WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is slow-walking enforcement of
a major Obama-era regulation to strengthen protections for construction
workers against a type of dust that has been linked to cancer and lung
disease.
Enforcement of the new rules for silica dust — which workers are often exposed to
while cutting, drilling and grinding materials like concrete, granite
and mortar — was originally scheduled to begin on June 23, but the Trump
administration issued a three-month delay. Last Wednesday, three days
before the Sept. 23 deadline, the Labor Department granted another
reprieve, announcing that it would hold off fully enforcing the rules
for 30 more days.
During the month-long grace period, which
extends until late October, the Occupational Health and Safety
Administration (OSHA) will "carefully evaluate good faith efforts" by
employers trying to comply with the new requirements and assist them in
doing so, according to a Labor Department memo.
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