S 1070 106th Congress Senate

SENSE Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to wait for completion of a National Academy of Sciences study before promulgating a standard, regulation or guideline on ergonomics.

Introduced: May 18, 1999 See on congress.gov

Labor and Employment Administrative procedureCongressCongressional reporting requirementsDepartment of Labor

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Government Operations and PoliticsHealthHuman engineeringLawMedical researchMuscular diseasesOccupational health and safetyRepetitive stress injuriesScience, Technology, CommunicationsStandards

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May 18, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

May 18, 1999

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5495-5496)

May 18, 1999

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action May 18, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on HELP.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sensible Ergonomics Needs Scientific Evidence Act - SENSE Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from promulgating, through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, any standard, regulation, or guideline on ergonomics until 30 days after the National Academy of Sciences reports to Congress on a completed, peer-reviewed scientific study of the available evidence examining a cause and effect relationship between repetitive tasks in the workplace and musculoskeletal disorders or repetitive stress injuries.

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