OSHA Pulls Back On Diacetyl, Combustible Dust, Broaches Need For PEL Updates

OSHA appears to have pulled back on formal attempts to advance two key regulatory initiatives that have caused political controversy -- new standards to address diacetyl and combustible dust -- though an OSHA official said the agency is still working on them as long-term actions. At the same time OSHA is taking preliminary steps to address the need to update chemical exposure limits, observers say. The agency came out with its new regulatory agenda Friday (Jan. 20) as part of the Labor Department's list of rulemaking priorities for the near future. Sources told Inside OSHA Online the new agend