OSHA To Delay Beryllium PEL Compliance Deadline

Posted on 3/2/2017 by Roger Marks

In today’s Federal Register, OSHA proposed to delay the effective date of its lowered permissible exposure limit (PEL) for beryllium until May 20, 2017.

Finalized in January 2017, the Final Rule dropped the long-term PEL for beryllium to an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) of 0.2 micrograms per cupid meter of air and dropped the short-term PEL for beryllium to 2 micrograms per cubic meter of air over 15 minutes.

Beryllium permissible exposure limit worker

Beryllium permissible exposure limit worker

The delay is in response to an executive order issued on January 20, which required all Federal agencies to postpone for at least 60 days the effective date of any new final regulations not yet in effect. The required 60-day “freeze” period would have made March 21, 2017 the effective date for the beryllium rule. However, OSHA determined that is was appropriate in this case to delay the effective date for 60 additional days “for the purpose of reviewing questions of fact, law, and policy raised therein.”

Interactive OSHA Training Trusted Nationwide

Protect your employees with expertly designed, convenient OSHA training. Available 24/7, these interactive OSHA safety training courses help employees identify, mitigate, and avoid the hazards in your workplace. Employees who complete OSHA training at Lion.com are ready to make on-the-job decisions that keep themselves and their co-workers safe.

New! Lockout/Tagout Online
8-hour HAZWOPER Refresher
Managing GHS Hazard Communication
Lithium Battery Safety

For OSHA 10-hour training to protect employees in general industry workplaces, take the newly updated 10 Hour OSHA General Industry Online Course.

Tags: new, osha, rules, safety training

Find a Post

Search for:

Compliance Topics

Compliance Archives

The training was impressive. I am not a fan of online training but this was put together very well. I would recommend Lion to others.

Donnie James

Quality Manager

I was able to present my scenario to the instructor and worked thru the regulations together. In the past, I attended another training firm's classes. Now, I have no intention of leaving Lion!

Diana Joyner

Senior Environmental Engineer

Lion courses always set the bar for content, reference, and practical application. Membership and access to the experts is an added bonus.

John Brown, CSP

Director of Safety & Env Affairs

Lion provided an excellent introduction to environmental regulations, making the transition to a new career as an EHS specialist less daunting of a task. Drinking from a fire hose when the flow of water is lessened, is much more enjoyable!

Stephanie Weathers

SHE Specialist

I think LION does an excellent job of any training they do. Materials provided are very useful to my day-to-day work activities.

Pamela Embody

EHS Specialist

Best instructor ever! I was going to take my DOT training w/a different provider, but based on this presentation, I will also be doing my DOT training w/Lion!

Donna Moot

Hazardous Waste Professional

I like Lion's workshops the best because they really dig into the information you need to have when you leave the workshop.

Tom Bush, Jr.

EHS Manager

I was recently offered an opportunity to take my training through another company, but I politely declined. I only attend Lion Technology workshops.

Stephanie Gilliam

Material Production/Logistics Manager

I can't say enough how pleased I was with this course! Everything finally makes sense.

Kim Graham

Lab Manager

The exercises in the DOT hazardous materials management course are especially helpful in evaluating your understanding of course information.

Morgan Bliss

Principal Industrial Hygienist

Download Our Latest Whitepaper

Start with these fundamentals to simplify hazardous materials shipping compliance.

Download

By submitting your phone number, you agree to receive recurring marketing and training text messages. Consent to receive text messages is not required for any purchases. Text STOP at any time to cancel. Message and data rates may apply. View our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.