Rule lifecycle · DOCKET:OSHA-2025-0019

1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane; 1, 3-Butadiene; 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.); Acrylonitrile; Asbestos; Benzene; Cadmium; Coke Oven Emissions; Cotton Dust; Ethylene Oxide; Formaldehyde; Inorganic Arsenic; Lead; Methylene Chloride; Methylenedianiline; Vinyl Chloride; Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards; Textiles; Sawmills; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards for Shipyard Employment; and Walking-Working Surfaces

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration — observed across 3 documents over 337 days. Use the source documents below before deciding whether this affects your business.

In plain English

OSHA is overhauling safety standards for hazardous chemicals like benzene and asbestos, plus updating rules for respiratory protection, hazard color-coding, and workplace surfaces. If you handle chemicals, run a sawmill or shipyard, or employ textile workers, prepare now for stricter hazard marking and worker medical screening when this proposed rule becomes final.

First seen

Jul 1, 2025

Last seen

Jun 3, 2026

Latest stage

Proposed Rule

PRORULE → RULE

Stage timeline

  1. Proposed·Jul 1, 2025

    1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane

    #2025-11629

  2. Proposed·Aug 20, 2025

    1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane

    #2025-15896

  3. Proposed·Jun 3, 2026·91 FR 33131

    1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane; 1, 3-Butadiene; 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, etc.); Acrylonitrile; Asbestos; Benzene; Cadmium; Coke Oven Emissions; Cotton Dust; Ethylene Oxide; Formaldehyde; Inorganic Arsenic; Lead; Methylene Chloride; Methylenedianiline; Vinyl Chloride; Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards; Textiles; Sawmills; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards for Shipyard Employment; and Walking-Working Surfaces

    #2026-11126