Occupational Safety and Health Administration October 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

OSHA is initiating rulemaking to protect indoor and outdoor workers from hazardous heat and is interested in obtaining additional information about the extent and nature of hazardous heat in the workplace and the nature and effectiveness of interventions and controls used to prevent heat-related injury and illness. This ANPRM provides an overview of the problem of heat stress in the workplace and of measures that have been taken to prevent it. This ANPRM also seeks information on issues that OSHA can consider in developing the standard, including the scope of the standard and the types of controls that might be required.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hereby announces that the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH) has been reestablished for a two-year period pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and in accordance with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. In addition, the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) requests nominations for membership on FACOSH.

OSHA is making minor corrections to the Incorporation by Reference (IBR) section for Maritime due to inadvertent mistakes in three final rules: Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards, Personal Protective Equipment; Updating OSHA Standards Based on National Consensus Standards, Eye and Face Protection; and Standards Improvement Project-Phase IV. The notice also updates contact information for a government agency and consensus organizations in the Incorporation by Reference section and adjusts the codification to meet Office of the Federal Register requirements.