OSHA is finalizing the proposed rule on occupational exposure to
beryllium and beryllium compounds in construction and shipyards by delaying the
compliance deadlines for nearly all provisions of the standards to [INSERT DATE ONE
YEAR AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]. The one
exception to the [INSERT DATE ONE YEAR AFTER DATE OF PUBLICATION IN
THE FEDERAL REGISTER] compliance deadline is for the permissible exposure limit
(PEL) and the short-term exposure limit (STEL), which OSHA has been enforcing since
May 11, 2018. This rule confirms that the exposure limits remain in effect. OSHA is not
adopting the portion of the proposed rule that would have revised OSHA’s existing
beryllium standards for construction and shipyards to revoke the ancillary provisions.
OSHA finds that other OSHA standards do not duplicate the requirements of the ancillary
provisions in the beryllium standards for construction and shipyards in their entirety.
Thus revoking all of the ancillary provisions and leaving only the PEL and STEL would
be inconsistent with OSHA’s statutory mandate to protect workers from the demonstrated
This document is scheduled to be published in the
Federal Register on 09/30/2019 and available online at
https://federalregister.gov/d/2019-21037, and on govinfo.gov
significant risks of material impairment of health resulting from exposure to beryllium
and beryllium compounds. OSHA will publish a new proposal for the construction and
shipyards beryllium standards, to seek comment on different changes OSHA is
considering.
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