Industry Urges OSHA To Halt PSM Update, Citing Limited Power, EPA Fears

Chemical and petroleum industry groups are urging OSHA to halt or minimize potential revisions to its process safety management (PSM) rule, raising new arguments that the agency lacks statutory authority for some possible changes, while urging officials to streamline any new requirements with upcoming EPA rules. The American Petroleum Institute (API) said in recent comments that OSHA has failed to meet Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Act requirements to show new regulations are “reasonably necessary” and will be “efficacious in...