On April 26, the Department of Labor's semiannual unified agenda was made available online at www.dol.gov/asp/regs/agenda.htm and at www.regulations.gov. The regulatory agenda is a listing of all the regulations the Department of Labor expects to have under active consideration for promulgation, proposal, or review during the coming one-year period.
The following is a list of OSHA items in the regulatory agenda:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration—
Prerule Stage
- Occupational Exposure to Beryllium
- Methylene Chloride (Section 610 Review)
- Occupational Exposure to Diacetyl and Food Flavorings Containing Diacetyl
- Bloodborne Pathogens (610 Review) (Section 610 Review)
- Infectious Diseases
- Injury and Illness Prevention Program
- Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements—Modernizing OSHA’s Reporting System
Proposed Rule Stage
- Confined Spaces in Construction
- Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica
- Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention)
- Standards Improvement Project (SIP III)
- Hazard Communication
- Cooperative Agreements
- Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements—NAICS Update and Reporting Revisions
Final Rule Stage
- General Working Conditions for Shipyard Employment
- Electric Power Transmission and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment
- Cranes and Derricks in Construction
- Procedures for Handling Discrimination Complaints Under Federal Employee Protection Statutes
- Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories Fee Schedule—Revised Approach
- Procedures for Handling Employee Retaliation Complaints Under the National Transit Systems Security Act of 2007; Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, as Amended; and Federal Rail Safety Act
- Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements—Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) Column
- Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints Under the Employee Protection Provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008
Long-Term Actions
Completed Actions
- Hearing Conservation Program for Construction Workers
- Explosives
- Emergency Response and Preparedness
- Revision and Update of Standards for Power Presses
- Abbreviated Portacount (R) Quantitative Fit-Testing Protocol
- Tree Care Operations
- Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium; Final Rule Remand
You can download a copy of the complete unified agenda below.
