On Dec. 19, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued that provide guidance on . The fact sheets include an overview of the as well as provide information to help employers comply.Ìý

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Background:

On Oct. 19, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Galassi issued a on Interim Enforcement Guidance for the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard. The memo provides interim enforcement guidance to Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHOs) for enforcing the standard, stating:

Effective Oct. 23, 2017, OSHA will fully enforce all appropriate provisions of the Silica in Construction Standard. This memorandum will serve as interim enforcement guidance while the standard's companion compliance directive is proceeding through the review process. It will expire when the compliance directive becomes effective and available to the field.

On Oct. 25, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓoffered ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓmembers a webinar on the final silica rule, which is archived in ABC’s Academy.Ìý

Silica remains a top priority for ABC, and we continue to have conversations with the U.S. Department of Labor. We will update you with any new developments.

For more information, read on what employers need to know about the final rule.Ìý

Litigation Update:

ABC, along with a coalition of construction groups, is litigating the final rule. The case is in the U.S. Appeals Court for the D.C. Circuit.Ìý

Since the rule was proposed in 2013, ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓhas voiced serious concerns with the rule and has taken the following actions:

• ABC’s 2014 on the proposed rule
• More than joined ÀÏÅ£Ó°ÊÓNational in submitting comments
• °ä±õ³§°ä’s 2014 on the proposed rule
• ABC’s post-hearing Ìý
• °ä±õ³§°ä’s post-hearing
• °ä±õ³§°ä’s
• CISC
• CISC for silica compliance