Solicitation for Public Input – Alaska Occupational Safety and Health (AKOSH) Regulatory Revisions Notice of Public Scoping Under Administrative Order 360 for possible Department of Labor & Workforce Development / Labor Standards & Safety / AKOSH Regulation Changes: Title 8, Part 4, Chapter 61 Occupational Safety and Health Background. In response to Administrative Order 360, AKOSH is soliciting written comments from affected industries, community organizations, and the general public regarding regulations and materials incorporated by reference in 8 AAC 61.010-1960. AKOSH is undertaking this solicitation process to ask the public for ideas, suggestions, and input before AKOSH drafts or proposes any specific regulation amendments or repeals for public review. AKOSH is particularly interested in specific ideas for regulatory change that may: * clarify existing regulatory obligations; * reduce costs for the public, industry, or government; * improve or streamline procedures, application requirements, and review processes, for example reducing the time required to apply for a license, permit, or benefit; * reduce administrative burdens; * streamline permitting procedures; * improve communication procedures; * provide greater transparency with respect to standards, decision-making, and rationales for application processing; or * clarify interagency roles. Written comments. Written comments must be received by Friday, October 24, 2025. Written comments may be sent to anchorage.lss-osh@alaska.gov, to Theric Austin at dol.lss.regulations@alaska.gov, on the Alaska Online Public Notice System website: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/, or mailed to 1251 Muldoon Road, Suite #109 Anchorage, AK 99504 or physically mailed to 1251 Muldoon Road, Suite #109, Anchorage, AK 99504, with the subject "AKOSH Regulatory Comment". If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Theric Austin, Regulations Specialist 2 at dol.lss.regulations@alaska.gov, or (907) 269-4957 not later than October 17, 2025, to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided. Please note that input provided in response to this solicitation will be subject to inspection, copying, and distribution as public records under AS 40.25.110 – 40.25.220. Please do not include any confidential information in written comments. Questions. For questions or more information, contact our Agency Regulatory Liaison, Kim Kolvig, Special Assistant to the Commissioner 2 at kimberly.kolvig@alaska.gov / (907) 465-5870. AKOSH is not currently proposing any specific regulation change and there are no draft regulations prepared for public comment under the Administrative Procedure Act at this time. If the AKOSH undertakes revisions to these regulations, there will be an additional opportunity to comment on the proposed regulation changes that are released for public review and comment under the Administrative Procedure Act. AKOSH keeps a list of individuals and organizations interested in its regulations. Those on the list will automatically be sent a copy of all of the AKOSH's notices of proposed regulation changes. To be added to or removed from the list, send a request to AKOSH at anchorage.lss-osh@alaska.gov, giving your name, and your e-mail address for receiving notices. Individuals can also sign up to receive automated notifications of all State of Alaska notices, including public notice for regulation changes, by subscribing to the Alaska Online Public Notices System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Default.aspx. Pub: Sept. 17, 2025