Notice of Public Meeting on Review of the Grain Handling Facilities Standard

Resumo

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is conducting a review of the Grain Handling Standard in order to determine, consistent with Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review and Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, whether this standard should be maintained without change, rescinded, or modified in order to make it more effective or less burdensome in achieving its objectives, to bring it into better alignment with the objectives of Executive Order 12866, or to make it consistent with the objectives of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to achieve regulatory goals while imposing as few burdens as possible on small employers. Any revisions to the standard must be consistent with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which requires employers to provide employees with a safe and healthy workplace. Written public comments on all aspects of compliance with the Grain Handling Standard are welcomed. OSHA will also hold two stakeholder meetings to provide opportunities for interested parties to comment on whether the Grain Handling Standard should be eliminated, modified, or continued without exchange to achieve the objectives described above.