OSHA
released a proposed rule on silica this afternoon. The new rule is
decreasing the PEL to .50 and the remediation level to .25. In addition
OSHA has a general industry rule and a construction industry rule.
The
MCAA is a part of a recently reformed construction industry coalition
that will be responding to the released rule and will be submitting
written response and representatives at meetings regarding the rule. The
coalition recently hired the law firm of Jackson Lewis out of
Washington, D.C. to spearhead not only our rule response, but also to
facilitate an industry economic impact study.
The
lead person with Jackson Lewis is Bradford Hammock a longtime veteran
of the Department of Labor rule writing process and response. His last
major effort while with the Department of Labor was handling the
industry response to the Ergonomics rule. Expect to see news releases in
near future from the coalition. Jackson Lewis will be coordinating the
communications and that effort.
Members
of the Silica Construction Coalition include ABC, AGC, ARTBA,
Mechanical Contractors Association, NAHB, NECA, NRCA, ICE, ASA, and your
MCAA.
Please feel free to review the information OSHA has provided about their rule at www.osha.gov/silica.
If you have any questions, concerns or comments, feel free to contact Jeff Buczkiewicz, President/CEO of the MCAA at jeffb@masoncontractors.org.
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