OSHA is forging ahead with the fourth phase of its Standards Improvement Project (SIP) -- a long-term effort to clarify regulations, eliminate possible duplication and correct minor errors within regulatory text -- by seeking stakeholders' advice on which construction standards to tweak and also opening the door for suggestions on large-scale revisions affecting any sector that could be pursued separately. Industry is watching closely to ensure OSHA focuses narrowly on errors and clarifications and refrains from creating any new obligations on employers which, according to an industry attorney
December 29, 2025