OSHA To Hike Data Sharing, But Stops Short Of Expanding Ammonium Nitrate Regs

OSHA tells congressional investigators it agrees with strong recommendations in a newly issued report sought by Democrats that the agency step up interagency cooperation and data-sharing to help prevent chemical explosions like the disaster last year in West, TX, and also concurs with a need to reach out to the fertilizer industry on safety issues, but stops short of fully assuring the Government Accountability Office that it will move ahead on a rulemaking effort to cover ammonium nitrate hazards under its process safety standard.