A chemical industry group says it expects OSHA to finalize an updated Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) as early as the fall but is warning that the rule as proposed could exacerbate current supply chain issues in part because its new requirements for data on risks posed by downstream chemical uses are “impossible to comply with.”
OSHA is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine emergency temporary standard (ETS) in light of the Supreme Court order blocking its implementation, but says it will continue developing a permanent standard using the emergency rule as a proposal, just days after it told a federal court it is prioritizing a long-term COVID-19 rule for healthcare workers.
OSHA is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine emergency temporary standard (ETS) in light of the Supreme Court order blocking its implementation, but says it will continue developing a permanent standard using the emergency rule as a proposal, just days after it told a federal court it is prioritizing a long-term COVID-19 rule for healthcare workers.
OSHA is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine emergency temporary standard (ETS) in light of the Supreme Court order blocking its implementation, but says it will continue developing a permanent standard using the emergency rule as a proposal, just days after it told a federal court it is prioritizing a long-term COVID-19 rule for healthcare workers.
OSHA says it is renewing work on a permanent COVID-19 standard for the healthcare sector in light of the Supreme Court ruling that blocked its economy-wide vaccination rule, but warns that a final rule is still “six to nine months” away in a new legal filing opposing unions’ bid for a court order seeking a permanent standard within 30 days.
OSHA says it is renewing work on a permanent COVID-19 standard for the healthcare sector in light of the Supreme Court ruling that blocked its economy-wide vaccination rule, but warns that a final rule is still “six to nine months” away in a new legal filing opposing unions’ bid for a court order seeking a permanent standard within 30 days.
OSHA says it is renewing work on a permanent COVID-19 standard for the healthcare sector in light of the Supreme Court ruling that blocked its economy-wide vaccination rule, but warns that a final rule is still “six to nine months” away in a new legal filing opposing unions’ bid for a court order seeking a permanent standard within 30 days.
OSHA says it is renewing work on a permanent COVID-19 standard for the healthcare sector in light of the Supreme Court ruling that blocked its economy-wide vaccination rule, but warns that a final rule is still “six to nine months” away in a new legal filing opposing unions’ bid for a court order seeking a permanent standard within 30 days.
Attorneys say the Supreme Court’s stay of OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccine standard both forces the agency to use the general duty clause as its primary tool to enforce pandemic safety measures, and creates new hurdles for those efforts -- though it could also open the door to a separate rule based on the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for healthcare workers.
Attorneys say the Supreme Court’s stay of OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccine standard both forces the agency to use the general duty clause as its primary tool to enforce pandemic safety measures, and creates new hurdles for those efforts -- though it could also open the door to a separate rule based on the emergency temporary standard (ETS) for healthcare workers.