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Occupational Safety and Health Standards; Interpretation of the General Duty Clause: Limitation for Inherently Risky Professional Activities
A Proposed Rule by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on 07/01/2025

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12236/occupational-safety-and-health-standards-interpretation-of-the-general-duty-clause-limitation-for

We want to make you aware that as of July 1, 2025, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued the following items in the Federal Register, which may be of interest:

• Construction Standards: Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (Final Rule)
• 1,2-Dibromo-3-Chloropropane (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• 1,3-Butadiene (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.) (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Acrylonitrile (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Asbestos (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Benzene (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Cadmium (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Coke Oven Emissions (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Construction Illumination (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Cotton Dust (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Ethylene Oxide (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Formaldehyde (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• House Falls in Marine Terminals (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Inorganic Arsenic (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Lead (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Methylene Chloride (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Methylenedianiline (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Occupational Injury and Illness Recording and Reporting Requirements (Withdrawal of proposed rule; termination of rulemaking)
• Occupational Safety and Health Standards; Interpretation of General Duty Clause: Limitation for Inherently Risky Professional Activities (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Open Fires in Marine Terminals (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Safety Color Code for Making Physical Hazards; Textiles; Sawmills; Safety Color Code for Making Physical Hazards for Shipyard Employment (Proposed rule; request for comments)
• Vinyl Chloride (Proposed rule; request for comments)