Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators

Document 2025-15912 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Labor in the Federal Register on August 20, 2025. OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the medical evaluation requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard. The agency is extending the comment period by 60 days to allow interested stakeholders additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/20/2025-15912/amending-the-medical-evaluation-requirements-in-the-respiratory-protection-standard-for-certain.

No. Document 2025-15912 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.