Occupational Safety and Health Administration May 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

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 Construction Fall Protection Systems Criteria, Practices, and Training Requirements Standard.

This notice is to advise interested persons that OSHA will conduct a hybrid public meeting on June 21, 2023, in advance of the 44th session of the United Nations Sub-Committee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UNSCEGHS) to be held as an in-person meeting July 10-12, 2023, in Geneva, Switzerland. OSHA, along with the U.S. Interagency Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Coordinating Group, plans to consider the comments and information gathered at this public meeting when developing the U.S. Government positions for the UNSCEGHS meeting.

This notice announces availability of $12,787,000 for Susan Harwood Training Grant Program grants. Three separate funding opportunity announcements are available for Targeted Topic Training grants, Training and Educational Materials Development grants, and two types of new Capacity Building grants: Capacity Building Pilot and Capacity Building Developmental grants.

In this notice, OSHA announces an application for modification of a permanent variance and for an interim order submitted by Traylor Bros., Inc. (Traylor). The application seeks to modify a permanent variance relating to work in compressed-air environments previously granted to Traylor to add Traylor-Sundt Joint Venture (SUNDTJV) as an additional employer and to add the Integrated Pipeline Tunnel Project. Traylor also requests an interim order to be effective until OSHA issues a final decision on the application. This notice presents the agency's preliminary findings on Traylor's application and announces the granting of an interim order. OSHA invites the public to submit comments on the variance modification application to assist the agency in determining whether to grant the applicant a modified permanent variance based on the conditions specified in this application.