110th Congress expected to take aggressive stance on worker safety

摘要

WASHINGTON-With the electorate passing control of Congress from Republicans to Democrats,profound changes are expected in the oversight of federal agencies that regulate worker safety and health.The Senate Health,Education,Labor and Pensions Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee - the primary congressional panels providing oversight to agencies that include OSHA,the Mine Safety and Health Administration and NIOSH-will be more aggressive in their scrutiny of worker safeguards under new Democratic leadership,observers said.'