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DSG Standards and Guidance Update. Mandy Edens Deputy Director Directorate of Standards and Guidance March 24, 2011 ASSE/AIHA. Overview. OSHA’s Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda PELs Update Project DSG Guidance Projects. Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda Projects. OSHA’s 2010 Fall Agenda. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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DSG Standards and Guidance Update
Mandy EdensDeputy Director
Directorate of Standards and Guidance March 24, 2011
ASSE/AIHA
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Overview
• OSHA’s Fall 2010 Regulatory Agenda
• PELs Update Project
• DSG Guidance Projects
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Fall 2010Regulatory
Agenda Projects
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OSHA’s 2010 Fall Agenda
• Items nearing completion
• Items nearing proposal
• New high impact items
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Items Nearing Completion
• Standards Improvement Project III
• General Working Conditions in Shipyards
• Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution
• Hazard Communication/GHS
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Standards Improvement Project III
• Proposal published 7/2/10
• Comment period ended 9/30/10
• Types of Issues Addressed include:– Definition of potable water– Transfer of records to NIOSH– Outdated medical recommendations in the lab
standard– Specifications regarding hand dryers and warm air
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General Working Conditions in Shipyards(Subpart F)
• Proposal published 12/20/07
• Comment period ended 3/19/08
• Public Hearings 9/10-11/08 and 10/21-22/08
• Post hearing comment period ended 2/20/09
• Submitted to OMB 11/2010
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General Working Conditions in Shipyards(Subpart F)
• Goals of the rule are to consolidate, update, and enhance provisions applied to shipyard employment
• Topics addressed include housekeeping, illumination, sanitation, medical services/first aid, motor vehicle safety and lockout/tagout
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Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (Subpart V)
• Proposed rule published 6/15/05
• Public hearings 3/6/06
• Record re-opened in 10/22/08
• Record re-opened again 9/14/09 with public hearings 10/28/09
• Next step: Departmental and OMB review
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Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (Subpart V)
• Addresses work practices to be used during the construction, operation and repair of electric power lines and equipment
• Proposal would:
– Update the existing standard based on latest consensus standards
– Include new provisions for contractor-host information exchange, protection from electric arcs, minimum approach distances, fall protection from aerial lifts
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Revision of the Hazard Communication Standard to align with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)
• Proposal published 9/30/09
• Comment period ended 12/29/09
• Informal public hearings– Washington DC 3/2 -5,2010– Pittsburg PA 3/31/10
• Post hearing comment period ended 6/1/10
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Major revisions to the HCS
• Hazard classification: Provides specific criteria for classification of health and physical hazards, as well as classification of mixtures.
• Labels: Chemical manufacturers and importers will be required to provide a label that includes a harmonized signal word, pictogram, and hazard statement for each hazard class and category. Precautionary statements must also be provided.
• Safety Data Sheets: Will now have a specified 16-section format.
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What are the benefits of aligning the HCS to the GHS?
• The Primary benefit is to increase the quality and consistency of information provided to workers, employers and chemical users
– Reduce confusion and increase comprehension of hazards
– Improve downstream risk management– Facilitate training– Help address literacy problems
• Other benefits include facilitation of international trade in chemicals
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Major Issues raised
• Inclusion of TLV’s on Safety Data Sheets
• NFPA sign language vs. GHS
• Training Times and Costs
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Walking & Working Surfaces; Personal Fall Protection Equipment (Subparts D and I)
• NPRM published 5/24/10
• Public Hearings held
1/18-21/11
• Post-hearing commentperiod ends 4/6/11
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Walking & Working Surfaces; Personal Fall Protection Equipment
• Reflects changes in technology and improvements in industry work practices
• Provides greater compliance flexibility for the mitigation of fall hazards
• Reorganizes the rule in a clear, logical manner, thereby facilitating compliance and enhancing employee protection
• Adds a section to Subpart I providing criteria for fall protection equipment
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MSD Column
• Published the NPRM 1/29/10
• Comment period closed 3/30/10
• Public meeting held 3/9/10
• Submitted to OMB 6/16/10
• Final rule withdrawn from OMB 1/25/11
• Special small business stakeholder – 4/11/11 & 4/12/11
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Items Nearing Proposal
• Silica
• Beryllium
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Silica
• Initiated and completed peer review of the health effects and risk assessment
• Submitted to OMB for review February 2011
• Next step: Publish the NPRM
• Issues: PEL, alternatives toexposure assessment
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Beryllium
• March 2010 initiated peer review of the risk assessment and health effects
• November 2010 peer review completed
• Next step:– Peer review of economic analysis May 2011– NPRM
• Issues– PEL, use of the Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation
Test (BeLPT), Scope
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New Major Initiatives
• Combustible Dust
• Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
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Combustible Dust
• Published ANPRM 10/21/09
• Held Stakeholder meetings ▬December 2009, Washington, DC ▬February 2010, Atlanta, GA, ▬April 2010, Chicago, IL ▬June 2010 Virtual stakeholder meeting
• Next Step:▬ Initiate SBREFA in April 2011
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Issues Raised in Combustible Dust Stakeholder Meetings
• One size does not fit all – not all dusts are the same
• Differing opinions on how to define combustible dust
• Debate over a performance-based vs. specification-oriented standard
• Some did not want outright adoption of NFPA standards
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Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
• The core elements of Injury and Illness Prevention Programs are:
▬Management leadership; ▬Worker participation;▬Hazard identification and assessment;▬Hazard prevention and control; and ▬Education and training
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Injury and Illness Prevention Programs
• Stakeholder meetings
• June 3, 2010; East Brunswick, NJ• June 10, 2010; Dallas, TX• June 29, 2010; Washington, DC• July 20, 2010: Washington, DC• August 2, 2010: Sacramento, CA
• Next Step: Initiate SBREFA June 2011
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PELs Update Project
• Formation of internal OSHA taskforce in March 2010 to develop options for addressing OSHA’s outdated PELs
• Stakeholder meeting 6/24/10 with invited experts across business, labor and academia
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Options Discussed
• Substance-by-substance approaches• Control-based approaches• Policy/process approaches• Annotation of OSHA’s Z-Tables• Public forum to nominate chemicals of
most concern
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OSHA PELs Web Forum
• Web forum to nominate chemicals 8/16-31/2010
• 130+ comments
• Top Vote Getters:– Isocyanates – Halogenated wastes– Manganese fume– Carbon Dioxide– Sulfuric acid– Mercury
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Guidance Projects
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Recently Published/Pending Guidance
• Updated Bloodborne Pathogen Fact Sheet
• Respiratory Protection Video for Health Care Workers
• Aerial Lift Fact Sheet
• Laboratory Safety Guidance Booklet
• Subpart S E-Tool
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Questions?