OSHA Keeps EtO Paperwork Rolling Without a Hitch
Published Date: 5/8/2026
Notice
Summary
OSHA is asking for public feedback to extend the approval for paperwork rules tied to the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) safety standard. This affects businesses that handle EtO, keeping their reporting requirements in place without adding new costs or deadlines. Comments are open until July 7, 2026, so employers and the public have time to weigh in.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Worker Monitoring and Recordkeeping Continue
The EtO Standard continues to require employers to do worker exposure monitoring, notify workers about exposures, run a written compliance program, and provide medical surveillance and medical exam results to workers. Employers must keep exposure-monitoring and medical records for specified periods and provide access to OSHA, NIOSH, affected workers, and their authorized representatives.
Fewer Periodic Medical Exams Reported
OSHA reports the number of periodic medical examinations fell from 24,992 to 16,663, which is the primary reason estimated burden hours dropped by 5,731 and capital costs fell by $868,465. That means fewer medical exams were administered while the information collection approval is being extended.
OMB Approval Extended for EtO Paperwork
OSHA is asking OMB to extend approval of the paperwork (information collection) tied to the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Standard and is taking comments through July 7, 2026. The agency reports a decrease in total burden hours from 30,252 to 24,521 (a 5,731 hour drop) and a capital cost decrease of $868,465 (from $5,129,858 to $4,261,393).
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