Industry Anxious To See Parameters Of OSHA's Program Rule, Early Draft Due Shortly

Business groups are protesting any efforts on OSHA's part to issue a wide-ranging injury and illness prevention program rule (I2P2) as the agency develops an early draft proposal expected to be available for public review in the next few months, expressing renewed concern about the scope of the rulemaking. But labor organizations suggested that their industry adversaries are trying to use the issue to drum up broader opposition to workplace regulation. A major construction group told Inside OSHA Online that even though the agency's intentions are not yet clear, the organization has reservation