A combustible duststandard is unlikely to be issued this year because of the complexity of the hazard and OSHA's full regulatory agenda, according to an article by Brian Dabbs in Bloomburg BNA.
OSHA has made moves in the right direction, such as putting a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) review on combustible dust in the fall 2015 regulatory agenda, but OSHA officials have failed to attend National Fire Protection Association meetings on combustible dust standards-making for at least 18 months, say Dabbs’ sources.