OSHA ETS Clarification Act of 2022
This bill limits the scope of the Department of Labor's authority to issue emergency temporary standards concerning safety and health to dangers or hazards specific to the workplace.
Currently, Labor may issue an emergency standard upon determining that (1) employees are exposed to a new danger or hazard, and (2) the emergency standard is necessary to protect employees.
Under this bill, Labor must also determine that the danger or hazard arises exclusively from or is specific to the workplace covered by the emergency standard.
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to clarify the 
scope of the authority for emergency temporary standards, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``OSHA ETS Clarification Act of 
2022''.

SEC. 2. OSHA EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARD.

    Section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 
U.S.C. 655(c)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and (B)'' and inserting ``(B) the 
        exposure to the substances, agents, or new hazards arises 
        exclusively from within the workplace to be covered by the 
        emergency temporary standard, or is unique and specific to the 
        workplace to be covered by the emergency temporary standard, 
        and (C)''; and
            (2) by inserting ``within the workplace'' after ``such 
        danger''.
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OSHA ETS Clarification Act of 2022
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to clarify the scope of the authority for emergency temporary standards, and for other purposes.
OSHA ETS Clarification Act of 2022
Sen. Scott, Rick