Regulatory Agenda Previews OSHA Actions on Emergency Response, Substance-Specific Standards

OSHA projects that it will issue a final rule on emergency response in April 2027, according to the latest agenda of federal regulatory and deregulatory actions, which was published on July 3.

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July 30, 2026

OSHA Clarifies Application of Asbestos Standard to Repair of Flood-Damaged Wallboard

OSHA has issued a new letter of interpretation in response to a question about the agency's asbestos standard from a Georgia-based contractor involved in the repair of a residence damaged by flooding.

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July 30, 2026

Welding Fumes Added to California’s Proposition 65 List

California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has added welding fumes to its list of chemicals regulated under Proposition 65.

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July 30, 2026

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Solvent 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

EPA’s draft risk evaluation for 1,1,2-trichloroethane finds that inhalation and dermal exposures present “unreasonable risk to workers” from 10 conditions of use, including manufacturing, processing, repackaging, industrial uses, and disposal.

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Regulatory Agenda Previews OSHA Actions on Emergency Response, Substance-Specific Standards

OSHA Clarifies Application of Asbestos Standard to Repair of Flood-Damaged Wallboard

Welding Fumes Added to California’s Proposition 65 List

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Solvent 1,1,2-Trichloroethane

Archive

2026

July

CDC Guidance Addresses Heat Burden of Ebola PPE

Britain’s HSE Updates Workplace Guidance on Biological Hazards

14 OSHA Rulemaking Records Reopen After Advisory Committee Recommendations

Final Rules on Tests, Standards for NIOSH-Approved Respirators Scheduled for This Year

MSHA Removes Requirements It Says Are Outdated, Not Applicable

NYC Emergency Measures Require Immediate Remediation in Latest Legionnaires’ Outbreak

CSB Describes Fatal Chemical Release at Maine Pulp Mill

Report Urges Airlines to Address Temperature, Humidity Hazards

$12.7 Million in Training Grants Available from OSHA

EPA Requests Additional Input to Develop "Durable" Asbestos Rule on Legacy Uses

CDC Describes Legionnaires' Outbreaks at Two Hotels in the Virgin Islands

EPA Revises Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Regulations

In Memoriam: Angel Luis Plaza

Report Urges Action on Ionizing Radiation Exposures in Commercial Aviation

Forest Service Plans to Expand N95 Access to Wildland Firefighters

EU Legislators Agree on New Limit Values for Certain Chemicals, Other Protections

OSHA Issues Fines Totaling $3.5 Million for Chemical Spill Response

June

EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for Flame Retardant TBBPA

Report: Household Devices That Retain Warm Water Present Legionella Concerns

Notices About NIOSH Respirator Approvals Outline Changes Due to Acquisitions

Some Movement on OSHA Proposals to Amend Respiratory Protection Requirements

NIOSH Develops System to Control Silica Exposures at Mine Sites

Report Highlights Legionella Risks from Hot Tubs at Rental Properties

CDC Seeks Input on Study of Waste Anesthetic Gas Exposures

Collecting "Samples" with Direct-Reading Instruments

A Multi-Level Approach to Job Stress

Agents of Change: The Imminent AI Future

Lessons from a Confined Space Tragedy

Assessing Legionella Prevention Efforts

OEHS and EPA: Collaborating on Chemical Risk Evaluations

A Delicate Balance: Right-Sizing Ego in OEHS

A New Interface: Wildfires Meet Refinery Fires

Historic Exposure Assessment

A Preview of the NFPA Battery Safety Code

The Health and Productivity Benefits of Emissions-Based Maintenance

Accountability for the "Trash" School

Notes from Underground: Sampling a Subway System

An “Emerging Interest”: Occupational Exposure to OPEs

Your Brain: Under the Hood

May

California Takes Step Toward Prohibiting Artificial Stone Fabrication and Installation

CSB: Runaway Reaction Led to Fatal 2024 Explosion at Kentucky Facility

Report: Lack of Full Board Presents Operational Challenges for CSB

DOL Cancels This Year's Inflation Adjustment to Civil Penalties

Veterinary Professional Contracted Avian Flu from Exposure to Domestic Cat, CDC Reports

OSHA Seeks Input on the GHS Ahead of Upcoming UN Meeting

Swedish Chemicals Agency Evaluates the Solvent Butanone

NIST Evaluates PFAS Concentrations in Stressed Firefighting Gear

Toxicological Profile for Xylenes Available from ATSDR

CSB to Investigate Fatal Incident at West Virginia Facility

OSHA Releases Severe Occupational Injury Report Statistics for 2024

Respirator User Notices Address Certain Filter Cartridges, SCBAs

EPA Publishes Final Risk Evaluation for 1,2-Dichloroethane

Secretary of Agriculture Urges "Proactive Measures" to Protect Wildland Firefighters

HSE Seeks Feedback on Proposed Changes to UK Lead Regulation

Another Postponement for TCE Requirements

April

Employees of Beverage Manufacturer Show Symptoms of Peracetic Acid Exposure, Evaluation Finds

Lead Ranks at the Top of ATSDR’s Updated Substance Priority List

New NIOSH Dashboard Highlights Its Health Hazard Evaluations

ILO Estimates Effects of Psychosocial Risks at Work

EU-OSHA Publishes New Guidance on Lead

NIOSH Finds Potential Exposures to PCBs at University Building

European Agency to Assess Potential Exposure Limits, Endocrine Disruptors

Safe + Sound in School Week Is Under Way

OSHA Updates National Emphasis Program for Heat Hazards

EPA Releases Draft Documents on Four Chemicals

European Agency Seeks Input on OELs for Lithium Compounds

NIOSH Grants Company’s Request to Rescind Four Respirator Approvals

NIOSH Evaluates Diesel Exhaust Controls at Fire Stations

OSHA Proposes Changes to Fall Protection Requirements in Walking-Working Surfaces Standard