On Aug. 15, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration published a seeking comment on Table 1 of the agency’s .

According to an OSHA , the agency is requesting comment on its current and any additional engineering and work practice control methods to effectively limit exposure to silica for the equipment and tasks currently listed on Table 1 and other construction equipment and tasks that generate silica that it should consider adding to Table 1.

OSHA is soliciting feedback on the RFI, and the deadline for is Oct. 15, 2019. ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓwill continue to keep members informed of any developments on the silica rulemaking in .

Background

As of Oct. 23, 2017, OSHA has fully enforced all appropriate provisions of the . On Aug. 13, 2018, OSHA issued 5 to provide further guidance to employers and employees regarding OSHA’s respirable crystalline silica standard for construction, which can be found on the OSHA website.

The development of the FAQs stemmed from litigation filed against OSHA by numerous construction industry trade associations, including ABC, challenging the legality of OSHA’s .

More background on the 2016 final rule can be found .