OSHA Modifies Supporting Analyses Of Silica Rule In Response To White House Concerns

OSHA is modifying the supporting analyses of its proposed rule tackling silica hazards in response to White House concerns, but there is still no word on when the long-awaited proposal will be released for publication, a key official in the agency's standards directorate said Thursday (May 10). The planned rule has been under extended review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) since last year, and been the subject of numerous industry and union meetings with the president's staff. Stakeholder sources closely watching the issue say they do not know which analyses are under revision or