Pub. L. 91-650, tit. V, sec. 501

Sec. 501. Title II of the Act of September 19, 1918 (D.C. Code, secs. 36–431—36–442) is amended as follows: (1) Section 2 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36–432) is amended— (A) by striking out in paragraph (a) “industrial employment, place of employment,” and inserting in lieu thereof “place of employment”, and (B) by striking out in paragraph (d) “industrial”. (2) Section 3 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36–433) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: “To promote the safety of persons employed in existing buildings or other existing structures, such rules, regulations, and standards may require, without limitation, changes in the permanent or temporary features of such buildings or other structures.”, (3) Section 6 of such title (D.C. Code, see. 36–436) is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 6. The Board may, upon written application of any employer affected by such rule or regulation, permit variations from any provisions thereof if it shall find that the application of such provision would result in unnecessary hardship or practical difficulty, and notwithstanding such variance, that the protection afforded by such rule or regulation will be provided. The Board may grant a hearing open to the public on such application upon request of the applicant or other interested party or parties, or on its own initiative. The Board’s decision thereon shall be subject to review by the District, of Columbia Court of Appeals upon petition of the applicant or other affected party or parties. The Board shall keep a properly indexed record of all variations permitted from any rule or regulation, which shall be open to public inspection.”. (4) Section 12 of such title (D.C. Code, sec. 36–442) is amended by striking out “more than $300” and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “less than $100 or more than $600”.