OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: COTTON DUST

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Cotton Dust.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 1 by Amanda Laihow, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.

Summary: This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Cotton Dust standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.

For more information, contact For press inquiries:Contact Frank Meilinger, Director, OSHA Office of Communications, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; telephone: [phone]; email: [e-mail].

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