OSHA’s Fall 2021 Regulatory Agenda shows what’s on the horizon
Posted December 17, 2021
On December 10, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the Fall 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions. The Agenda provides a look at the federal government’s plans to create or revise regulations in the next year.
| Rule | Timetable |
| Final Rules | |
| Procedures for Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Whistleblower Protection Statutes | Final rule, December 2021 |
| Walking Working Surfaces | Final rule, October 2022 |
| Proposed Rules | |
| Personal Protective Equipment in Construction | Proposed rule, November 2021 |
| Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update | Proposed rule, November 2021 |
| Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses | Proposed rule, December 2021 |
| Arizona State Plan for Occupational Safety and Health | Proposed rule, December 2021 |
| Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Revisions to Medical Surveillance Provisions for Medical Removal Protection | Proposed rule, March 2022 |
| Welding in Construction Confined Spaces | Proposed rule, March 2022 |
| Infectious Diseases | Proposed rule, April 2022 |
| Massachusetts State and Local Government Only State Plan—Initial State Plan Approval | Proposed rule, May 2022 |
| Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard | Proposed rule, June 2022 |
| Tree Care Standard | Proposed rule, June 2022 |
| Shipyard Fall Protection—Scaffolds, Ladders and Other Working Surfaces | Proposed rule, July 2022 |
| Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica; Revisions to Table 1 in the Standard for Construction | Proposed rule, August 2022 |
| Lockout/Tagout Update | Proposed rule, September 2022 |
| Communication Tower Safety | Proposed rule, October 2022 |
Update to the Hazard Communication Standard: OSHA says in January 2022 it will analyze comments received in September’s informal public hearing on the proposed updates.
Other upcoming rules are still in the early stages of development:
- Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents
- Emergency Response
- Mechanical Power Presses Update
- Prevention of Workplace Violence in Health Care and Social Assistance
- Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal
- Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
This article was written by Rachel Krubsack of J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc.
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