An effort to derail OSHA’ssilica rule – which is expected to be finalized in February of 2016 – was defeated in the appropriations bill released by Congress this week.
“Millions of workers and their families can breathe more safely now," said Jessica Martinez, Acting Executive Director of the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH). "It’s great news that despite efforts by special interests, the new proposed federal budget will not interfere with OSHA’s decades-long effort to reduce worker exposure to deadly silica dust."