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

What it does

OSHA is scheduling a series of informal public hearings on the above-listed proposed rules. The public hearings will begin on August 19, 2026. All of the proposed rules listed in this notice were published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025, except for the Walking-Working Surfaces proposal, which was published on April 6, 2026.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

6 parts of Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

29 CFR 1910, 29 CFR 1915, 29 CFR 1917, 29 CFR 1918, 29 CFR 1926, 29 CFR 1928

What happens next and when

Informal public hearings: The hearings will be held virtually and will begin August 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. The hearings will continue on subsequent weekdays. The number of hearings days will be determined by OSHA at a later date and will likely depend on the number of people who wish to testify. Additional information on how to access the informal hearings will be posted at https://www.osha.gov/deregulatory- rulemaking.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket OSHA-2025-0006 on Regulations.gov
• Title 29 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register