OSHA News Release: [12/03/2013]: US Labor Department seeks
public comment on agency standards to improve chemical safety
Release Number: 13-2322-NAT
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational
Safety and Health Administration today announced a request for information
seeking public comment on potential revisions to its Process Safety Management
standard and related standards, as well as other policy options to prevent
major chemical incidents.
The RFI is in response to executive
order 13650, which seeks to improve chemical facility safety and security,
issued in the wake of the April 2013 West, Texas, tragedy that killed 15 in an
ammonium nitrate explosion.
In addition to comments on its Process Safety Management
standard, OSHA seeks input on potential updates to its
Explosives and Blasting Agents, Flammable
Liquids and Spray
Finishing standards, as well as potential changes to PSM enforcement
policies. The agency also asks for information and data on specific rulemaking
and policy options, and the workplace hazards they address. OSHA will use the
information received in response to this RFI to determine what actions, if any,
it may take.
After publication of the RFI in the Federal Register, the
public will have 90 days to submit written comments. Once the RFI is published
in the Federal Register, interested parties may submit comments at
www.regulations.gov,the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Comments may also be
submitted by mail or facsimile. To view the RFI visit
http://www.osha.gov/chemicalexecutiveorder/OSHA_PSM_RFI.pdf. For more information, visit
www.osha.gov/chemicalexecutiveorder/index.html.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their
employees. OSHA's role is to ensure these conditions for America's working men
and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education
and assistance. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
Contact Name: Adriano Llosa, Phone Number: (202) 693-4686, Email:
Llosa.Adriano.T@dol.gov
Source: OSHA
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