Flurry of activity in the OSHA world: Agency publishes final rule, multiple proposed rules

July 1, 2025

In response to Executive Orders, OSHA published 25 proposed rules and one final rule in the Federal Register on July 1. Stakeholders have until September 2 to comment on the proposed rules, and in some instances, OSHA seeks input on specific questions pertaining to the rule.

The agency’s lone final rule, effective July 1, removes the requirement for the Assistant Secretary of OSHA to consult with the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) when formulating rules to promulgate, modify, or revoke standards applicable to construction work. It also revokes 1912.3, the general regulations governing ACCSH.

Additionally, OSHA is withdrawing its proposal to amend the OSHA 300 Log by adding a column that employers would use to record work-related musculoskeletal disorders. This does not change any employer’s obligation to complete and retain occupational injury and illness records under OSHA’s regulations.

Proposed actionAffected regulation
Remove some medical evaluation requirements for the use of medical evaluations for filtering facepiece respirators and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators.•Respiratory protection, 1910.134
Revise some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used.•1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane, 1910.1044
•1,3-Butadiene, 1910.1051
•Asbestos, 1910.1001, 1915.1001, 1926.1101
•Benzene, 1910.1028
•Cadmium, 1910.1027, 1926.1127
•Coke oven emissions, 1910.1029
•Cotton dust, 1910.1043
•Ethylene oxide, 1910.1047
•Inorganic arsenic, 1910.1018
•Lead, 1910.1025, 1926.62
•Methylene chloride, 1910.1052
•Methylenedianiline, 1910.1050, 1926.60
Remove duplicative language related to respiratory protection.•Acrylonitrile, 1910.1045
•Formaldehyde, 1910.1048
•Vinyl chloride, 1910.1017
Revise respirator requirements; clarify policies and procedures for implementing a respiratory protection program.•13 Carcinogens, 1910.1003
Remove entire regulation.•Construction illumination, 1926.26, 1926.56
•House falls in marine terminals, 1917.41
•Occupational exposure to COVID-19 in healthcare settings, 1910 Subpart U
•COVID-19, 1915.1501, 1917.31, 1918 Subpart K, 1926.58, 1928.21(a)(8)
•Open fire in marine terminals, 1917.21
•Safety color code for marking physical hazards, 1910.144, 1910.262(c)(8), 1910.265(c)(11), 1915.90
•Recission of coordinated enforcement regulations, 29 CFR Part 42
Add a regulatory section clarifying OSHA’s interpretation of the General Duty Clause to exclude from enforcement known hazards that are inherent and inseparable from the core nature of a professional activity or performance, such as animal handling, motor sports, and combat simulation training.•1975.7, Application of the General Duty Clause to inherently risky professional activities
Final actionAffected regulations
Revoke 1911.10, which requires the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary), who heads OSHA, to consult with the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) in the formulation of rules to promulgate, modify, or revoke standards applicable to construction work, and 1912.3, the general regulations governing ACCSH.
Revise corresponding sections in 1911 and 1912.
•1911.10, Construction standards
•1911.15, Nature of hearing
•1912.3, Advisory committee on construction safety and health
•1912.8, Committee charters
•1912.9, Representation on section 7(b) committees


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July 1, 2025

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