Labor unions are urging EPA to maintain current compliance deadlines for workplace exposure requirements in the Biden-era TSCA rules on carbon tetrachloride (CTC or CCl4) and perchloroethylene (perc or PCE), arguing the agency’s plan to extend the deadlines until June 2027 will harm workers.
September 16, 2026
OSHA has scheduled a series of informal public hearings for August on a host of deregulatory proposals unveiled last year, including a plan to eliminate medical evaluation requirements for certain respirators that the agency’s construction advisory panel has recommended OSHA drop.
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OSHA’s construction-sector advisory panel is backing the agency’s long-discussed plan to develop a tree care standard, noting state and industry standards that could serve as a model for a national standard and highlighting areas where construction activities overlap with actions that could be considered tree care.
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EPA’s final TSCA risk evaluation of 1,2-dichloroethane (1,2-DCA), a key ingredient in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), finds 15 occupational uses of the chemical pose unreasonable risk that must be regulated -- potentially at levels more stringent than OSHA.
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OSHA has scheduled a May 19-20 meeting of its construction-sector advisory panel to continue discussion about the agency’s plan to eliminate several chemical-specific respirator standards, after the panel April 1 recommended OSHA not proceed with the rulemakings until it had more time to consult with the committee.
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OSHA has finalized its removal of the open fires standard from the marine terminals rule, finding the requirement is no longer necessary to protect employees working in marine terminals from occupational safety and health hazards.
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OSHA has finalized its revocation of the “house falls” in marine terminals standard after it determined the standard is no longer necessary to protect employees working in marine terminals from occupational safety and health hazards -- the first finalization of a score of deregulatory actions the agency proposed last year.
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OSHA is proposing to remove a deadline for certain fixed ladders to be equipped with personal fall arrest systems or ladder safety systems and is seeking comment on repealing or revising the requirement, after industry groups petitioned the agency to “grandfather” already-installed fixed ladders with cages or wells.
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OSHA’s construction-sector advisory panel is rejecting key deregulatory measures the agency is planning for the sector, unanimously opposing a plan to rescind the construction illumination standard while narrowly opposing plans to eliminate medical evaluation requirements for certain respirators and make changes to chemical-specific standards.
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As the Trump administration works to revise Biden-era TSCA risk management rules for carbon tetrachloride (CTC or CCl4) and perchloroethylene (perc or PCE), EPA is proposing to extend compliance deadlines for workplace exposure requirements until June 2027.
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