OSHA Queries Industry On New PSM 'Retail' Policy Citing 'Modest' Costs

A federal panel weighing how potential changes to OSHA's Process Safety Management (PSM) facility accident prevention program will affect small businesses is requesting data on the cost of complying with the agency's controversial 2015 policy narrowing a PSM exemption for retailers, suggesting the costs are “modest” given facilities already comply with a similar Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule. The inquiry suggests a possible argument OSHA will make as it works to codify the controversial policy, pushing back against charges from...