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

The Secretary of Labor (Secretary) invites interested parties to submit nominations for individuals to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health (FACOSH). OSHA is extending the deadline for nominations to serve on FACOSH from November 22, 2021 to January 31, 2022.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice in the Federal Register on March 2, 2021, announcing a permanent variance to Gestamp West Virginia LLC from a specific provision of the OSHA standard that regulates the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout). The document contained incorrect references to the relevant provision of the lockout/tagout standard. This notice corrects the provision of the standard referenced in the permanent variance.

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to obtain OMB approval for the information collection requirements contained in the Standards on Variance and Other Relief; Variances and Other Relief; and Limitation, Variations, Tolerances or Exemptions. These statutory and regulatory provisions specify the requirements for submitting applications to OSHA for temporary, experimental, permanent, and national defense variances.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is issuing an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to protect unvaccinated employees of large employers (100 or more employees) from the risk of contracting COVID-19 by strongly encouraging vaccination. Covered employers must develop, implement, and enforce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, with an exception for employers that instead adopt a policy requiring employees to either get vaccinated or elect to undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work in lieu of vaccination.

In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to grant recognition to LabTest Certification, Inc. (LCI), as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

In this notice, OSHA announces the application of SGS North America, Inc., for expansion of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add four test standards to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards.

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment Standard.