OSHA Related Issues in 2024
As we exit 2023, the Fall 2023 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions was recently released by the administration. The semiannual agenda lays out the upcoming actions every agency will take through the end of 2023 and into 2024. To that end, the relevant OSHA issues that could impact construction activity are:
Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Note: CISC submitted comments in response as construction activity in healthcare settings was covered.)
Upcoming Action: Final Rule
Expected Date of Action: December 2023
Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=1218-AD36
Title: Heat Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
Upcoming Action: Analyze SBREFA Report
Expected Date of Action: January 2024
Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=1218-AD39
Title: Tree Care Standard
Upcoming Action: NPRM
Expected Date of Action: January 2024
Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=1218-AD04
Title: Respirable Crystalline Silica (Note: This rulemaking is from the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), not OSHA, but CISC submitted comments in response.)
Upcoming Action: Final Rule
Expected Date of Action: April 2024
Title: Infectious Diseases
Upcoming Action: NPRM
Expected Date of Action: June 2024
Link: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202310&RIN=1218-AC46