The purpose of Part 1911 is to set out the procedural rules for creating, changing, or removing OSHA standards. This part explains that it governs the rules of procedure for promulgating, modifying, or revoking occupational safety or health standards under section 6(b) of the OSH Act and under the particular statutes listed in 1911.2(d).
No, Part 1911 does not create technical workplace safety requirements; it sets procedural rules for rulemaking. Part 1911 deals with how OSHA will carry out proceedings to promulgate, modify, or revoke standards rather than prescribing substantive safety measures for day-to-day workplace operations, as explained in 1911.1.
Providing "for single proceedings" means OSHA will use one rulemaking process to address the same subject matter when multiple statutes could apply, so the resulting standard is uniform across those statutes. The text of 1911.1 explains that single proceedings are used "in order to assure uniformity of the standards to be enforced under the several statutes and in order to avoid needless multiplicity of rulemaking proceedings."
You should look at the statutes listed in 1911.2(d) when the employments affected by a proposed standard may also be covered by other federal statutes. 1911.1 says these particular statutes may also cover the employments affected, so they are considered to determine whether a single proceeding is appropriate.
Part 1911 governs the procedures OSHA follows when promulgating, modifying, or revoking standards; it governs OSHA's rulemaking processes rather than imposing direct operational duties on individual employers. 1911.1 states that the part sets forth rules of procedure for those actions under section 6(b) of the OSH Act and related statutes.
No, the part aims to avoid producing different standards for the same workplace when multiple statutes apply; it seeks uniformity. 1911.1 specifically says the rules are intended "to assure uniformity of the standards to be enforced under the several statutes" and to "avoid needless multiplicity of rulemaking proceedings."
Yes, Part 1911 includes procedures for revoking standards as well as for promulgating or modifying them. The opening sentence of 1911.1 states the part sets forth rules of procedure for promulgating, modifying, or revoking occupational safety or health standards.
If an employer's operations fall under employments covered by multiple statutes, OSHA will aim to develop a single, uniform standard through the procedures in Part 1911 that applies across those statutes. 1911.1 explains the goal of single proceedings is to assure uniformity of standards enforced under the several statutes.
Part 1911 applies to rulemaking under section 6(b) of the OSH Act and also to any of the particular statutes listed in 1911.2(d) that may cover the same employments. 1911.1 states the procedures are intended to coordinate proceedings under the OSH Act and those other statutes to ensure uniform standards.
OSHA prefers single proceedings to ensure uniform standards across statutes and to avoid needless duplication of separate rulemaking processes. 1911.1 says single proceedings are provided "in order to assure uniformity of the standards to be enforced under the several statutes and in order to avoid needless multiplicity of rulemaking proceedings."
No, Part 1911 does not prescribe the substance of safety standards; it sets the procedures to be used when developing, changing, or revoking standards. The text of 1911.1 explains that the part's rules are procedural in nature to facilitate rulemaking under the relevant statutes.
The official language describing the scope and purpose of the rulemaking procedures is in 1911.1, which states the part sets forth rules of procedure for promulgating, modifying, or revoking standards and explains the goal of single proceedings to ensure uniformity.
The part helps avoid needless multiple rulemaking proceedings by providing for combined or single proceedings when different statutes cover the same subject, allowing OSHA to address overlapping issues in one rulemaking process. 1911.1 explicitly states that this approach is intended to prevent multiplicity of proceedings and assure uniformity.
No, Part 1911 addresses the procedures for issuing, modifying, or revoking standards; it does not change enforcement mechanisms for standards after they are adopted. 1911.1 focuses on the rulemaking procedures themselves.
You should consult 1911.2(d) to see the list of particular statutes that may cover the same employments and then use the procedural framework described in 1911.1 to understand how OSHA will decide to conduct a single proceeding across those statutes.
Part 1911 aims to govern the procedures for standards that apply to employments covered by the OSH Act and by the particular statutes listed in 1911.2(d); it is not limited to federal employees. 1911.1 explains the part's purpose in coordinating proceedings across the statutes that may cover affected employments.