# Standards Improvement Project-Phase II
> **Occupational Safety and Health Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2005-01-05 · Effective 2005-03-07 · 70 FR 1112
## Document
- **Document number:** 04-28221
- **Category:** osha-workplace-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 70 FR 1112
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1910
- **Publication date:** 2005-01-05
- **Effective date:** 2005-03-07
- **DOL docket:** Docket No. S-778-A
## Abstract

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) through this final rule is continuing to remove and revise provisions of its standards that are outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent, or can be clarified or simplified by being written in plain language. The Agency completed Phase I of the Standards Improvement Project in June 1998. In this Phase II of the Standards Improvement Project, OSHA is again revising or removing a number of health provisions in its standards for general industry, shipyard employment, and construction. The Agency believes that the changes streamline and make more consistent the regulatory requirements in OSHA health and safety standards. In some cases, OSHA has made substantive revisions to requirements because they are outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, or inconsistent with more recently promulgated health standards. The Agency believes these revisions will reduce regulatory requirements for employers without reducing employee protection.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2005/01/05/04-28221/standards-improvement-project-phase-ii)
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