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OSHA Regulatory Activities

P. J. Wakelyn


 
ABSTRACT

Some of the more significant OSHA regulatory activities are discussed: (1) ergonomics, proposed in November 1999 and the most immediate priority of OSHA's regulatory plan in 2000, would require all employers with manufacturing and manual handling to have a program; (2) safety and health program rule, a high priority, is still under internal review at OSHA and could be proposed by July 2000. If it is promulgated as in the draft proposals, OSHA essentially will not need any other regulations; (3) Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica (about 20% of soil is crystalline silica and it is now considered a human carcinogen) is now scheduled to be proposed in 2001; (4) Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, another high priority, is scheduled to be finalized in April 2000; (5) Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis (supposed to cover health workers only) is scheduled for a final standard in July 2000; (6) Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment is scheduled for a final standard in July 2000; (7) Consultation Agreements is scheduled for a final standard February or March 2000; and (8) Permissible Exposure Limits for Air Contaminants is scheduled to be proposed in April 2000 (it will not include hexane).



Reprinted from Proceedings of the 2000 Beltwide Cotton Conferences pp. 463 - 470
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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