§1903.15(d) Effective January 2, 2018, Federal civil penalty levels are increased to adjust for inflation, as provided by the Inflation Adjustment Act. The updated amounts apply to any Federal civil penalties assessed after January 2, 2018.

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

Effective Date: March 7, 2018

§§1910.8 and 1926.5 This rule is a technical amendment announcing that OMB has approved the collection of information contained in OSHA's standards for Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in General Industry, and revising OSHA's regulations to reflect that approval. The OMB approval number is 1218-0267.

Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses: Delay of Compliance Date

Effective Date: November 24, 2017

§1904.41 This action delays until December 15, 2017, the initial submission deadline for calendar year 2016 data on Form 300A under the rule entitled Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. The original electronic submission deadline was July 1, 2017. This delay will allow affected entities sufficient time to familiarize themselves with the electronic reporting system, which was not made available until August 1, 2017.

Cranes and Derricks in Construction: Operator Certification Extension

Effective Date: November 9, 2017

§1926.1427 OSHA is delaying its deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified by one year until November 10, 2018. OSHA is also extending its employer duty to ensure that crane operators are competent to operate a crane safely for the same one-year period.

Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) for General Industry; Approval of Collections of Information

Effective date: July 6, 2017

§1910.8 This technical amendment revises an OSHA regulation to reflect the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the collections of information contained in the general industry Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) standards.

Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation To Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness

Effective Date: May 3, 2017

§§1904.0, 1904.4, 1904.29, 1904.32, 1904.33, 1904.34, 1904.35, and 1904.40 Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress has passed, and the President has signed, Public Law 115-21, a resolution of disapproval of OSHA's final rule titled, "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of each Recordable Injury and Illness." OSHA published the rule, which contained various amendments to OSHA's recordkeeping regulations, on December 19, 2016. The amendments became effective on January 18, 2017. Because Public Law 115-21 invalidates the amendments to OSHA's recordkeeping regulations contained in the rule promulgated on December 19, 2016, OSHA is hereby removing those amendments from the Code of Federal Regulations.

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium; Further Delay of Effective Date

Effective Date: March 21, 2017

§§1910.1000 and 1926.55 As of March 21, 2017, the effective date of the final rule amending §1910.1000 and 1926.55 with respect to Beryllium that was published in the Federal Register of January 9, 2017 at 82 FR 2470, delayed at 82 FR 8901 on February 1, 2017, is further delayed to May 20, 2017.

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium: Delay of Effective Date

Effective Date: February 1, 2017

§§1910.1000 and 1926.55 In accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2017, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," the effective date of revised §1910.1000 and new §1926.55, published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2017 (82 FR 2470), is delayed until March 21, 2017.

Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

Effective Date: March 10, 2017

§§1910.1000 and 1926.55 are amended to further protect workers from occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds. New permissible exposure limits of 0.2 micrograms of beryllium per cubic meter of air (0.2 μg/m³) as an 8-hour time-weighted average and 2.0 μg/m³ as a short-term exposure limit determined over a sampling period of 15 minutes are set. Other provisions such as requirements for exposure assessment, methods for controlling exposure, respiratory protection, personal protective clothing and equipment, housekeeping, medical surveillance, hazard communication, and recordkeeping are included.

Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation To Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness

Effective date: January 18, 2017

§§1904.0, 1904.4, 1904.29, 1904.32, 1904.33, 1904.34, 1904.35, and 1904.40 show changes effective January 18, 2017. OSHA amended its recordkeeping regulations to clarify that the duty to make and maintain accurate records of work-related injuries and illnesses is an ongoing obligation. These changes do not impose new compliance obligations and do not require employers to make records of any injuries or illnesses for which records are not currently required to be made.

Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems)

Effective Date: January 17, 2017

§§1910.6, 1910.21, 1910.22, 1910.23, 1910.24, 1910.25, 1910.26, 1910.27, 1910.28, 1910.29, 1910.30, 1910.66, 1910.67, 1910.68, 1910.132, 1910.139, 1910.140, 1910.178, 1910.179, 1910.269, and Subpart I Appendices C and D have all been updated effective January 17, 2017 with compliance date exceptions noted. OSHA significantly revised its general industry standards on walking-working surfaces to prevent and reduce workplace slips, trips, and falls, as well as other injuries and fatalities associated with walking-working surface hazards. The final rule includes revised and new provisions addressing fixed ladders, rope descent systems, fall protection systems and criteria (including personal fall protection systems), and training on fall hazards and fall protection systems. Requirements on the design, performance, and use of personal fall protection systems were also added.

Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

Effective date: January 1, 2017

1904.41 (revised) and Appendix A to Subpart E of Part 1904 (added) Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses regulations were amended. Employers in certain industries are required to electronically submit to OSHA injury and illness data that employers are already required to keep under existing OSHA regulations. The frequency and content of these establishment-specific submissions is set out in the final rule and is dependent on the size and industry of the employer. OSHA intends to post the data from these submissions on a publicly accessible Web site. OSHA does not intend to post any information on the Web site that could be used to identify individual employees.