ASSE Submits Comments on Proposed Combustible Dust Legislation
The American Society of Safety Engineers submits comments on proposed combustible dust legislation. You can read the entire article at the link above. Among their recommendations: a more organized, comprehensive approach by OSHA is needed to facilitate compliance. ASSE’s primary concern is that an answer to the current difficulties involving combustible dust risk management be based on sound science and done in a way that affords all stakeholders due process, without any undue delay. ------------ ASSE Submits Comments on Proposed Combustible Dust Legislation, Urges Caution The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), representing 32,000 occupational safety, health and environmental professionals, provided a statement for the record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions’ Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety for their hearing held July 29 titled “Dangerous Dust – Is OSHA doing enough to protect workers?” ASSE urged caution in moving a...