Voluntary standards regulatory issues

It is unlikely that OSHA will resume regulatory activity concerning its withdrawn Safety and Health Management Standard under the current administration. However, if it should proceed in the future, it would be statutorily required to consider adoption of ANSI ZIO to address this issue based upon the requisites of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NITAA), 15 USC 272, and the Office of Management and Budget s (OMB) Circular A-119, Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in Conformity Assessment Activities. 

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