President Clinton Defends OSHA and Says Maine 200 – Will Go National — Cal-OSHA Chief Reacts

SAN FRANCISCO - The president, the vice president, Labor Secretary Reich and Assistant Secretary for OSHA Joseph Dear chose a visit to a local sheet metal manufacturer to announce a new approach to protecting the health and safety of workers, based on expanding the "Maine 200" program. At the May 16 news conference, President Clinton said OSHA would fundamentally change its operations from a command-and-control mode to one that builds partnerships among regulators and business. OSHA will eliminate or fix