OSHA Asbestos in Shipyards Standard – Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB
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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), on behalf of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The ICR relates to OSHA's existing standard governing asbestos exposure in shipyard employment settings. The submission requires OMB to assess the paperwork burden placed on shipyard employers and workers by OSHA's asbestos-in-shipyards standard. This includes recordkeeping, exposure monitoring, medical surveillance documentation, hazard communication, and employee notification requirements imposed by the regulation. Public comments on the ICR are invited, giving stakeholders — including shipyard operators, workers, safety professionals, and advocacy groups — an opportunity to weigh in on whether the data collection is necessary, accurate in its burden estimates, and whether there are ways to minimize the burden while retaining utility. This is a routine regulatory administrative action and does not introduce new substantive requirements. It is a periodic renewal step required under the PRA to ensure OSHA's information collection obligations remain legally authorized.
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Key Changes
- OSHA submits ICR to OMB for renewal under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 — no new substantive regulatory requirements introduced
- ICR covers recordkeeping, exposure monitoring, and medical surveillance documentation obligations under the existing Asbestos in Shipyards standard
- Public comment period opened for stakeholders to submit feedback on the necessity and burden accuracy of the information collection
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Obligations
What this law requires
Shipyard employers must maintain records of employee asbestos exposure monitoring data as required by OSHA's asbestos-in-shipyards standard
Shipyard employers must conduct and document asbestos exposure monitoring in workplace settings
Shipyard employers must maintain medical surveillance documentation for employees exposed to asbestos
Shipyard employers must implement hazard communication procedures to inform employees of asbestos hazards
Shipyard employers must provide employee notification of asbestos exposure and related health risks