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House adopts LNI-backed bill to strengthen asbestos training rules after amendment
Summary
The House adopted Amendment 21-38 and passed Senate Bill 61-88, allowing the Department of Labor & Industries to adopt stricter training and certification rules for asbestos handling and to address safety and health hazards; the roll call was 61-33 with 4 excused.
The House on the floor adopted Amendment 21-38 and passed Senate Bill 61-88, legislation requested by the Department of Labor & Industries to clarify the agency's rulemaking authority on worker safety and asbestos handling.
Representative Schmidt, who moved Amendment 21-38, said the change was negotiated with stakeholders and the department to ensure LNI could use its authority "but not overstepping their authority," inserting language to allow…
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