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Standards and Guidance Update

Standards and Guidance Update. Jim Maddux OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance. Preliminary . Rulemaking Activities. Development of the . Proposed Rule. Publication of the . Proposed Rule. Analysis of the . Rulemaking Record. Development of the . Final Rule.

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Standards and Guidance Update

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  1. Standards and Guidance Update Jim Maddux OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance

  2. Preliminary Rulemaking Activities Development of the Proposed Rule Publication of the Proposed Rule Analysis of the Rulemaking Record Development of the Final Rule Publication of the Final Rule Site visits Stakeholder meetings RFI or ANPR SBREFA Public Comment Implementation

  3. Semiannual Regulatory Agenda • Provides each agency’s plans for regulatory activities over the next year • Current agenda was published on 12/7/2009 • Can be accessed through OSHA’s web page or on the web page for the Federal Register (www.gpoaccess.gov/fr) under “Unified Agenda”

  4. Recent Standards Activities • Final rule, clarification on training and PPE for each employee (December 2008) • Final rule, PPE consensus standards (September 2009)

  5. Recent Standards Activities • Hazard communication proposal (September 2009) • Electric Power Generation (Subpart V) proposal (September 2009) • Combustible dust ANPRM (October 2009)

  6. Regulatory Agenda Projects Health Standards • Hazard communications (GHS) • Diacetyl • Beryllium • Silica • Hexavalent chromium remand • Portacount respirator fit testing method • Hearing conservation in construction

  7. Revision of the HCS to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) • Proposal published September 30, 2009 • 90-day comment period (closed on December 29, 2009) • Informal public hearings in 2010 (most likely late winter/early spring)

  8. Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemical - GHS • A common, coherent approach to classifying and communicating chemical hazards • Includes: • Harmonized definitions of hazards • Specific criteria for labels • Harmonized format for safety data sheets • GHS is not a proposed standard

  9. ! Modifications to Labels • Sample Hazard Statements • Fatal if in contact with skin • Extremely flammable aerosol • May cause cancer • Two Signal Words • Danger • Warning

  10. Regulatory Agenda Projects Safety Standards • Electric power generation • Standards improvement project - Phase III • General working conditions for shipyards • Walking/working surfaces • Combustible dust

  11. Regulatory Agenda Projects Recordkeeping Activity • MSD column rulemaking • Announced in fall regulatory agenda • Working to publish proposal • Comment period and public meeting • Industry classification update • SIC code change to NAIC code issue • GAO study • Recordkeeping enformcement initiative (NEP)

  12. Pandemic Influenza Guidance on preparing workplaces for an influenza pandemic Pandemic influenza preparedness and response guidance for healthcare workers and healthcare employers Influenza Guidance

  13. H1N1 Guidance Materials How to protect yourself in the workplace What employers can do to protect workers High exposure risk occupations Respiratory protection Respirators vs. surgical masks Influenza Guidance

  14. Crystal Ball Gazing The Future of DSG

  15. Future Standards/Guidance Dr. David Michaels was confirmed on December 3, 2009 as OSHA’s Assistant Secretary Dr. Michaels is still evaluating his overall strategy Listening meeting February 10th. See OSHA web site.

  16. Safety and Health Management Systems Update OSHA’s guidelines to reflect current approaches in international and national consensus standards Incorporate a systems approach to safety and health management Provide guidelines that can be implemented in every workplace

  17. Updating PELs • The PELs are clearly woefully out-of-date, and previous efforts to update them have been unsuccessful • The substance-by-substance approach to chemicals is questionable in many respects • The Chemical Abstracts Service just registered its 50 millionth chemical—it took 33 years to reach the first 10 million, and only 9 months to add the last 10 million • An overall strategy to regulating chemicals needs to be considered—what is the best use of our resources? How can we leverage the extensive information available?

  18. Ergonomics Hot button issue No decisions have been made on regulation or guidance

  19. Questions? Jim Maddux OSHA Directorate of Standards and Guidance 202-693-1950 dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov

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