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OSHA Official: Silica, Confined Spaces, Recordkeeping, Working Surfaces Are Key Reg Priorities


December 11, 2014 at 08:26 PM
A top OSHA official says the agency's regulatory initiatives to reduce exposures to crystalline silica, tackle hazards from confined spaces in construction, put in place an online injury recordkeeping system, and help prevent slips, trips and falls on working surfaces are among the major rules that OSHA is most intent on trying to finish in the waning years of the Obama administration.

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