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2002 - 07/15/2002 - OSHA TAKES FIRST STEP IN PROPOSED NEW CRANE AND DERRICK SAFETY CONSTRUCTION STANDARD |
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TRADE NEWS RELEASE July 15, 2002 Contact: Lydia Kleiner Phone: (202) 693-1999 OSHA TAKES FIRST STEP IN PROPOSED NEW CRANE AND DERRICK SAFETY CONSTRUCTION STANDARD
Solicits committee nominations and public comments for Negotiated Rulemaking Process Washington, DC -- In response to industry representatives, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its first step in updating its construction safety standards for cranes and derricks through the Negotiated Rulemaking Process. "Changes in technology and work processes over the past 30 years call for new, revised crane and derrick safety requirements," said John Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA expects that a range of issues will be considered, including work zone control, crane operations near power lines, qualifications of individuals who operate, maintain, repair and assemble cranes and derricks, and requirements for fail-safe operation, warnings and other safety-related devices and technologies. With publication of its intent to enter into negotiated rulemaking -- scheduled for the July16, 2002 Federal Register -- OSHA outlines the basic procedures involved in forming a negotiated rulemaking advisory committee to develop a draft proposed rule, identifies the stakeholders who may be affected, solicits nominations for committee members and ask for public comments regarding any aspect of the negotiated rulemaking process. Comments will be accepted for 60 days following the Federal Register notice. The existing rule (29 CFR 1926.550) dates back to 1971, and was based in part on industry consensus standards from 1967 to 1969. # # #
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