This bill would expand workplace safety protections to public employees by amending the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to include federal, state, and local government workers. Currently, OSHA rules apply primarily to private sector workers, leaving most public employees without the same safety standards and protections. The legislation would make federal employees subject to OSHA requirements 90 days after the bill becomes law, while giving states and local governments 36 months to comply if they do not already have an approved state safety plan in place. The bill preserves the existing framework allowing states to operate their own occupational safety programs as an alternative to federal OSHA oversight. No specific funding is allocated in the legislation, as it primarily establishes regulatory requirements rather than appropriating money.
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