Legal Opinion
American Tort Reform Ass'n v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 27, 2013No. 12-1229PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge:
The petition for review in this case, filed by the American Tort Reform Association (“ATRA”), challenges revisions made by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA” or “the agency”) to the wording of paragraph (a)(2) of OSHA’s hazard communication (“HazCom”) standard, 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200. HazCom establishes labeling requirements for chemicals used in the workplace. The disputed changes appear in an introductory paragraph that describes the preemptive scope of HazCom. Id. § 1910.1200(a)(2) (“Paragraph (a)(2)”). These changes reflect the agency’s…
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