Rider Allowing PSM Inspections At Small Sites Fails To Make Cut In Spending Bill

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December 15, 2014 at 05:42 PM
Democratic-backed language that would allow OSHA to inspect small work sites -- those defined as 10 or fewer employees -- for purposes of identifying process safety management (PSM) hazards did not make it into Congress' final budget deal for fiscal 2015, with a Capitol Hill source telling Inside OSHA Online that House lawmakers blocked the provision when drafting the spending bill.