Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9006 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9006 To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require that safety data sheets be provided in English and Spanish. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2024 Mr. Cuellar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to require that safety data sheets be provided in English and Spanish. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hazardous Workplace Accountability Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. LABEL AND WARNING LANGUAGES. (a) In General.--Section 6(b)(7) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)(7)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: ``Such standard shall prescribe that any safety data sheets required as part of a label or other form of warning be produced in both English and Spanish by the chemical manufacturer or importer and provided to employers, and that such safety data sheets are made accessible to employees exposed to the hazard.''. (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to any rule promulgated or modified by the Secretary of Labor before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655(b)) beginning on the date that is 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. <all>