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WASHINGTON – The
Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the comment period for
OSHA’s draft Guidance on Data Evaluation for Weight of Evidence Determination to
May 2, 2016. OSHA published draft guidance on February 16.
The agency has received requests to extend the comment
period to allow stakeholders more time to review this highly technical guidance
and respond constructively to the questions that OSHA posed.
For more information and to review the draft guidelines and
provide comment, visit OSHA’s Guidance on Data Evaluation for Weight of
Evidence Determination webpage at https://www.osha.gov/weightofevidence/index.html.
Comments will be accepted until May 2, 2016. Comments may also be posted
directly to www.regulations.gov using Docket
OSHA-2016-004.
Under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for
providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role
is to ensure these conditions for America’s working men and women by setting
and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For
more information, visit www.osha.gov.
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