No surprises in OSHA’s Fall 2023 agenda
December 7, 2023
OSHA’s Fall 2023 regulatory agenda was released December 7 and reflects very few changes from the agency’s Spring agenda. Three major final rules remain on the list: Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (Electronic Submissions), which takes effect January 1, 2024; Hazard Communication (HazCom); and COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings.
HazCom has been at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review since early October; while OSHA projects that the final rule will be published this month, it’s likely we’ll see it in early 2024. COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings has been sitting at OMB for the past year and also has a projected December 2023 release.
Most rulemakings are at the proposed rule stage, and when they’re published in the Federal Register, stakeholders will have a chance to comment.
An asterisk (*) denotes entries new to that stage.
| Final Rule Stage | |
| Projected publication date | Title |
| November 2023 | Procedures for the Use of Administrative Subpoenas |
| December 2023 | Update to the Hazard Communication Standard |
| COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings | |
| January 2024 | Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses |
| April 2024 | *Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act |
| *Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act | |
| Proposed Rule Stage | |
| Projected publication date or other action | Title |
| November 2023 | Emergency Response |
| November 2023 (analyze comments) | Personal Protective Equipment in Construction |
| Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update | |
| Worker Walkaround Designation Process | |
| November 2023 (re-open rulemaking record) | Walking Working Surfaces |
| January 2024 | Tree Care Standard |
| Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Revisions to Medical Surveillance Provisions for Medical Removal Protection | |
| February 2024 | Welding in Construction Confined Spaces |
| March 2024 | Communication Tower Safety |
| *Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard | |
| June 2024 | Infectious Diseases |
| August 2024 | *Lockout/Tagout Update |
| Pre-rule Stage | |
| Projected publication date or other action | Title |
| November 2023 (analyze comments) | Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents |
| December 2023 (analyze comments) | Mechanical Power Presses Update |
| Blood Lead Level for Medical Removal | |
| December 2023 (analyze SBREFA report) | Prevention of Workplace Violence in Healthcare and Social Assistance |
| January 2024 (analyze SBREFA report) | Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings |
| Long-term actions | |
| Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Recordkeeping Requirements – Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) Column | |
| Shipyard Fall Protection – Scaffolds, Ladders, and Other Working Surfaces | |
| Powered Industrial Trucks | |
| Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Revisions to Table 1 in the Standard for Construction | |
| COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard Rulemaking | |
December 7, 2023
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