Guitar Gear Inc. makes guitars. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)proposes a safety rule governing the handling of wood and its dust in the workplace, including the woods that Guitar Gear uses in its operations. Guitar Gear contends that the rule will involve substantial compliance costs without significantly increasing workplace safety. The firm sends a letter to OSHA indicating its objections to the proposed rule and enclosing research reports and other data supporting those objections. Does OSHA have any obligation to consider these objections? What procedures must OSHA follow when it makes new rules, such as this one?

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The Answer of Guitar Gear Inc. makes guitars. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)proposes a safety rule governing the handling of wood and its dust in the workplace, including the woods that Guitar Gear uses in its operations. Guitar Gear contends that the rule will involve substantial compliance costs without significantly increasing workplace safety. The firm sends a letter to OSHA indicating its objections to the proposed rule and enclosing research reports and other data supporting those objections. Does OSHA have any obligation to consider these objections? What procedures must OSHA follow when it makes new rules, such as this one?