Insight & Commentary on Occupational Safety & Health Issues
OSHA’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on combustible dust should be published soon in the Federal Register. The ANPR is currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget, the final step in the intergovernmental review process. Employers with combustible dust hazards in their worksites are encouraged to participate in the rulemaking process.
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OSHA’s long-awaited proposed rule updating its Hazard Communication standard will be published in tomorrow’s Federal Register (September 30). Here is an advance version of the proposal.
We will provide more information on this important rulemaking in an upcoming post.
In a move widely applauded by both employer and employee groups, OSHA has updated its general industry and maritime personal protective equipment (PPE) standards to specifically allow the use of certain PPE designed according to current national consensus standards. OSHA’s final rule, “Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Personal Protective Equipment,” will…
OSHA’s Hazard Communication/Globally Harmonized System proposed rule has been cleared by the Office of Management and Budget, paving the way for the agency to publish it for public comment. The proposed rule has been in the works for several years and the Obama Administration has made finalizing it a priority. If finalized, the proposed rule could significantly…
Click here to read a Q&A on workplace safety and health issues that appeared recently in Employment Law 360.
Signaling its renewed focus on regulatory means to address occupational hazards, OSHA is pursuing comprehensive rulemaking to prevent combustible dust explosions. The Agency announced it will be issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) and convening stakeholder meetings to evaluate approaches to regulating combustible dust. Employers with combustible dust hazards in their worksites are…
