OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: VINYL CHLORIDE

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

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 removes language in OSHA's Vinyl Chloride standard that is duplicative 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].

The full text of the proposed rule can be found at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/html/2025...