Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry, Shipyard Employment and Marine Terminals (29 CFR 1910.1053) and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry, Shipyard Employment and Marine Terminals (29 CFR 1910.1053) and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
The standards will require covered employers to monitor employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica, to establish either regulated areas or a written access control plan, to conduct medical surveillance, and to establish and maintain accurate records of employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica and employee medical records. These records will be used by employers, workers, physicians and the Government to ensure that workers are not being harmed by exposure to respirable crystalline silica.
US Code:
29 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
29 USC 655
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
29 USC 657
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
This is a new collection of information. The proposed Standards include collection of information requirements for: conducting worker exposure assessments, establishing and implementing written access plans, establishing and implementing a respiratory protection program, conducting medical surveillance of workers, providing examining physicians with specific information, obtaining written physician's opinions and providing those opinions to workers and establishing and maintaining workers' exposure assessment and medical surveillance records. The burden hours for the collection of information requirements contained in the proposed Standards would result in a total program change of 2,585,164 hours and a program change cost of $99,777,182. In addition, the total operation and maintenance cost for the exposure assessments and medical examinations provided under the Standard is $273,504,281.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
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Respirable Crystalline Silica Standards for General Industry, Shipyard Employment and Maritime Terminals (29 CFR 1910.1053) and Construction (29 CFR 1926.1053)