Many new changes are expected in the not to distant future. With the new administration scheduled to take office this month, OSHA itself might see changes that will likely affect what you see from the agency in 2001. Many of OSHA's key leaders could be hitting the pavement. With new personnel come new ideas and direction. What was once a burning issue for the agency can become a distant memory.
Nothing is certain, but there are several clues.
OSHA has invested a considerable amount of time and resources into several projects. Many have been in the works for years and could find their way into the Federal Register this year. Several of OSHA's key projects involve rewriting existing standards to make them easier to understand. OSHA calls this putting them in plain English. One of these planned revisions involves flammable and combustible liquids.