The Environmental Protection Agency is withdrawing its recent immediate final rule requiring the metals industry to submit certain health and safety data on the risks posed by cadmium, after an industry group threatened to sue over concerns that the measure was overly broad and did not set a clear standard for when industry should investigate potential risks. The move comes as OSHA increases efforts to inform workers about cadmium risks; the agency just announced a new online tool to help employers comply with the OSHA cadmium standard (see related story). “Based on several letters asking ques
December 29, 2025