Originally Published by: Safety and Health Magazine — August 21, 2025
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Washington — OSHA has extended to Nov. 1 the deadline to comment on 20 of the 25 proposed rules the agency published on July 1.
One of the proposals concerns the enforcement of the General Duty Clause. OSHA is seeking to codifying the principle that the General Duty Clause doesn’t authorize the agency to “prohibit, restrict, or penalize inherently risky activities that are intrinsic to professional, athletic, or entertainment occupations.”
Also among the proposals is a rule that would remove the medical evaluation requirements for filtering facepiece respirators and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators.
Some of the other proposed rules cover substance-specific respirator requirements for:
- 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
- 1,3-butadiene
- 13 carcinogens (4-nitrobiphenyl, etc.)
- Acrylonitrile
- Asbestos
- Benzene
- Cadmium
- Coke oven emissions
- Cotton dust
- Ethylene oxide
- Formaldehyde
- Inorganic arsenic
- Lead
- Methylene chloride
- Methylenedianiline
- Vinyl chloride
OSHA is also proposing to end its recordkeeping and reporting requirements for COVID-19 exposure in health care, as well as rescind its construction illumination requirements in 1926.26 and 1926.56.
Set to end on Sept. 2 is the comment period for OSHA’s proposed rules on adding a column to the OSHA 300 log on work-related musculoskeletal disorders. That’s also the date the comment period will conclude on proposals for house falls in marine terminals; open fires in marine terminals; a rescission of coordinated enforcement regulations for migrant farmworkers; and safety color code markings for physical hazards in textiles, sawmills and shipyards.
OSHA Offers More Time to Comment on 20 Recently Proposed Rules
Originally Published by: Safety and Health Magazine — August 21, 2025
SBCA appreciates your input; please email us if you have any comments or corrections to this article.
Washington — OSHA has extended to Nov. 1 the deadline to comment on 20 of the 25 proposed rules the agency published on July 1.
Also among the proposals is a rule that would remove the medical evaluation requirements for filtering facepiece respirators and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators.
Some of the other proposed rules cover substance-specific respirator requirements for:
OSHA is also proposing to end its recordkeeping and reporting requirements for COVID-19 exposure in health care, as well as rescind its construction illumination requirements in 1926.26 and 1926.56.
Set to end on Sept. 2 is the comment period for OSHA’s proposed rules on adding a column to the OSHA 300 log on work-related musculoskeletal disorders. That’s also the date the comment period will conclude on proposals for house falls in marine terminals; open fires in marine terminals; a rescission of coordinated enforcement regulations for migrant farmworkers; and safety color code markings for physical hazards in textiles, sawmills and shipyards.
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