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OSHA’s RFI Opens Door To Expanded Rollback Of Obama Silica Rule


August 14, 2019 at 05:29 PM
OSHA is publishing its request for information (RFI) seeking data on whether it should ease the Obama administration’s rule requiring protective equipment for construction workers exposed to crystalline silica, a measure that also opens the door to extending any deregulatory measures to standards covering maritime and general industry.

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