OSHA Reg Agenda Says I2P2 On Track, But Advocates Decry Delays On Other Rules

OSHA's new regulatory agenda slightly slips the timetable for key rulemaking efforts -- including a short delay in issuing a new hazard communication standard set for final publication in the next few months -- but says others, such as the controversial injury and illness prevention programs (I2P2), remain on track as earlier scheduled. Sources say there are few big surprises in the agenda, released Thursday by the Labor Department, but organized labor continues to decry what it calls unnecessary delays in issuing long-pursued regulations. The agency had been on track to publish a final hazcom