(OSHA: Washington) -- The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is extending the public comment period on an updated version of its voluntary Safety and Health Program Management Guidelines.

The current comment period was announced on Nov. 16, 2015, and was to close on Feb. 15, 2016. OSHA is extending the comment period by one week to allow interested parties more time to provide feedback on the draft guidelines. Accordingly, the comment period will now close on Feb. 22, 2016.

For more information on the draft guidelines and provide comment, visit OSHA’s Safety and Health Program Management webpage. Comments can also be posted directly to http://www.regulations.gov/ using Docket #OSHA-2015-0018.

The guidelines are advisory only and do not create any new legal obligations or alter existing obligations created by OSHA standards or regulations.

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