Rep. Green Resumes Press For Multi-Employer Job Site Incident Reporting

A Texan House Democrat has resumed his long-standing push to compel OSHA to issue a rule that could require site-controlling employers to keep records of incidents even if they don't directly employ the workers. Rep. Gene Green, who is from a Houston district where there are numerous petrochemical facilities and other employers with multiple site contractors – told Inside OSHA Online that he refiled his bill to keep the issue in the spotlight and hopes it will eventually be melded into OSHA reform legislation. Union officials have long called for a strong OSHA enforcement stance at companies h