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Article

24 Apr 2008

Author:
Katherine Torres, Occupational Hazards [USA]

Cintas Death Places OSHA Enforcement Authority Into Question [USA]

House lawmakers and several key witnesses at an April 23 House Workforce Subcommittee hearing emphasized the need for OSHA [Occupational Safety & Health Administration] to strengthen its enforcement efforts, conduct corporate-wide investigations and mitigate hazards so large, multiple-facility corporations like Cintas Corp. are held accountable for the safety of their workers... According to ORC Worldwide Senior Vice President Frank White, OSHA currently has sound procedures in place, but...the agency faces longstanding institutional impediments to adopting more corporate-wide orientation such as the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act, which grounds its entire enforcement regime on individual workplaces and not on whole corporate entities.