OSHA Official Says Industry Court Challenges Unlikely To Delay Silica Rule

Correction Appended A top OSHA official is pushing back against industry plans to delay implementation of the agency's new rule limiting silica exposures in workplaces, calling recent industry appeals court challenges to the rule an “expected” consequence of any major OSHA rule, and saying the lawsuits are unlikely to stall OSHA's implementation of the new standards. David O'Connor, director of the Office of Chemical Hazards in OSHA's Directorate of Standards and Guidance, told a May 19 webinar...