Federal & State Regulations | OSHA Construction Agency Rule List — Spring 2026

The following is OSHA’s construction regulatory agenda as published for Fall 2025 for upcoming regulatory activity impacting construction industry employers.

A bullet (¤) preceding the title of an entry indicates that the entry represents the start of a new rulemaking cycle.

Prerule stage

Proposed rule stage
DOL/OSHA	Communication Tower Safety	1218-AC90
DOL/OSHA	Welding in Construction Confined Spaces	1218-AD23
DOL/OSHA	Walking Working Surfaces	1218-AD28
DOL/OSHA	Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings	1218-AD39
DOL/OSHA	OSHA Standards Improvement Project 2025	1218-AD49
Final rule stage
DOL/OSHA	Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update	1218-AD26
DOL/OSHA	Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Whistleblower Protection Statutes	1218-AD30
DOL/OSHA	Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act	1218-AD37
DOL/OSHA	Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act	1218-AD44

Proposed rule stage

13 Carcinogens

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD56	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s 13 Carcinogens standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s respiratory protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1003 29 CFR 1915.1003 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926. 1103
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28312
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD54	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1044 29 CFR 1915.1044 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1144
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Acrylonitrile

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD57	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some provisions of OSHA’s Acrylonitrile standard to better align it with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1045 29 CFR 1915.1045 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1145
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Asbestos

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD58	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Asbestos standards and better aligns these standards with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1001 29 CFR 1915.1001 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1101
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28295
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

1,3-Butadiene

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD55	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s 1,3-Butadiene standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s respiratory protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1051 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.55
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28247
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Benzene

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD59	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule would revise some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Benzene standard and would better align this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1028 29 CFR 1926.1128 29 CFR 1915.1028 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28321
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Communication Tower Safety

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AC90	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: After a spike in fatalities associated with work on communication towers, in 2015, OSHA published a Request for Information (RFI) to collect information about the nature and causes of these fatalities, how they could be best prevented, and whether a new OSHA standard specific to this work environment was needed. OSHA also convened a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel to asses how to best address associated safety and health concerns. To the extent a new standard or changes to existing OSHA safety standards are needed to address these hazards, this rulemaking will implement the necessary regulatory requirements.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1926; 29 CFR 1910
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655(b)
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Request for Information (RFI)	04/15/2015	80 FR 20185
RFI Commend Period End	06/15/2015
Initiate SBREFA	01/04/2017
Initiate SBREFA	05/31/2018
Complete SBREFA	10/11/2018
NPRM	10/00/2025
Next Action Undetermined	To Be Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Small Entities Affected:Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Brian Rizzo Acting Director, Directorate of Construction Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Room N-3468, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3468, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2495 Fax: n/a Email: rizzo.brian.a@dol.gov

Ethylene Oxide

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD63	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Ethylene Oxide standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1047 29 CFR 1915.1047 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1147
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28307
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Formaldehyde

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD64	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises OSHA’s Formaldehyde standard to eliminate duplicative respiratory protection requirements and better align this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1048 29 CFR 1915.1048 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1148
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28286
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Inorganic Arsenic

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD65	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Inorganic Arsenic standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1018 29 CFR 1915.1018 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1118
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28267
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD39	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Excessive heat in the workplace can cause a number of adverse health effects, including heat stroke and even death, if not treated properly. Workers in outdoor and indoor work settings without adequate climate controls are at risk of hazardous heat exposure. Certain heat-generating processes, machinery, and equipment (e.g., hot tar ovens, furnaces, etc.) can also cause hazardous heat when cooling measures are not in place. To date, California, Colorado, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon and Washington have issued heat protections. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) currently relies on the general duty clause (OSHA Act section 5(a)(1)) to protect workers from this hazard. However, a standard specific to heat-related injury and illness prevention would more clearly set forth enforceable employer obligations and the measures necessary to effectively protect employees from hazardous heat. OSHA published an ANPRM on Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings (October 27, 2021) to begin a dialogue and engage with stakeholders to explore the potential for rulemaking on this topic. On May 3, 2022, OSHA held a virtual public stakeholder meeting on the Agency’s initiatives to protect workers from heat-related hazards. OSHA also established a Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group of the National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) to help NACOSH provide recommendations on potential elements of a heat injury and illness prevention standard. On May 31, 2023, the Work Group presented its recommendations to the full committee, which submitted the recommendations to OSHA (www.regulations.gov, Document No. OSHA-2023-0003-0012). In August 2023, OSHA convened a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel, in accordance with the requirements of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), to hear comments directly from small entity representatives (SERs) on the potential impacts of a heat-specific standard. OSHA completed its small business consultations as another important step in this process in November 2023. On April 24, 2024, OSHA presented to the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) the Agency’s framework for this proposed rule, in accordance with 29 CFR 1911.10(a) which requires the Assistant Secretary to provide ACCSH with any proposal (along with pertinent factual information) affecting construction work and give ACCSH an opportunity to submit recommendations. ACCSH passed unanimously a motion recommending that OSHA proceed expeditiously with proposing a standard on heat injury and illness prevention. On August 30, 2024, OSHA published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings. The proposed standard would apply to all employers conducting outdoor and indoor work in all general industry, construction, maritime, and agriculture sectors where OSHA has jurisdiction. The standard would require employers to create a plan to evaluate and control heat hazards in their workplace. It would clarify employer obligations and the steps necessary to effectively protect employees from hazardous heat. The publication of the NPRM in the Federal Register began a public comment period that was extended until January 14, 2025. When the agency extended the public comment period, it also announced an informal public hearing to receive additional public input on the proposed standard. Public comments will help the agency develop a final rule that adequately protects workers, is feasible for employers, and is based on the best available evidence
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Yes	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926, and 1928 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655 5 U.S.C. 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
ANPRM	10/27/2021	86 FR 59309
ANPRM Comment Period Extended	12/02/2021	86 FR 68594
ANPRM Comment Period Extended End	01/26/2022
Initiate SBREFA	06/02/2023
Complete SBREFA	11/03/2023
NPRM Comment Period End	01/14/2025
Informal Public Hearing	06/16/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No	Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Deputy Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Lead

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD66	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Lead standards and better aligns the standards with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1025 29 CFR 1915.1025 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.62
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28277
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

OSHA Standards Improvement Project 2025

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD49	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)OSHA's Standards Improvement Projects (SIPs) are intended to remove, modernize, or narrow duplicative, unnecessary, or overly burdensome regulatory provisions. The project examines multiple standards covering general industry, as well as maritime, construction, and agricultural industries. These actions will be deregulatory and / or burden reducing to covered employers. This rulemaking is consistent with the intent of Executive Order 14219 (Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficient Deregulatory Initiative) because the agency has good cause to believe that the existing regulations significantly and unjustifiably impede technological innovation and economic development. By modernizing the existing regulations, OSHA will allow increased productivity and reduce the regulatory burden on employers.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910 29 CFR 1926 29 CFR 1915 29 CFR 1917 29 CFR 1918 29 CFR 1928
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 533 29 U.S.C. 655, 657 and 658 29 U.S.C. 660 29 U.S.C. 666 29 U.S. C. 669 29 U.S.C. 673
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Methylene Chloride

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD67	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Methylene Chloride standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard. It also includes two technical corrections.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1052 29 CFR 1915.1052 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.1152
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timeline:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28272
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Methylenedianiline

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD68	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA’s Methylenedianiline standards and better aligns these standards with OSHA’s Respiratory Protection standard.
Agency: Department of Labor	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined
CFR Citations: 29 CFR 1910.1050 29 CFR 1915.1050 29 CFR 1917.1 29 CFR 1918.1 29 CFR 1926.60
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq. 5 U.S.C. § 553
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/01/2025	90 FR 28325
NPRM Comment Period End	09/02/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Welding in Construction Confined Spaces

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD23	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: OSHA is proposing to amend the Welding and Cutting Standard in construction to eliminate any perceived ambiguity about the definition of “confined space” that applies to welding activities in construction. On May 4, 2015, when OSHA published the final rule for Confined Spaces in Construction, a new subpart was added to provide protections to employees working in confined spaces in construction. This new subpart replaced OSHA’s one training requirement for confined space work with a comprehensive standard that includes a permit program designed to protect employees from exposure to many hazards associated with work in confined spaces, including atmospheric and physical hazards. The explanation of the final rule also discusses in detail how the Welding and Cutting Standard in Construction works together with the confined spaces standard regarding the application of their respective requirements. Although the confined spaces standard states that it encompasses welding activities, the welding standard itself does not expressly identify a definition of “confined space”. OSHA will conduct a rulemaking to eliminate any perceived ambiguity about the definition of confined space that applies to welding activities in construction.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1926.353
Legal Authority: sec. 107, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (Construction Safety Act) (40 U.S.C. 333); secs. 4, 6 and 8, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 653, 655 and 657); Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), or 9-83 (48 FR 35736), as applicable
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Brian Rizzo Acting Director, Directorate of Construction Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Room N-3468, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3468, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-2495 Email: rizzo.brian.a@dol.gov

Walking Working Surfaces

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD28	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: OSHA has received feedback from stakeholders indicating that several regulatory provisions of the 2016 final rule on Walking-Working Surfaces (81 FR 82494) are unclear. The agency plans to correct a formatting error in Table D-2 and also revise the language of the requirements for stair rail systems to make them clearer and reflect OSHA’s original intent. OSHA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in 2021 and now intends to re-open the rulemaking record
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii); 29 CFR 1910.29(f)(1)
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/20/2021	86 FR 27332
NPRM Comment Period End	07/19/2021
NPRM Re-Open the Rulemaking Record	11/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected:Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Deputy Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

Final rule stage

Procedures for the handling of retaliation complaints under the Anti-Money Laundering Act

This interim final text governs the anti-retaliation provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) of 2020. This law prohibits employers from retaliating against certain whistleblowers who report potential money laundering-related violations to the federal government, Congress, their supervisors, or who testify, cause to be filed, or participate in, or otherwise assist in an investigation or proceeding relating to potential money laundering-related violations.

Status: A final rule is projected for May 2026.

Procedures for the handling of retaliation complaints under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act

OSHA is promulgating procedures for the efficient handling and investigation of complaints pursuant to the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2019. This law prohibits employers from retaliating against certain whistleblowers who report criminal antitrust violations to the federal government or their supervisors, or who cause to be filed, testify or participate in, or otherwise assist in an investigation or proceeding relating to a violation of antitrust laws. The law’s whistleblower protections cover employees, contractors, subcontractors, and agents.

Status: A final rule is projected for May 2026.

Procedures for handling of retaliation complaints under the whistleblower protection statutes

OSHA is promulgating an interim final rule to update the procedures for handling and investigation of retaliation complaints under several whistleblower protection statutes. The updates would make the investigation procedures consistent among the statutes and make the process accessible for employers and employees by providing uniform standards with regard to various procedural issues including the sharing of the information between the parties during the investigation and the ability of the agency to serve findings by electronic means. Promulgation of this procedural rule will aid OSHA’s efficient processing of complaints under the whistleblower statutes.

Status: OSHA intends to publish an interim final rule in January 2026.

Procedures for the use of administrative subpoenas

OSHA makes extensive use of subpoenas to gather evidence and interview witnesses during its investigations. This subpoena practice raises recurrent issues which lead to time-consuming disputes between the agency and employers. OSHA intends to adopt a regulation addressing the use of subpoenas during OSHA investigations to provide helpful clarity to the agency and the regulated public on these issues, while promoting transparency and uniform subpoena practice across the agency.

Status: The agency has not issued a proposed rule. An interim final rule is projected for November 2025.

Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update

DOL/OSHA	RIN: 1218-AD26	Publication ID: Spring 2025
Abstract: OSHA is proposing to update its reference to the ANSI B56.1-1969 Safety Standard for Powered Industrial Trucks found in its powered industrial truck standards to also include the latest version of ANSI/ITSDF B56.1a-2018, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks. This rulemaking will incorporate by reference the consensus standard provisions related to the design and construction of powered industrial trucks, and is a continuation of OSHA’s ongoing effort to update references to consensus standards published by standards-developing organizations. The purpose of these rulemakings is to improve worker safety and health by ensuring that consensus standards referenced in OSHA rules address current industry practice and state-of-the-art technology. In a separate action (RIN 1218-AC99), OSHA is collecting information to evaluate the need to update requirements related to the maintenance and use of powered industrial trucks and training of operators.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910.178; 29 CFR 1926.602
Legal Authority: 29 U.S.C. 655
Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	02/16/2022	87 FR 8755
NPRM Comment Period End	05/17/2022
Final Rule	11/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Related RINs: Related to 1218-AC99
Agency Contact: Andrew Levinson Deputy Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington, DC 20210 Phone: 202 693-1950 Email: levinson.andrew@dol.gov

['Walking Working Surfaces', 'Welding and Cutting', 'Forklifts and Powered Trucks', 'Heat and Cold Exposure', 'Fall Protection', 'Whistleblower Protection Program']

['Heat Stress', 'Safe Operation of PITs', 'Fall Protection for Construction', 'Whistleblower Protection Program', 'Walking Working Surfaces']

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