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GAO-16-564R 1 (2016-04-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadscu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-327944 April 11, 2016 The Honorable Lamar Alexander Chairman The Honorable Patty Murray Ranking Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate The Honorable John Kline Chairman The Honorable Robert C. Bobby Scott Ranking Member Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica Pursuant to section 801 (a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) entitled Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica (RIN: 1218-AB70). We received the rule on March 25, 2016. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on March 25, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 16,286. The rule amends OSHA's existing standards for occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica. This final rule establishes a new permissible exposure limit of 50 micrograms of respirable crystalline silica per cubic meter of air (50 mg/m3) as an 8-hour time-weighted average in all industries covered by the rule. It also includes other provisions to protect employees, such as requirements for exposure assessment, methods for controlling exposure, respiratory protection, medical surveillance, hazard communication, and recordkeeping. This rule contains two separate standards-one for general industry and maritime, and the other for construction. OSHA determined that employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica at the previous permissible exposure limits face a significant risk of material impairment to their health. The evidence in the record for this rulemaking indicated to OSHA that workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica are at increased risk of developing silicosis and other nonmalignant respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and kidney disease. Enclosed is our assessment of OSHA's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review of the procedural steps taken indicates that OSHA complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-16-564R

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