Occupational Safety and Health Administration August 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
Document Number: 2016-20358
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-25
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) will meet Thursday, September 8, 2016, in Washington, DC.
Confined Spaces in Construction; Approval of Collections of Information
Document Number: 2016-18965
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-08-12
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
This rule is a technical amendment revising OSHA's regulations to reflect the approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the collections of information contained in OSHA's standard for Confined Spaces in Construction.
Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH)
Document Number: 2016-18622
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-05
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
The Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health invites interested individuals to submit nominations for membership on FACOSH.
Newport News Shipbuilding; Grant of a Permanent Variance
Document Number: 2016-18404
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-04
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA grants a permanent variance to Newport News Shipbuilding from the OSHA shipyard-employment standards that prohibit shipyard employers from permitting workers to ride the hook or the load, from swinging or suspending loads over the heads of workers, and placing employees in a hazardous position between a swinging load and a fixed object while engaged in the construction and assembly of modular ship sections.
Nemko North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition
Document Number: 2016-18091
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-01
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Nemko North America, Inc., for expansion of its recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the Agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.
Formaldehyde Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Collections of Information
Document Number: 2016-18090
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-08-01
Agency: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the collections of information contained in the Formaldehyde Standard (29 CFR 1910.1048).
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