Reference Materials for Workplace Safety - Regulations

If you’re looking for clarification or in-depth information on a current legislative or regulatory happening, you’ve come to the right place. Below you’ll find key final rules, proposed rules, agency standards and other agency documents on a wide variety of topics. Some material can be viewed directly; others require Acrobat Reader.

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2009 Reference Materials		File Type	File Size	Date
	Hazard communication; Proposed rule; Correction	PDF	54KB	11/05/09
	Combustible dust; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	182KB	10/21/09
	Worker safety and health program: Safety-conscious work environment; Petition for rulemaking; request for comment	PDF	57KB	10/16/09
	Hazard communication; Proposed rule; Request for comments	PDF	11MB	09/30/09
	Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution; Electrical protective equipment; Proposed rule; Limited reopening of the rulemaking record and notice of public hearing	PDF	106KB	09/14/09
	Updating OSHA standards based on national consensus standards; Personal protective equipment; Final rule	PDF	99KB	09/09/09
	Illinois public employee only state plan; Notice of initial approval determination; Final rule	PDF	79KB	09/01/09
	Requirements for DOL agencies’ assessment of occupational health risks; Proposed rule; Withdrawal	PDF	25KB	08/31/09
	Revising standards referenced in the acetylene standard; Notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	112KB	08/11/09
	Revising standards referenced in the acetylene standard; Direct final rule; request for comments	PDF	114KB	08/11/09
	Abbreviated Bitrex® qualitative fit-testing protocol; Proposed rule; Withdrawal	PDF	75KB	06/25/09
	Quality assurance requirements for respirators; Notice of proposed rulemaking; reopening of comment period	PDF	46KB	05/21/09
	U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis announces convening of rulemaking panel on worker exposure to food flavorings containing diacetyl; Department of Labor news release	PDF	17KB	04/28/09
	Occupational exposure to diacetyl and food flavorings containing diacetyl; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; Withdrawal	PDF	46KB	03/17/09
	Hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) (29 CFR 1910.120) and other OSHA standards; Submission for OMB review: Comment request	PDF	54KB	02/27/09
	Cranes and derricks in construction; Proposed rule; Notice of hearing	PDF	46KB	01/26/09
	Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking [WITHDRAWN - 03/17/09]	PDF	139KB	01/21/09
	Additional Quantitative Fit-Testing Protocols for the Respiratory Protection Standard; Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments	PDF	94KB	01/21/09

2008 Reference Materials		File Type	File Size	Date
	Clarification of Employer Duty To Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Each Employee; Final Rule	PDF	129KB	12/12/08
	Longshoring and marine terminals; Vertical tandem lifts; Final rule	PDF	337KB	12/10/08
	Approval tests and standards for closed-circuit escape respirators; Notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	123KB	12/10/08
	Quality assurance requirements for respirators; Notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	71KB	12/10/08
	Mandatory guidelines for federal workplace drug testing programs; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; Revised mandatory guidelines	PDF	279KB	11/25/08
	OSHA's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda; November 24, 2008	HTML	25KB	11/24/08
	Development plan for air-fed suit respirator performance requirements; NIOSH document for public review and comment; NIOSH docket 148	HTML	11KB	11/20/08
	Electrical standard; Clarifications; Corrections; Final rule	PDF	57KB	10/29/08
	Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution; electrical protective equipment; limited reopening of record	PDF	72KB	10/22/08
	Nationally recognized testing laboratories; Supplier's declaration of conformity; Request for information	PDF	103KB	10/20/08
	OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin: Hazards of using flammable liquids in cutting laminated glass	HTML	13KB	10/06/08
	Tree Care Operations, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking	PDF	69KB	09/18/08
	Requirements for DOL Agencies' Assessment of Occupational Health Risks, 29 CFR Part 2: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking	PDF	87KB	08/29/08
	Clarification of Remedy for Violation of Requirements to Provide Personal Protective Equipment and Train Employees, Proposed Rule, Notice of Hearing	PDF	114KB	08/19/08
	Railroad Workplace Safety; Adjacent-Track On-Track Safety for Roadway Workers; Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); Withdrawal	PDF	50KB	08/13/08
	Railroad workplace safety; Adjacent-track on-track safety for roadway workers; Proposed rule	PDF	177KB	07/17/08
	Requirements for DOL agencies assessment of occupational health risks; Submission to Office of Management and Budget for review	HTML	6KB	07/07/08
	General working conditions in shipyard employment; Proposed rule; Notice of informal public hearings	PDF	60KB	06/30/08
	Confined spaces in construction; Proposed rule; Notice of hearing	PDF	62KB	04/21/08
	Commercial fishing industry vessels; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	86KB	03/31/08
	Direct final rule updating OSHA standards based on national consensus standards	PDF	50KB	03/14/08
	Powered industrial trucks standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budgets (OMB) approval of information collection (paperwork) requirements; Request for public comment OSHA Request (59KB) Supporting Document (513KB)	PDF		03/07/08
	Standard on the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (29 CFR 1910.147); Submission for OMB review: Comment request	PDF	47KB	02/25/08
	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	PDF	62KB	02/21/08
	Regulatory Flexibility Act review of the methylene chloride standard; Reopening of comment period	PDF	49KB	01/08/08

2007 Reference Materials		File Type	File Size	Date
	Abbreviated bitrex[supreg] qualitative fit-testing protocol; Notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments	PDF	73KB	12/26/07
	General working conditions in shipyard employment; Proposed rule	PDF	2MB	12/20/07
	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Direct final rule	PDF	87KB	12/14/07
	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	69KB	12/14/07
	Department of Labor (DOL) Semiannual Regulatory Agenda	PDF	113KB	12/10/07
	Appendix to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards; Final rule	PDF	2MB	11/20/07
	Employer payment for personal protective equipment; Final rule	PDF	3MB	11/15/07
	DHS pre-publication of Final Rule, Appendix A to CFATS	PDF	360KB	11/02/07
	DHS pre-publication of Appendix A, Chemicals of Interest List	PDF	65KB	11/02/07
	Emergency Response and Preparedness; Request for information	PDF	88KB	09/11/07
	Electrical standard; Approval of information collection requirements; Final rule; Notice of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of collection of information requirements	PDF	57KB	07/23/07
	Explosives; Proposed rule; Close of comment period	PDF	45KB	07/17/07
	Explosives; Extension of comment period; Proposed rule; extension of comment period	PDF	58KB	07/09/07
	Interpretation of OSHA's Standard for Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals	HTML	40KB	06/07/07
	Power presses; Advance notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	70KB	06/04/07
	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards; Personal Protective Equipment; Notice of proposed rulemaking	PDF	96KB	05/17/07
	Department of Labor (DOL) semiannual regulatory agenda	PDF	254KB	04/30/07
	OSHA proposed rule to revise the Explosives and Blasting Agents standard at §1910.109	PDF	419KB	04/13/07
	Chemical facility anti-terrorism standards; Final Rule	HTML	368KB	04/09/07
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Electrical Standard; Final Rule	PDF	533KB	02/14/07
	Updating national consensus standards in OSHA's standard for fire protection in shipyard employment; Final rule; Confirmation of effective date	PDF	51KB	01/03/07

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