OSHA Issuing Final Rule To Streamline Standards, Reporting Rules As Part Of Reg Look-Back

OSHA is issuing a final rule that clarifies agency regulations in areas including the respiratory protection standard, the definition of “potable water,” and requirements for employers to transmit exposure and medical records to NIOSH, among other changes in a broad effort to streamline rules, better align them other federal agencies and, according to federal officials, reduce reporting burdens on employers. The new regulations, which OSHA says will be published soon in the Federal Register, stem from a government-wide look-back at existing rules that the White House mandated earlier this year