skip navigational linksDOL Seal - Link to DOL Home Page
Photos representing the workforce - Digital ImageryŠ copyright 2001 PhotoDisc, Inc.
www.dol.gov
August 22, 2008    DOL Home > Rulemaking > Unified Agenda

OSHA Unified Agenda - [Prerule Stage]

RIN: 1218-AB76 Publication ID: Spring 2008 

Title: Occupational Exposure to Beryllium 

Abstract: In 1999 and 2001, OSHA was petitioned to issue an emergency temporary standard by the Paper Allied-Industrial, Chemical, and Energy Workers Union, Public Citizen Health Research Group, and others. The Agency denied the petitions but stated its intent to begin data gathering to collect needed information on beryllium's toxicity, risks, and patterns of usage. On November 26, 2002, OSHA published a Request for Information (RFI) (67 FR 70707) to solicit information pertinent to occupational exposure to beryllium including: Current exposures to beryllium; the relationship between exposure to beryllium and the development of adverse health effects; exposure assessment and monitoring methods; exposure control methods; and medical surveillance. In addition, the Agency conducted field surveys of selected work sites to assess current exposures and control methods being used to reduce employee exposures to beryllium. OSHA is planning to use this information to develop a proposed rule addressing occupational exposure to beryllium. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Economically Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda 

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Prerule Stage 

Major: Yes 

Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.

Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b); 29 USC 657 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Request for Information  11/26/2002  67 FR 70707 
SBREFA Report Completed  01/23/2008   
Complete Peer Review of Health Effects and Risk Assessment  11/00/2008   

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Small Entities Affected: Businesses 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 

Agency Contact:
Dorothy Dougherty
Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N3718,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-1950
Fax:202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov



Phone Numbers