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Congressional Hearing to Examine OSHA's Review of Nevada Program

28 October, 2009 08:38:00 Republished with permission from Jon L. Gelman
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The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday, October 29 to examine the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s critical review of Nevada’s workplace health and safety program. OSHA reviewed Nevada’s health and safety program between January 2008 and June 2009 and found a number of deficiencies with the plan. A spate of accidents drew national attention during the city’s building boom that killed 12 construction workers on the Las Vegas strip over an 18-month period between 2006 and 2008. 


Full Committee Hearing10:00 AM, October 29, 20092175 Rayburn H.O.B
Washington, DC
Watch live testimony click here.



Witnesses:
  • U.S. Sen. Harry ReidNevada
  • Jordan BarabActing Assistant Secretary of LaborFederal Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Debi Koehler-FergenMother of worker killed at the Orleans Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
  • Don JayneAdministrator
    Nevada Division of Industrial Relations    Department of Business and Industry
  • Franklin MirerProfessor of environmental and occupational healthHunter College of the CityUniversity of New York
Additional witnesses to be announced
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