OSHA Schedules Hearings on Workplace Safety Deregulatory Proposals
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OSHA is setting virtual public hearings for a group of proposed changes to workplace safety standards, including rules on hazardous chemicals, respiratory protection, safety color codes, textiles, sawmills, shipyards, and walking-working surfaces. Employers, worker representatives, industry groups, and safety professionals who want to testify or submit evidence must file a notice by July 6, 2026. Anyone needing more than 10 minutes or submitting documents must provide materials by August 5, 2026. Hearings begin August 19, 2026.
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Key Changes
- Schedules virtual informal public hearings starting August 19, 2026
- Sets July 6, 2026 as the deadline to request participation in the hearings
- Sets August 5, 2026 as the deadline for longer testimony and documentary evidence
Obligations
What this law requires
Interested persons who want to testify, provide documentary evidence, or question other witnesses at OSHA's virtual informal public hearings must electronically submit a Notice of Intention to Appear (NOITA).
Hearing participants who request more than 10 minutes for their presentation must submit their hearing materials to OSHA by the stated deadline.
Hearing participants who intend to submit documentary evidence at the informal hearing must submit those documents to OSHA by the stated deadline.