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New rights for employees
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United States | Publication | September 2022
The US Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is contemplating several and extensive changes to its existing Process Safety Management (PSM) standard and will seek public comments.
Broadly speaking, the PSM standard requires employers to implement safety programs that identify, evaluate and control highly hazardous chemicals.
Contemplated changes to the current PSM standard will:
Modifications and amendments to multiple provisions of the current PSM standard are also contemplated, including:
Interested stakeholders may participate in a meeting that will be held virtually from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm ET on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Registration is online. Those wishing to make comments in the meeting, which are limited to three minutes, must so indicate at the time of registration.
Stakeholders may also submit written comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Any comments or materials submitted must identify OSHA's docket number for the stakeholder meeting (OSHA-2013-0020). Comments are due no later than November 14, 2022. Comments submitted may be made publicly available, so OSHA cautions against submitting personal information.
View more detailed information about the upcoming stakeholder meeting and related issues.
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