Piping systems manual by Saravanapavan Gowripalan. Published on Oct 1. Federal Register. Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment Fall Protection SystemsStart Preamble. Start Printed Page 8. AGENCY Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA, Labor. ACTION Final rule. SUMMARY OSHA is revising and updating its general industry standards on walking working surfaces to prevent and reduce workplace slips, trips, and falls, as well as other injuries and fatalities associated with walking working surface hazards. The final rule includes revised and new provisions addressing, for example, fixed ladders rope descent systems fall protection systems and criteria, including personal fall protection systems and training on fall hazards and fall protection systems. In addition, the final rule adds requirements on the design, performance, and use of personal fall protection systems. The final rule increases consistency between the general industry and construction standards, which will make compliance easier for employers who conduct operations in both industry sectors. Similarly, the final rule updates requirements to reflect advances in technology and to make them consistent with more recent OSHA standards and national consensus standards. OSHA has also reorganized the requirements and incorporated plain language in order to make the final rule easier to understand and follow. The final rule also uses performance based language whenever possible to give employers greater compliance flexibility. DATES Effective date This final rule becomes effective on January 1. Some requirements in the final rule have compliance dates after the effective date. For further information on those compliance dates, see Section XI of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. In addition, this final rule contains information collections subject to the Office of Management and Budget OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Department is submitting requests to OMB to obtain that approval. The information collections will not take effect until the date OMB approves the information collection request or the date the requirement would take effect as explained elsewhere in this document. The Department will publish a document in the Federal Register to announce OMBs disposition of the information collection requests. ADDRESSES In accordance with 2. U. S. C. 2. 11. 2a2, OSHA designates Ms. Ann Rosenthal, Associate Solicitor of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, Office of the Solicitor, U. S. Department of Labor, Room S 4. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 2. Start Further Info. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Press inquiries Mr. Frank Meilinger, Director, Office of Communications, OSHA, U. S. Department of Labor, Room N 3. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 2. General information and technical inquiries Mr. Mark Hagemann, Director, Office of Safety Systems, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U. S. Department of Labor, Room N 3. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 2. Copies of this. Federal Registerdocument Copies of this Federal Register document are available at http www. Federal e. Rulemaking Portal.
Copies also are available at OSHA Office of Publications, U. S. Department of Labor, Room N 3. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 2. OSHAs TTY 8. 87 8. This document, as well as news releases and other relevant documents, are available on OSHAs website at http www. End Further Info. End Preamble. Start Supplemental Information. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION Table of Contents. The following table of contents identifies the major sections of the preamble to the final rule I. Background. A. References and Exhibits. B. Introduction and Basis for Agency Action. C. Summary of the Final Economic Analysis. D. Events Leading to the Final Rule. II. Analysis of Risk. A. Introduction. B. Information about this document as published in the Federal Register. Relevant information about this document from Regulations. gov provides additional context. This. A trade association representing softwood lumber manufacturers in 12 western states and Alaska. Nature of the Risk. C. Fatality and Injury Data. III. Pertinent Legal Authority. IV. Summary and Explanation of the Final Rule. A. Final Subpart DB. Final 1. 91. 0. C. Other Revisions to 2. CFR Part 1. 91. 0V. Final Economic and Final Regulatory Flexibility Screening Analysis. Chapter 130177 Ohio Fire Code. 13017701 Administration. Section 101 General. 101. 1 Title. The rules as set forth in Chapter 130177 of the Administrative Code. A. Introduction. B. Assessing the Need for Regulation. C. Profile of Affected Industries, Firms, and Workers. D. Benefits, Net Benefits, Cost Effectiveness, and Sensitivity Analysis. E. Technological Feasibility. F. Costs of Compliance. G. Economic Feasibility and Regulatory Flexibility Screening Analysis. H. Regulatory Flexibility Screening Analysis. I. Sensitivity Analyses. J. References. VI. Federalism. VII. State Plan Requirements. VIII. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. IX. Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal Governments. X. Office of Management and Budget Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1. XI. Dates. I. Background. A. References and Exhibits. This Federal Register document references materials in Docket No. OSHA 2. 00. 7 0. OSHA also references documents in the following dockets, which the Agency incorporates by reference into this rulemaking 1. Walking and Working Surfaces 2. CFR 1. 91. 0, subpart DDocket No. OSHA S0. 41 2. 00. Docket No. S 0. 41 1. Personal Protective EquipmentFall ProtectionDocket No. OSHA S0. 57 2. 00. Docket No. S 0. 57 2. Docket No. OSHA S0. Docket No. S 0. 29 1. Fall Protection in the Construction IndustryDocket No. OSHA S2. 06 2. 00. Docket No. S 2. 06 1. Powered Platforms for Building MaintenanceDocket Nos. OSHA S7. 00 2. 00. OSHA S7. 00. A 2. Dockets Nos. S 7. S 7. 00. A, respectively and. Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Electrical Protective EquipmentDocket No. OSHA S2. 15 2. 00. Formerly Docket No. S 2. 15. All of these dockets are available for viewing at http www. Federal e. Rulemaking Portal. Citations to documents in Docket No. OSHA 2. 00. 7 0. This document references exhibits in this rulemaking record, Docket No. OSHA 2. 00. 7 0. Ex., followed by the last sequence Start Printed Page 8. ID number. For example, Ex. ID number OSHA 2. Citations to the transcripts of the rulemaking hearing This document includes citations to the informal public hearing on the proposed rule. All of the hearing transcripts are included in exhibit 3. Thus, Ex. 3. 29 11. January 1. 9, 2. 01. Citations to other dockets This document also references other OSHA dockets. Documents in those dockets are cited as the docket number followed by the last sequence of numbers in the document ID number. For example, Ex. OSHA S0. 29 2. 00. Docket No. OSHA S0. Ex. 1. 4 in the 2. D and I formerly Docket No. S 0. 29. Docket The exhibits in this rulemaking docket Docket No. OSHA 2. 00. 7 0. OSHA incorporated by reference in this rulemaking, are available to read and download by searching the docket number or document ID number at http www. Each docket index lists all documents and exhibits in that docket, including public comments, supporting materials, hearing transcripts, and other documents. However, some documents e. All documents are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office, Room N 2. U. S. Department of Labor, 2. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 2. OSHA TTY 8. 87 8. B. Introduction and Basis for Agency Action. Workers in many diverse general industry workplaces are exposed to walking working surface hazards that can result in slips, trips, falls and other injuries or fatalities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS data, slips, trips, and falls are a leading cause of workplace fatalities and injuries in general industry, which indicates that workers regularly encounter these hazards see Section II below. The final rule covers all general industry walking working surfaces, including but not limited to, floors, ladders, stairways, runways, dockboards, roofs, scaffolds, and elevated work surfaces and walkways. To protect workers from hazards associated with those surfaces, particularly hazards related to falls from elevations, the final rule updates and revises the general industry Walking Working Surfaces standards 2. CFR part 1. 91. 0, subpart D. The final rule includes revised and new provisions that address, for example, fixed ladders rope descent systems fall protection systems and criteria, including personal fall protection systems and training on fall hazards and fall protection systems. In addition, the final rule adds new requirements on the design, performance, and use of personal fall protection systems to the general industry Personal Protective Equipment PPE standards 2. CFR part 1. 91. 0, subpart I.