Workforce Bulletin

On November 21, 2014, the Department of Labor released its Agency Rule List, which provides the status of all rulemaking efforts at each of its agencies.  OSHA dominated the list of regulatory activity in the Department, listing 26 regulations in the prerule, proposed rule, and final rule stages. 

Of these 26 items, OSHA announced that its top regulatory priorities include:

• Efforts to control exposure to crystalline silica
• Enhancements to current infectious disease protocols in healthcare and other high risk environments
• Issuance of a final rule modernizing its reporting system ...