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Fall 2019 Regulatory/Deregulatory Agenda released
2019-11-21T06:00:00Z
On November 20, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Fall 2019 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Agenda provides a sneak peek into the federal government’s plans to create, revise, or withdraw regulations in the next year.
Some of OSHA’s listings for upcoming rulemakings include:
Rule | Timetable |
Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update | Proposed rule, Jan. 2020 |
Update to the Hazard Communication Standard | Proposed rule, Jan. 2020 |
Welding in Construction Confined Spaces | Proposed rule, Feb. 2020 |
Walking Working Surfaces | Proposed rule, April 2020 |
Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard | Proposed rule, May 2020 |
Communication Tower Safety | Proposed rule, Sept. 2020 |
Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning OSHA Access to Employee Medical Records | Final rule, Dec. 2019 |
Technical Corrections to 27 OSHA Standards and Regulations | Final rule, Dec. 2019 |
Exposure to Beryllium to Review General Industry Provisions | Final rule, Dec. 2019 |
Other upcoming rules are still in the early stages of development; in many cases, OSHA is still gathering background information. These future revisions would affect the following areas:
- Emergency Response
- Mechanical Power Presses Update
- Powered Industrial Trucks
- Lockout/Tagout Update
- Tree Care Standard
- Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance
- Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal
- Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica; Revisions to Table 1 in the Standard for Construction