P.M. BRIEFING : Court to Decide Safety Priority
The Supreme Court today agreed to decide who--the secretary of labor or a safety and health review board--has the last word on what federal regulations require for on-the-job safety.
The court’s decision, expected sometime next year, will determine whether CF&I; Steel Corp. of Pueblo, Colo., must pay a $10,000 fine for not making sure the respirators given to coke oven workers fit them properly.
CF&I; was fined in 1979 by the secretary of labor, but the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission set aside the fine in 1986.
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