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OSHA Unified Agenda - [Completed Actions] |
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RIN: 1218-AC08 |
Publication ID: Fall 2009 |
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Title: Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards |
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Abstract: Under section 6(a) of the OSH Act, during the first two years of the Act, the Agency was directed to adopt national consensus standards as OSHA standards. Some of these standards were adopted as regulatory text, while others were incorporated by reference. In the more than 30 years since these standards were adopted by OSHA, the organizations responsible for these consensus standards have issued updated versions of these standards. However, in most cases, OSHA has not revised its regulations to reflect later editions of the consensus standards. OSHA standards also continue to incorporate by reference various consensus standards that are now outdated and, in some cases, out of print. The Agency is undertaking a multi-year project to update these standards. A notice describing the project was published in the Federal Register on November 24, 2004 (69 FR 68283). The first final rule was published on September 13, 2005. Several additional sets of standards are in preparation. An NPRM on Personal Protective (PPE) consensus standards was published on August 31, 2007, with a hearing on December 4, 2007. A direct final rule (DFR) on Miscellaneous Changes and Welding Definitions was published on December 14, 2007. In the next phase of the project, OSHA intends to publish a DFR to update consensus standards referenced for acetylene, and issue a final rule on the PPE consensus standards. |
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Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) |
Priority: Other Significant |
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RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda |
Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions |
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Major: No |
Unfunded Mandates: No |
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CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910; 29 CFR 1915; 29 CFR 1917 and 1918; 29 CFR 1926 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) |
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Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b) |
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Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No |
Government Levels Affected: None |
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Federalism: No |
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Included in the Regulatory Plan: No |
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RIN Data Printed in the FR: No |
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