Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA proposes to clarify its interpretation of the General Duty Clause, 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1), to exclude from enforcement known hazards that are inherent and inseparable from the core nature of a professional activity or performance.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Part 1975 [Docket No. OSHA-2025-0041] RIN 1218-AD71 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Proposed rule; request for comments. SUMMARY: OSHA proposes to clarify its interpretation of the General Duty Clause, 29 U.S.C. 654(a)(1) , to exclude from enforcement known hazards that are inherent and inseparable from the core nature of a professional activity or performance. DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 2, 2025. ADDRESSES: Written comments: You may submit comments and attachments, identified by Docket No. OSHA-2025-0041, electronically at https://www.regulations.gov , which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for making electronic submissions. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency's name and the docket number for this rulemaking (Docket No. OSHA-2025-0041). When uploading multiple attachments to https://www.regulations.gov , please number all of your attachments because https://www.regulations.gov will not automatically number the attachments. This will be very useful in identifying all attachments. For example, Attachment 1—title of your document, Attachment 2—title of your document, Attachment 3—title of your document. For assistance with commenting and uploading documents, please see the Frequently Asked Questions on https://www.regulations.gov . All comments, including any person…
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Citation: 90 FR 28370
