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December 3rd, 2008 at 6:03 pm

OSHA Resources Update: OSHA Publishes Regulatory Agenda

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, along with other federal agencies, published the semiannual regulatory agenda. It includes entries for rules that have great economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Also included are entries selected for periodic review under Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Some of the significant entries in the current OSHA agenda are the following:

Confined spaces in Construction
Electric power transmission and distribution; electrical protective equipment
Methylene chloride
Occupational exposure to beryllium
Occupational exposure to chrystalline silica
Occupational exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl
Bloodborne pathogens
Cranes and Derricks

You may view all other entries in the online Unified Agenda by clicking here.

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