EPA's Plan To Wait On OSHA Could Stall Facility Safety Update For Years

The Trump administration plan to scrap the Obama-era rule strengthening EPA's facility accident prevention program and wait for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to advance a similar rulemaking could stall changes to facility oversight for the foreseeable future, as OSHA has shelved plans to update its companion rule. “Saying you're waiting for OSHA is saying you're killing it once and for all,” says Jordan Barab, OSHA's deputy chief under the Obama administration. EPA May 17 proposed a rule...