OSHA Finalizes Beryllium Rule For Two Sectors, Teeing Up Potential Suit

OSHA’s final revisions to beryllium worker exposure standards follow through on the agency’s proposal to “tailor” the rule’s application to the shipyard and construction industries, setting up potential legal battles with health and labor and industry groups that have said various aspects of the proposal lack a legal or scientific basis. The agency posted the final beryllium rule for the two sectors online Aug. 28, ahead of expected publication in the Aug. 31 Federal Register that will start the...