The fight for promulgation

摘要

As OSHA's first rule issued under the Bush administration, the Hexavalent Chromium standard for general industry, construction and shipyards did not come easily. In July 1993, Washington-based consumer advocacy group Public Citizen filed a petition for an emergency temporary standard to reduce hex chrome exposure limits. OSHA denied the emergency petition, and the group filed suit. As a result, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia ordered OSHA to issue a final rule by Jan. 18, 2006, setting in motion the current rulemaking.