operating effectively. 

16 ‘‘(i) NON-FIXED WORKSITES.—With respect to em17 ployer worksites that do not have a fixed location, a certifi18 cate of compliance shall only apply to that worksite which 

19 satisfies the criteria under this section and such certificate 

20 shall not be portable to any other worksite. This section 

21 shall not apply to employers that perform essentially the 

22 same work, utilizing the same equipment, at each non23 fixed worksite. 

24 ‘‘(j) ACCESS TO RECORDS.—Any records relating to 

25 consultation services provided by an individual qualified 
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1 under this program, or records, reports, or other informa2 tion prepared in connection with safety and health inspec3 tions, audits, or reviews conducted by or for an employer 

4 and not required under this Act, shall not be admissible 

5 in a court of law or administrative proceeding or enforce6 ment proceeding against the employer except that such 

7 records may be used as evidence for purposes of a discipli8 nary action under subsection (d).’’. 

9 SEC. 4. PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. 

10 The Act (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by add11 ing at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘SEC. 34. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TESTING. 

13 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM PURPOSE.—In order to secure a safe 

14 workplace, employers may establish and carry out an alco15 hol and substance abuse testing program in accordance 

16 with subsection (b). 

17 ‘‘(b) FEDERAL GUIDELINES.— 

18 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENTS.—An alcohol and sub19 stance abuse testing program described in subsection 

20 (a) shall meet the following requirements: 

21 ‘‘(A) SUBSTANCE ABUSE.—A substance 

22 abuse testing program shall permit the use of 

23 onsite or offsite testing. 

24 ‘‘(B) ALCOHOL.—The alcohol testing com25 ponent of the program shall take the form of al-
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1 cohol breath analysis and shall conform to any 

2 guidelines developed by the Secretary of Trans3 portation for alcohol testing of mass transit em4 ployees under the Department of Transpor5 tation and Related Agencies Appropriations 

6 Act, 1992. 

7 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section 

8 the term ‘alcohol and substance abuse testing pro9 gram’ means any program under which test proce10 dures are used to take and analyze blood, breath, 

11 hair, urine, saliva, or other body fluids or materials 

12 for the purpose of detecting the presence or absence 

13 of alcohol or a drug or its metabolites. In the case 

14 of urine testing, the confirmation tests must be per15 formed in accordance with the mandatory guidelines 

16 for Federal workplace testing programs published by 

17 the Secretary of Health and Human Services on April 

18 11, 1988, at section 11979 of title 53, Code of Fed19 eral Regulations (including any amendments to such 

20 guidelines). Proper laboratory protocols and proce21 dures shall be used to assure accuracy and fairness, 

22 and, laboratories must be subject to the requirements 

23 of subpart B of the mandatory guidelines, State cer24 tification, the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Act 

25 of the College of American Pathologists. 
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1 ‘‘(c) TEST REQUIREMENTS.—This section shall not 

2 be construed to prohibit an employer from requiring— 

3 ‘‘(1) an applicant for employment to submit to 

4 and pass an alcohol or substance abuse test before 

5 employment by the employer; or 

6 ‘‘(2) an employee, including managerial per7 sonnel, to submit to and pass an alcohol or sub8 stance abuse test— 

9 ‘‘(A) on a for-cause basis or where the em10 ployer has reasonable suspicion to believe that 

11 such employee is using or is under the influence 

12 of alcohol or a controlled substance; 

13 ‘‘(B) where such test is administered as 

14 part of a scheduled medical examination; 

15 ‘‘(C) in the case of an accident or incident, 

16 involving the actual or potential loss of human 

17 life, bodily injury, or property damage; 

18 ‘‘(D) during the participation of an em19 ployee in an alcohol or substance abuse treat20 ment program, and for a reasonable period of 

21 time (not to exceed 5 years) after the conclu22 sion of such program; or 

23 ‘‘(E) on a random selection basis in work 

24 units, locations, or facilities. 
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1 ‘‘(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section shall 

2 be construed to require an employer to establish an alcohol 

3 and substance abuse testing program for applicants or em4 ployees or make employment decisions based on such test 

5 results. 

6 ‘‘(e) PREEMPTION.—The provisions of this section 

7 shall preempt any provision of State law to the extent that 

8 such State law is inconsistent with this section. 

9 ‘‘(f) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Secretary is authorized 

10 to conduct testing of employees (including managerial per11 sonnel) of an employer for use of alcohol or controlled sub12 stances during any investigations of a work-related fatality 

13 or serious injury. Such testing shall be done as soon as 

14 practicable after the incident giving rise to such work-re15 lated fatality or serious injury.’’. 

16 SEC. 5. VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAMS. 

17 (a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

18 Labor shall establish cooperative agreements with employ19 ers to encourage the establishment of comprehensive safe20 ty and health management systems that include— 

21 (1) requirements for systematic assessment of 

22 hazards; 

23 (2) comprehensive hazard prevention, mitiga24 tion, and control programs; 
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1 (3) active and meaningful management and em2 ployee participation in the voluntary program de3 scribed in subsection (b); and 

4 (4) employee safety and health training. 

5 (b) VOLUNTARY PROTECTION PROGRAM.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 

7 establish and carry out a voluntary protection pro8 gram (consistent with subsection (a)) to encourage 

9 excellence and recognize the achievement of excel10 lence in both the technical and managerial protec11 tion of employees from occupational hazards. 

12 (2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENT.—The voluntary 

13 protection program shall include the following: 

14 (A) APPLICATION.—Employers who volun15 teer under the program shall be required to 

16 submit an application to the Secretary of Labor 

17 demonstrating that the worksite with respect to 

18 which the application is made meets such re19 quirements as the Secretary of Labor may re20 quire for participation in the program. 

21 (B) ONSITE EVALUATIONS.—There shall 

22 be onsite evaluations by representatives of the 

23 Secretary of Labor to ensure a high level of 

24 protection of employees. The onsite visits shall 

25 not result in enforcement of citations under the 
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1 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 

2 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.). 

3 (C) INFORMATION.—Employers who are 

4 approved by the Secretary of Labor for partici5 pation in the program shall assure the Sec6 retary of Labor that information about the 

7 safety and health program shall be made read8 ily available to the Secretary of Labor to share 

9 with employees. 

10 (D) REEVALUATIONS.—Periodic reevalua11 tions by the Secretary of Labor of the employ12 ers shall be required for continued participation 

13 in the program. 

14 (3) EXEMPTIONS.—A site with respect to which 

15 a program has been approved shall, during partici16 pation in the program be exempt from inspections or 

17 investigations and certain paperwork requirements 

18 to be determined by the Secretary of Labor, except 

19 that this paragraph shall not apply to inspections or 

20 investigations arising from employee complaints, fa21 talities, catastrophes, or significant toxic releases. 

22 SEC. 6. EXPANDED ACCESS TO VVP FOR SMALL BUSI23 NESSES. 

24 The Secretary of Labor shall establish and imple25 ment, by regulation, a program to increase participation 
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1 by small businesses (as the term is defined by the Admin2 istrator of the Small Business Administration) in the vol3 untary protection program through outreach and assist4 ance initiatives and the development of program require5 ments that address the needs of small businesses. 

6 SEC. 7. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 21(c) of the Act (29 

8 U.S.C. 670(c)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘(c) The’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(1) 

10 The’’; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘(1) provide’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 

12 provide’’; 

13 (3) by striking ‘‘(2) consult’’ and inserting ‘‘(B) 

14 consult’’; and 

15 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(2)(A) The Secretary shall, through the authority 

17 granted under section 7(c) and paragraph (1), enter into 

18 cooperative agreements with States for the provision of 

19 consultation services by such States to employers con20 cerning the provision of safe and healthful working condi21 tions. 

22 ‘‘(B)(i) As provided in clause (ii), the Secretary shall 

23 reimburse a State that enters into a cooperative agree24 ment under subparagraph (A) in an amount that equals 
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1 90 percent of the costs incurred by the State for the provi2 sion of consultation services under such agreement. 

3 ‘‘(ii) A State shall be reimbursed by the Secretary 

4 for 90 percent of the costs incurred by the State for the 

5 provision of— 

6 ‘‘(I) training approved by the Secretary for 

7 State personnel operating under a cooperative agree8 ment; and 

9 ‘‘(II) specified out-of-State travel expenses in10 curred by such personnel. 

11 ‘‘(iii) A reimbursement paid to a State under this 

12 subparagraph shall be limited to costs incurred by such 

13 State for the provision of consultation services under this 

14 paragraph and the costs described in clause (ii).’’. 

15 (b) PILOT PROGRAM.—Section 21 of the Act (29 

16 U.S.C. 670) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(e)(1) Not later than 90 days after the date of en19 actment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish 

20 and carry out a pilot program in 3 States to provide expe21 dited consultation services, with respect to the provision 

22 of safe and healthful working conditions, to employers that 

23 are small businesses (as the term is defined by the Admin24 istrator of the Small Business Administration). The Sec-
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1 retary shall carry out the program for a period not to ex2 ceed 2 years. 

3 ‘‘(2) The Secretary shall provide consultation services 

4 under paragraph (1) not later than 4 weeks after the date 

5 on which the Secretary receives a request from an em6 ployer. 

7 ‘‘(3) The Secretary may impose a nominal fee to an 

8 employer requesting consultation services under para9 graph (1). The fee shall be in an amount determined by 

10 the Secretary. Employers paying a fee shall receive pri11 ority consultation services by the Secretary. 

12 ‘‘(4) In lieu of issuing a citation under section 9 to 

13 an employer for a violation found by the Secretary during 

14 a consultation under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

15 permit the employer to carry out corrective measures to 

16 correct the conditions causing the violation. The Secretary 

17 shall conduct not more than 2 visits to the workplace of 

18 the employer to determine if the employer has carried out 

19 the corrective measures. The Secretary shall issue a cita20 tion as prescribed under section 5 if, after such visits, the 

21 employer has failed to carry out the corrective measures. 

22 ‘‘(5) Not later than 90 days after the termination of 

23 the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall pre24 pare and submit a report to the appropriate committees 
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1 of Congress that contains an evaluation of the implemen2 tation of the pilot program.’’. 

3 SEC. 8. CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CER4 TIFICATION FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL 

5 SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PER6 SONNEL. 

7 Section 8 of the Act (29 U.S.C. 657) is amended by 

8 adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(i) Any Federal employee responsible for enforcing 

10 this Act shall, not later than 2 years after the date of 

11 enactment of this subsection or 2 years after the initial 

12 employment of the employee involved, meet the eligibility 

13 requirements prescribed under subsection (b)(2) of section 

14 8A. 

15 ‘‘(j) The Secretary shall ensure that any Federal em16 ployee responsible for enforcing this Act who carries out 

17 inspections or investigations under this section, receive 

18 professional education and training at least every 5 years 

19 as prescribed by the Secretary.’’. 

20 SEC. 9. OSHA AND INDUSTRY TRAINING EXCHANGE DEM21 ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor, acting 

23 through the Occupational Safety and Health Administra24 tion, is authorized to develop and implement at least one 

25 training and educational exchange program with a spe-
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1 cialty trade in the construction industry for the purpose 

2 of— 

3 (1) facilitating the exchange of expertise and 

4 ideas related to the interpretation, application, and 

5 implementation of Federal occupational safety and 

6 health standards and regulations applicable to the 

7 specialty trade involved (referred to in this section 

8 as ‘‘OSHA Rules’’); 

9 (2) improving collaboration and coordination 

10 between the Occupational Safety and Health Admin11 istration and such specialty trade regarding OSHA 

12 Rules; 

13 (3) identifying OSHA Rules which the specialty 

14 trade and Occupational Safety and Health Adminis15 tration compliance officers have repeatedly found to 

16 be difficult to interpret, apply, or implement; 

17 (4) allowing qualified safety directors from the 

18 specialty trade to train such compliance officers and 

19 others within the Administration responsible for 

20 writing and interpreting OSHA Rules, both on the 

21 jobsite and off, on the unique nature of the specialty 

22 trade and the difficulties contractors and safety di23 rectors encounter when attempting to comply with 

24 OSHA Rules as well as the best practices within the 

25 specialty trade; 
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1 (5) seeking the means to ensure greater compli2 ance with the identified OSHA Rules, and reducing 

3 the number of citations based on any misunder4 standing by such compliance officers as to the scope 

5 and application of an OSHA Rule or the unique na6 ture of the workplace construction; and 

7 (6) establishing within the Occupational Safety 

8 and Health Administration Training Institute a 

9 trade-specific curriculum to be taught jointly by 

10 qualified trade safety directors and compliance offi11 cers. 

12 (b) INITIAL PROGRAM.—The initial training and edu13 cational exchange program shall be established under sub14 section (a) with the masonry construction industry. 

15 (c) REPORTS.—Upon the expiration of the 2-year 

16 program under subsection (a), the Administrator of the 

17 Occupational Safety and Health Administration, jointly 

18 with specialty trades that participate in programs under 

19 such subsection, shall prepare and submit to the Com20 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 

21 Senate and the Committee on Education and Workforce 

22 of the House of Representatives a report on the activities 

23 and results of the training and educational exchange pro24 gram. 
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1 (d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘qualified 

2 safety director’’ means an individual who has, at a min3 imum, taken the 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health 

4 Administration course and been employed a minimum of 

5 5 years as a safety director in the construction industry. 

6 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 are authorized to be appropriated, such sums as may be 

8 necessary to carry out this section. 

9 (f) TERMINATION.—The programs established under 

10 subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 2 years 

11 after the date on which the first program is so established. 

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