This week we will see a new administration take over the reins in D.C., and after four tumultuous years under President Trump for OSHA and the CSB, we stand to see some serious shifting in both agencies. OSHA has had a “wish list” ever since the last year of the Obama Administration, which some got implemented, and some of that got overturned in courts. With the Trump Administration’s efforts to “deregulate,” we saw no movement on some hot topics, such as:
- HAZCOM being revised to meet the UN’s GHS Rev.7
- HAZWOPER and Fire Brigades
- LOTO standard to allow for more use of safety instrumented systems
- PSM to remove the Atmospheric Storage Tank exemption and re-define the “retail exemption.” The PSM standard could also see a significant change in what constitutes an HHC in terms of flammable gases with the effort to make the flammable refrigerants a Class 1B Flammable Gas and thus not an HHC (my personal opinion)
SAFTENG members can read all my analysis on these topics and others that may come about in 2021 and most certainly 2022 and beyond. BUCKLE UP, as I feel things are about to get crazy in the EHS compliance world. Here is a list of the standards and the stage of revision/issue they are in:
|
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking |
Title |
RIN |
| Prerule Stage | Emergency Response | 1218-AC91 |
| Prerule Stage | Mechanical Power Presses Update | 1218-AC98 |
| Prerule Stage | Tree Care Standard | 1218-AD04 |
| Prerule Stage | Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance | 1218-AD08 |
| Prerule Stage | Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal | 1218-AD10 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard | 1218-AC81 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Communication Tower Safety | 1218-AC90 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Update to the Hazard Communication Standard | 1218-AC93 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Powered Industrial Trucks | 1218-AC99 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Lock-Out/Tag-Out Update | 1218-AD00 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica; Revisions to Table 1 in the Standard for Construction | 1218-AD18 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Welding in Construction Confined Spaces | 1218-AD23 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Drug Testing Program and Safety Incentives Rule | 1218-AD24 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Personal Protective Equipment in Construction | 1218-AD25 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update | 1218-AD26 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Walking Working Surfaces | 1218-AD28 |
| Proposed Rule Stage | Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Revisions to Medical Surveillance Provisions for Medical Removal Protection | 1218-AD31 |
| Final Rule Stage | Rules of Agency Practice and Procedure Concerning OSHA Access to Employee Medical Records | 1218-AC95 |
| Final Rule Stage | Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Exemption Expansions for Railroad Roadway Work | 1218-AD07 |
| Final Rule Stage | Exposure to Beryllium to Review General Industry Provisions | 1218-AD20 |
| Final Rule Stage | Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under the Taxpayer First Act | 1218-AD27 |
| Final Rule Stage | Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors | 1218-AD29 |
| Final Rule Stage | Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Whistleblower Protection Statutes | 1218-AD30 |
| Final Rule Stage | Revision of 29 CFR 1912, Advisory Committee Standards | 1218-AD33 |
Source: www.RegInfo.gov