[Federal Register: June 5, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 108)]
[Notices]
[Page 33744-33745]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 28, 2003.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by
calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation, contact
Darrin King on 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-Mail:
king.darrin@dol.gov. Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503 (202-395-7316/this is not a toll-free number),
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
[sbull] Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
[sbull] Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
[sbull] Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
[sbull] Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Title: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Number: 1218-0215.
Frequency: On occasion.
Type of Response: Recordkeeping and Third party disclosure.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions; Federal Government; and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 665.
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Average
Information collection requirement Annual response time Annual burden
responses (hours) hours
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Update or Revise hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection:
Firms with 1-10 employees................................... 65 0.25 16
Firms with 11-20 employees.................................. 18 0.33 6
Firms with 21-99 employees.................................. 29 0.40 12
Firms with 100-499 employees................................ 14 0.73 10
Firms with 500-999 employees................................ 6 1.25 7
Firms with 1,000 + employees................................ 2 1.50 3
Verification that Hazard Assessment has been Performed:
Maintain certification record for currently trained 68,265 0.02 1,365
employees..................................................
Generate and maintain training documentation for new or 6,827 0.05 341
retrained employees........................................
Disclose training records to OSHA........................... 9 0.03 1
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Totals.................................................... 75,234 .............. 1,761
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Description: The collections of information in the standard are
necessary for implementation of the requirements of the Standards. The
Standards specify several paperwork requirements. The following
sections describe the information-collection requirements, and who will
use the information.
(A) Hazard Assessment and Equipment Selection (1915.152(b)).
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Paragraph 1915.152(b) requires the employer to assess work activities
to determine whether there are hazards present, or likely to be
present, which necessitate the employee's use of PPE. If such hazards
are present, or likely to be present, the employer must: (1) Select the
type of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards
identified in the occupational-hazard assessment; (2) communicate
selection decisions to affected employees; (3) select PPE that properly
fits each affected employee; and (4) verify that the required
occupational hazard assessment has been performed through a document
that contains the following information: Occupation, the date(s) of the
hazard assessment, and the name of the person performing the hazard
assessment.
(B) Verification That Hazard Assessment Has Been Performed
(1915.152(e)(4)). Paragraph 1915.152(e)(4) requires that the employer
verify that each affected employee has received the PPE training
through a document that contains the following information: Name of
each employee trained, the date(s) of training, and the type of
training the employee received.
Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-14141 Filed 6-4-03; 8:45 am]
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