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Workplace Safety - Regulations

Material available for download		HTML	PDF
	OSHA's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; May 5, 2008 - 05/08/08		n/a
		6KB	n/a
	Confined spaces in construction; Proposed rule; Notice of hearing - 4/21/08
	File sizes:	14KB	62KB
	Commercial fishing industry vessels; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking - 03/31/08
	File sizes:	60KB	86KB
	Direct final rule updating OSHA standards based on national consensus standards - 03/14/08
	File sizes:	7KB	50KB
	Powered industrial trucks standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 03/07/08		OSHA Request
	File sizes:	n/a	59KB
			Supporting Document
	File sizes:	n/a	513KB
	Standard on the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (29 CFR 1910.147); Submission for OMB review: Comment request - 02/25/08
	File sizes:	6KB	47KB
	Voluntary protection program application information; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 02/21/08
	File sizes:	21KB	62KB
	Regulatory Flexibility Act review of the methylene chloride standard; Reopening of comment period - 01/08/08
	File sizes:	8KB	49KB
	Abbreviated bitrex[supreg] qualitative fit-testing protocol; Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments - 12/26/07
	File sizes:	46KB	73KB
	General working conditions in shipyard employment; Proposed rule - 12/20/07
	File sizes:	470KB	2MB
	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Direct final rule - 12/14/07
	File sizes:	63KB	87KB
	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Notice of proposed rulemaking - 12/14/07
	File sizes:	30KB	69KB
	Department of Labor (DOL) Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - 12/10/07
	File sizes:	33KB	113KB
	Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; Final rule - 11/20/07
	File sizes:	211KB	2MB
	Employer payment for personal protective equipment; Final rule - 11/15/07
	File sizes:	515KB	3MB
	DHS pre-publication of Final Rule, Appendix A to CFATS - 11/02/07	n/a
	File sizes:	n/a	360KB
	DHS pre-publication of Appendix A, Chemicals of Interest List - 11/02/07	n/a
	File sizes:	n/a	65KB
	Emergency Response and Preparedness; Request for information - 09/11/07
	File sizes:	70KB	87KB
	Electrical standard; Approval of information collection requirements; Final rule; Notice of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of collection of information requirements - 07/23/07
	File sizes:	14KB	57KB
	Explosives; Proposed rule; Close of comment period - 07/17/07
	File sizes:	4KB	45KB
	Explosives; Extension of comment period; Proposed rule; extension of comment period - 07/09/07
	File sizes:	13KB	58KB
	Interpretation of OSHA's Standard for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals - 06/07/07		n/a
	File sizes:	40KB	n/a
	Power presses; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking - 06/04/07
	File sizes:	40KB	70KB
	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Personal Protective Equipment; Notice of proposed rulemaking - 05/17/07
	File sizes:	185KB	96KB
	Department of Labor (DOL) semiannual regulatory agenda - 04/30/07
	File sizes:	272KB	254KB
	OSHA proposed rule to revise the Explosives and Blasting Agents standard at §1910.109 - 04/13/07		n/a
	File sizes:	419KB	n/a
	Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards; Final Rule - 04/09/07
	File sizes:	432KB	368KB
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Electrical Standard; Final Rule - 02/14/07
		669KB	533KB
	Updating national consensus standards in OSHA's standard for fire protection in shipyard employment; Final rule; Confirmation of effective date - 01/03/07
		6KB	51KB
	Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards; Advance notice of rulemaking - 12/28/06
		290KB	2MB
	Standards Improvement Project, Phase III; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) - 12/21/06		n/a
		57KB	n/a
	OSHA data initiative; Submission for OMB review: Comment request - 12/20/06
		12KB	57KB
	Medical devices; Patient examination and surgeons' gloves; Test procedures and acceptance criteria; Final rule - 12/19/06
		105KB	114KB
	Portable generators; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; Request for comments and information; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking - 12/12/06
		13KB	56KB
	Department of Labor (DOL) Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - 12/11/06
		221KB	210KB
	The regulatory plan; Further semiannual regulatory agenda items - 12/11/06
		1MB	818KB
	Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium; Final rule - 10/30/06
		54KB	86KB
	Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating Employees; Final rule - 10/27/06
		588KB	489KB
	Updating national consensus standards in OSHA's standard for fire protection in shipyard employment; Direct final rule - 10/17/06
		32KB	69KB
	Hazard Communication; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - 09/12/06
		75KB	3MB
	Respiratory protection; Assigned protection factors; Final rule - 08/24/06
		451KB	2MB
	Whether it is mandatory to use a wet saw when cutting brick or concrete block; OSHA letter of interpretation - 07/20/06		n/a
		10KB	n/a
	Roll-over protective structures; Final rule; Corrections and technical amendments - 07/20/06
		24KB	882KB
	Occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium; Corrections; Correcting amendments - 06/23/06
	File sizes:	12KB	59KB
	Department of Labor (DOL) Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - 04/24/06
	File sizes:	300KB	258KB
	Technical Amendments; Final rule; Corrections and technical amendments - 04/03/06
	File Sizes:	40KB	74KB
	Occupational exposure to hexavalent chromium; Final rule - 02/28/06
	File Sizes:	1MB	11MB
	Standard on 1,3-Butadiene; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's approval of information collection requirements; Request for public comment - 02/24/06
	File Sizes:	106KB	55KB
	Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (hazwoper) submission for OMB review; Comment request - 02/24/06
	File Sizes:	6KB	54KB
	Chronic beryllium disease prevention program; Worker safety and health program; Final rule - 02/09/06
	File Sizes:	676KB	500KB
	Nationally recognized testing laboratories; Supplier's declaration of conformity; Request for information - 11/15/05
	File Sizes:	31KB	68KB
	Supplemental semiannual agenda items (with regulatory plan sequence numbers 1 to 163) - 10/31/05
	File Sizes:	2MB	954KB
	Department of Labor; Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - 10/31/05
	File Sizes:	212KB	215KB
	The asbestos in shipyards standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comments - 10/27/05
	File Sizes:	11KB	57KB
	Lead in general industry standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 10/27/05
	File Sizes:	11KB	52KB
	Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER); Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 10/27/05
	File Sizes:	10KB	53KB
	The cadmium in general industry standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 10/27/05
	File Sizes:	11KB	53KB
	13 carcinogens standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's approval of information collection requirements; Request for public comment - 10/19/05
	File Sizes:	12KB	59KB
	Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution; Electrical protective equipment; Extension of comment period; Change in date of public hearing; Notice of hearing; Extension of comment period; Reopening of the period to file notices of intention to appear at an informal public hearing; Additional issues for comment - 10/12/05
	File Sizes:	21KB	55KB
	Cotton dust, inorganic arsenic, acrylonitrile, servicing multi-piece and single piece rim wheels, and telecommunications; Submission for OMB review: Comment request; 10/04/05
	File Sizes:	11KB	51KB
	Powered industrial trucks; CFR correction - 09/30/05
	File Sizes:	2KB	46KB
	National consensus standards and industry standards; Update; Final rule - 09/13/05
	File Sizes:	35KB	67KB
	Medical devices; Needle-bearing devices; Withdrawal of advance notice of proposed rulemaking; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal - 09/08/05
	File Sizes:	17KB	53KB
	Hazard communication standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for comment - 09/01/05
	File Sizes:	10KB	53KB
	1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP) standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 09/01/05
	File Sizes:	10KB	58KB
	Permit-required confined spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 08/31/05
	File Sizes:	17KB	57KB
	Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 08/30/05
	File Sizes:	11KB	58KB
	Notice of a regulatory flexibility act review of lead in construction; Extension of comment period - 08/29/05
	File Sizes:	6KB	48KB
	Coke oven emissions, slings, and forgings machines; Submission for OMB review: Comment request - 08/23/05
	File Sizes:	13KB	57KB
	Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation; Request for information; extension of comment period - 08/01/05
	File Sizes:	8KB	46KB
	Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment; Proposed Rule - 06/15/05
	File Sizes:	2MB	2MB
	Slings; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 05/26/05
	File Sizes:	12KB	54KB
	Coke oven emissions standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment - 05/23/05
	File Sizes:	10KB	53KB
	Department of Labor; Semiannual Regulatory Agenda - 05/16/05	n/a
	File Sizes:	n/a	636KB
	Revisions to procedural rules governing practice before the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; Final rule - 05/03/05
	File Sizes:	54KB	79KB
	Occupational exposure to ionizing radiation; Request for information - 05/03/05
	File Sizes:	55KB	74KB
	Notice of availability of the Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of the occupational health standard for ethylene oxide; Notice of availability - 04/22/05
	File Sizes:	15KB	52KB
	Powered industrial trucks submission for OMB review: Comment request - 04/18/05
	File Sizes:	8KB	52KB
	Procedures for the handling of discrimination complaints under section 6 of the Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2002; Final rule - 04/08/05
	File Sizes:	64KB	85KB
	Commercial diving operations; Submission for OMB review: Comment request; 03/24/05