Legal Opinion
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 30, 1976No. Nos. 75-2163, 75-2244PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
These two cases, which were placed together on the argument calendar, involve the same issue. That issue is whether Section 4(b)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 84 Stat. 1590, 29 U.S.C. § 651, et seq., (OSHA) exempts the railroad industry from regulation thereunder. Section 4(b)(1) provides:
“Nothing in this [Act] shall apply to working conditions of employees with respect to which other Federal agencies . exercise statutory authority to .prescribe or enforce standards or regulations affecting occupational safety or health.”
Petitioners assert two theories of exemption…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Southern Railway Company v. Occupational Safety And Health Review CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976