(OSHA) 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 projected timelines for several safety and health standards. For more information, view the DOL Spring 2014 Agency Rule List from www.reginfo.gov.

The following is a concise list of those items that impact the construction industry.  Employers and their representatives should take the time to identify those proposals that are of importance to their industry:

DOL/ETA	Proposed Rule Stage	Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeship Amendment of Regulations	1205-AB59
DOL/OSHA	Prerule Stage	Combustible Dust	1218-AC41
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	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	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	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/WHD	Proposed Rule Stage	Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as Amended	1235-AA09
DOL/WHD	Proposed Rule Stage	Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, Executive Order 13658	1235-AA10
DOL/WHD	Proposed Rule Stage	Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees	1235-AA11
DOL/OLMS	Proposed Rule Stage	Persuader Agreements: Consultant Form LM-21 Receipts and Disbursements Report	1245-AA05
DOL/OLMS	Final Rule Stage	Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Relations Consultant Reporting Under the LMRDA	1245-AA03
DOL/OFCCP	Proposed Rule Stage	Construction Contractors' Affirmative Action Requirements	1250-AA01

Source: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs