Semiannual regulatory agenda published

The Office of Management and Budget has published the Spring 2014 unified agenda. The agenda lists regulatory actions now in development and under consideration by each federal agency, providing information about each rule and its stage of development.

OSHA's updated agenda includes:

DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Bloodborne Pathogens	1218-AC34
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Combustible Dust	1218-AC41
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Infectious Diseases	1218-AC46
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Preventing Backover Injuries and Fatalities	1218-AC51
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Chemical Management and Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs)	1218-AC74
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Process Safety Management and Prevention of Major Chemical Accidents	1218-AC82
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Shipyard Fall Protection--Scaffolds, Ladders and Other Working Surfaces	1218-AC85
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Communication Towers	1218-AC90
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Emergency Response and Preparedness	1218-AC91
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica	1218-AB70
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Occupational Exposure to Beryllium	1218-AB76
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Standards Improvement Project IV	1218-AC67
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard	1218-AC81
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain Accurate Records of Each Recordable Injury and Illness	1218-AC84
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification	1218-AC86
DOL/OSHA	Proposed Rule Stage	Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards Eye and Face Protection	1218-AC87
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Confined Spaces in Construction	1218-AB47
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention)	1218-AB80
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Procedures for Handling Employee Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act; Surface Transportation Assistance Act; and Federal Railroad Safety Act	1218-AC36
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses	1218-AC49
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements--NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions	1218-AC50
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002, as Amended	1218-AC53
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act; the Seaman's Protection Act; and the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act	1218-AC58
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Approved State Plans for Occupational Safety and Health	1218-AC76
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010	1218-AC79
DOL/OSHA	Final Rule Stage	Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provision of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act

For more information, view the DOL Spring 2014 Agency Rule List from www.reginfo.gov.

ON DEMAND: A discussion of new data on trends in falls and updated resources from CPWR – The Center for Construction Research and Training and the OSHA-NIOSH-CPWR National Campaign to Prevent Falls in Construction.