Safety Standards for Steel Erection

By this document the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) revises the effective date of the new final rule for steel erection, Subpart R of 29 CFR Part 1926, which was published on January 18, 2001. The original effective date was to be July 18, 2001. Since publication of the standard, however, employers have contacted OSHA with a wide range of questions regarding whether, and how, the standard will be applied to projects that are in various stages of completion as of July 18, 2001. Specifically, employers have expressed concerns about their ability to comply with the new standard by that date, particularly with regard to provisions that address construction safety design aspects of structural components. To address these problems, and to allow additional time for the Agency to explain the new standard to the affected industry, the effective date of the standard is changed to January 18, 2002.