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Stay informed about the latest OSHA updates at the ASSP Augusta Chapter Meeting. Learn about the different stages of the rulemaking process and get updates on proposed and final rules by the Department of Labor agency. Explore topics such as mechanical power presses, lockout/tagout, powered industrial trucks, communication tower safety, emergency response and preparedness, prevention of workplace violence, silica, welding in construction, hazcom, amendments to cranes and derricks, quantitative fit testing protocol, and more. Discover important citations, fines, and investigations in Region IV, and explore partnerships and alliances for a safer workplace.
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OSHA Update ASSP Augusta Chapter Meeting
Federal Region IV ASSP
Stages of the Rulemaking Process Pre-Rule Proposed Rule Final Rule
Department of Labor Agency Rule List for Spring 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingPre-Rule • Mechanical Power Presses Update • RFI June 2019 • Lock Out Tag Out • RFI May 2019 • Powered Industrial Trucks • RFI Comment Period End June 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingPre-Rule • Communication Tower Safety • SBREFA complete May 2019 • Blood Lead Levels for Medical Removal • ANPRM June 2019 • Tree Care Standard • Initiate SBREFA June 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingPre-Rule • Emergency Response and Preparedness • Initiate SBREFA May 2019 Prevention of Workplace Violence Initiate SBREFA March 2019 • Silica • RFI May 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingProposed Rule • Welding in Construction Confined SpacesNPRM December 2019 • (NEW) • HAZCOM • NPRM December 2019 • Amendments to Cranes and Derricks • NPRM December 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingProposed Rule • Cranes and Derricks – Railroad Industry • Final Rule December 2019 • Puerto Rico State Plan • NPRM June 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingFinal Rule • Quantitative Fit Testing Protocol • Final Rule August 2019 • Standards Improvement Project IV • Final Rule May 2019 • Technical Corrections to 35 OSHA Standards • Final Rule May 2019
Agenda Stage of RulemakingFinal Rule • Rules of Agency Practice • & Procedure for OSHA Access to Employee Medical Records • Final Rule June 2019 • Occupational Exposure to Be • in Construction and Shipyards • Final Rule December 2019 • Beryllium Exposure • Final Rule December 2019
Citations, Fines, InvestigationsRegion IV 1 3 1 1 Total From January - August 2019 PITs Heat Stress Chemical LOTO Falls 1 12 4 3 1 7 2 2 3 2 2 2 12 20 1 3
Partnerships and AlliancesRegion IV 11 Total 1 1 Roadway 8 Construction 1 Landscaping 1 Excavations 4 1 5
ASSP Fall Protection
ASSP Lock Out Tag Out
ASSP Workplace Violence
PAW Act ASSP Protecting Americas Workers