SAFETY OPERATIONSSTANDARD

Evidence for safer work and accountable operations.

Maintained record

Operations change ledger

A chronological record of material rule, standards, company, product, operating, and research changes. Each entry preserves the source class, effective date, market consequence, and affected capability areas.

Final rule · Official final-rule record

EPA aligns EPCRA Part 370 terminology with revised HazCom categories

EPA published technical amendments to EPCRA hazardous-chemical inventory reporting terminology and hazard categories.

Standards publication · Official standards record

ISO publishes ISO 14001:2026

ISO published the fourth edition of its environmental-management-system requirements and lists the 2015 edition and 2024 amendment as withdrawn.

Proposed regulation · Official proposed-rule record

EPA proposes a paper-manifest sunset

EPA proposed phasing out paper hazardous-waste manifests in favor of a fully electronic e-Manifest workflow.

Proposed regulation · Official proposed-rule record

EPA proposes revisions to the Risk Management Program

EPA proposed changes to portions of the chemical-accident-prevention program after reconsidering the 2024 amendments.

Official data release · Official statistical release

BLS publishes the 2024 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries

BLS counted 5,070 fatal work injuries in 2024, four percent fewer than in 2023.

Official data release · Official statistical release

BLS publishes 2024 nonfatal workplace injury and illness estimates

BLS reported 2.5 million private-industry cases and a total-recordable rate of 2.3 cases per 100 FTE workers for 2024.

Compliance-date change · Official compliance-date notice

OSHA extends 2024 HazCom compliance dates by four months

OSHA moved the first affected January 2026 deadline to May 19, 2026 and extended other affected dates by four months.

Regulatory implementation · Official final-rule implementation page

Export hazardous-waste manifests enter e-Manifest

Exporters became responsible for submitting export manifests to EPA's e-Manifest system beginning December 1, 2025.

Proposed regulation · Official rulemaking page

EPA proposes changes to TSCA PFAS reporting scope

EPA opened a proposal to revise portions of the retrospective PFAS reporting rule while maintaining the underlying current-rule record.

Rulemaking milestone · Official rulemaking page

OSHA closes the post-hearing record on its proposed heat standard

The hearing and post-hearing briefing stages concluded, but the Heat Injury and Illness Prevention rule remains proposed.

Final-rule implementation · Official final-rule page

Construction PPE proper-fit language takes effect

OSHA's explicit requirement that construction PPE properly fit each affected worker became effective January 13, 2025.

Standards publication · Official standards record

ISO publishes OH&S performance-evaluation guidance

ISO 45004:2024 provides guidance on monitoring, measurement, analysis, evaluation, and indicators for occupational health and safety performance.