Amendment prohibits the Department of Labor from enforcing regulations that require workers to wear long pants when this requirement would cause workers to experience extreme discomfort due to high air temperatures.

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Amendment Number
1281
Description
Amendment prohibits the Department of Labor from enforcing regulations that require workers to wear long pants when this requirement would cause workers to experience extreme discomfort due to high air temperatures.
Purpose
An amendment, printed as amendment No. 28 in the Congressional Record of July 10, 1996 to prohibit OSHA from using funds appropriated in the bill to enforce federal regulations that require road construction workers to wear long pants if there is a health risk associated with excessively hot working conditions.
Congress
104
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 11, 1996
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the McIntosh amendment (A032) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
22:15:35
Submitted Date
Jul 11, 1996
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Aug 15, 2021
Amendment 1281 — Informed