ASSE Urges Better Use of Consensus Standards in OSHA Slips and Falls/PPE Rulemaking
In an August 19 comment(http://www.asse.org/professionalaffairs_new/) to OSHA on its proposed Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment rulemaking, ASSE urged the agency to utilize more thoroughly existing voluntary consensus standards as it develops the new rule. ASSE said both the process and end users would be better served if standards such as ANSI/ASSE Z359 Fall Arrest Code as well as the ANSI/ASSE A1264.1-2007 Safety Requirements for Workplace Walking/Working Surfaces and Their Access; Workplace Floor, Wall and Roof Openings; and Stairs and Guardrails Systems standards were utilized in developing the OSHA rule.