🛡️OSHA Proposes Changes to Methylene Chloride Respirator Rules
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Methylene Chloride standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard. It also includes two technical corrections.
Learn More🛡️OSHA Proposes Revisions to Lead Respiratory Protection Standards
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Lead standards and better aligns the standards with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🦺OSHA Proposes Amendments to Ethylene Oxide Respirator Standards
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Ethylene Oxide standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🥽Amendments to OSHA Respiratory Protection Regulations Proposed
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🔥Proposed Removal of Open Fires Standard in Marine Terminals
This proposed rule removes OSHA's Open Fires in Marine Terminals Standard from the Code of Federal Regulations.
Learn More🛡️Proposed Rule on OSHA's Formaldehyde Standard and Respiratory Protection
This proposed rule revises OSHA's Formaldehyde standard to eliminate duplicative respiratory protection requirements and better align this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More💡OSHA Proposes to Rescind Construction Illumination Standards
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to rescind the construction illumination requirements, codified in 29 CFR 1926.26 and 1926.56.
Learn More🏥Expanded Eligibility for WTC Health Program Responders Announced
On September 11, 2024, CDC published in the Federal Register an interim final rule with request for comment to update existing regulations governing the WTC Health Program to align with statutory changes. The interim final rule expanded eligibility criteria for enrollment of new Pentagon and Shanksville responders, capped at 500 new members, and made various conforming amendments to the WTC Health Program regulations. In this final rule, CDC responds to public comment and finalizes the revisions to the regulation.
Learn More🏥OSHA Terminates COVID-19 Rulemaking for Healthcare Settings
OSHA is terminating its COVID-19 rulemaking.
Learn More💼2025 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment - Labor Impact
The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost- of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the Department's 2025 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties.
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