Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance

1218-AD03 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Subpart Q Update

The existing OSHA regulations in Subpart Q (Welding, Cutting and Brazing) address both physical (safety) and chemical (health) hazards that are associated with welding. Examples of safety and health risks in such operations include exposure to welding fumes (chromium, cadmium, manganese), fire hazards, arc flash, eye injury, etc. OSHA is concerned that the current approach to chemical exposures, which relies upon several individual PELs, may be inadequate to address the true health risk associated with this complex chemical mixture. Additionally, the OSHA standards relies upon, and incorporates by reference, outdated ANSI standards issued in the 1960s, which are likely inadequate to address safety issues. This project is in accordance with Executive Order 13563, which is intended to facilitate the review of existing regulations that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome, and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them. OSHA is withdrawing this entry from the agenda at this time due to resource constraints and other priorities.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No None OSH Act No Withdrawn 03/30/2017 No None No No No No William Perry Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 202 693-1950 202 693-1678 perry.bill@dol.gov 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3718, Washington DC 20210