OSHA Floats Up To 95 Percent Cut In Beryllium PEL, Carving Construction Out Of Rule's Scope

OSHA is floating a few potential major revisions to beryllium exposure standards, including up to a 95 percent cut to the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for the toxic metal and a host of engineering and exposure controls – but under two options considers leaving construction out of the scope of a new rule completely, and in one scenario making no changes at all.