Industry, Unions Voice Opposing Views On Draft Silica Rule In Separate White House Meetings

Industry and union officials met separately with White House officials in recent weeks to voice opposing positions on OSHA's draft crystalline silica rule. Industry officials raised general concerns about new requirements imposed by the rule, which is pending at the Office of Management and Budget, while union officials complained that a protracted OMB review is unnecessarily holding up needed occupational exposure limits. An OSHA official indicated at a recent small business roundtable that it appears that OMB will give its approval “very” shortly to the proposed rule and that OSHA will then