August 29, 2011 at 02:17 PM
Industry sources are criticizing OSHA's contribution to the Labor Department's final plan for regulatory review that the White House mandated earlier this year, saying the agency's proposals do little to ease OSHA's regulatory burden and associated costs, and that the hazard communication (hazcom) rulemaking touted by the plan has been in the works for years. Organized labor is unhappy with the use of OSHA resources for the regulatory review effort. DOL has identified four areas of OSHA policy for potential regulatory changes as part of the Obama administration's regulatory look-back process: