On September 4, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released its 2025 Spring Regulatory Agenda. The list includes nearly forty (40) regulatory initiatives in various stages of the rulemaking process, with a primary focus on deregulatory efforts. The list also includes five rules that are due to become final within the next year, which do not have a direct impact on the construction industry.
AGC had previously written on our planned response to the deregulatory efforts but will continue to engage on the remainder of the rulemakings that will impact the construction industry. These rulemakings include welding in construction confined spaces and heat injury and illness prevention in outdoor and indoor work settings. And. under long-term actions, Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica; Revisions to Table 1 in the Standard for Construction and Amendments to the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Standard.
A listing of Department of Labor (including OSHA) rulemaking in the pre-rule, proposed rule, and final rule stages is available here. Rules that are classified as long-term actions are listed here. For more information, please also see the DOL press release.
Federal agencies post their regulatory agendas on the Reginfo.gov website and Mobile.Reginfo.gov twice a year to provide a snapshot of their rulemaking priorities.
For more information, contact Kevin Cannon.