,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bj1  
#bjba,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,feinstein1 and ,mr4 ,menendez7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,secretary of ,labor to     
issue a notice to the public regarding  
each enforcement action under the       
,occupational ,safety and ,health ,act  
of #aigj that results in large penalties
 or where multiple violations or        
repeated other-than-serious violations  
are present4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,keeping       
,workers ,safe ,act4  #b4 ,publicizing  
large ,,osha penalties ,section #ag of  
the ,occupational ,safety and ,health   
,act of #aigj 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #fff7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7m7 ,disclosure of large    
civil penalties  7#a7 ,in general ,for  

each enforcement action against an      
employer in which the ,secretary has    
assessed civil penalties in an amount   
greater than #fj1jjj1 or where multiple 
serious or repeated other-than-serious  
violations are present1 the ,secretary  
shall issue a notice to the public      
regarding the enforcement action not    
later than #g days after the date on    
which the citation is issued4  7#b7     
,distribution ,the ,secretary shall     
ensure that a notice to the public      
issued under paragraph 7#a7 is          
distributed to relevant regional and    
local newspapers in the region in which 
the employer subject to the enforcement 
action is located1 associated trade or  
industry organizations1 relevant labor  
organizations1 and relevant ,state and  
local government entities4  4