OSHA extends comment period on proposed silica rule
Stakeholders get additional time with complex materials
Aaron Trippler called it: OSHA is extending the public comment period for for its proposed silica standard.
The Government Affairs Director for the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) had said that even before the government shutdown shortened the comment period, some stakeholders felt that 90 days was too short a time, given the complexity of the proposal.