OSHA Holding Hearings on Walking Working Surfaces and PPE Rulemaking
The deadline for filing a notice to appear is November 30.
From OSHA’s Cooperative Programs –
OSHA is scheduled to host at least one day’s worth of hearings in January on the agency’s proposed rule (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-10418.htm) on walking-working surfaces and personal protective equipment (fall protection systems). The informal public meeting (http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/2010-28544.htm) is scheduled for Jan. 18 in Washington and will continue on subsequent days if necessary. The proposed rule, published in May, would revise the current walking-working surfaces and personal protective equipment standards to reflect new technology, increase consistency between various industries and present the requirements in “plain language.”
OSHA’s November 12 news release can be found at OSHA News Release: OSHA will hold informal public hearing on proposed rule to prevent worker injuries on walking-working surfaces (Nov. 12, 2010): http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=18684