of affected employees of requests for such hearings and shall provide affected employees or representatives of affected employees an opportunity to participate as parties to such hearings. . 311. Inaction by the Review Commission Section 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 659 ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Inaction by review commission (1) In general A decision or order issued by an administrative law judge of the Commission for which a petition for review has been filed in a timely manner, and for which 1 year after the Commission has accepted such petition and directed that such petition be reviewed by the Commission, the Commission has failed to issue a final decision or order because the Commission lacks a quorum— (A) shall be deemed a final decision or order of the Commission