Safety Standards for Fall Protection in the Construction Industry
osha-workplace-safety · Occupational Safety and Health Administration · Published 1995-01-26 · Effective 1994-08-09 · 60 FR 5131
Document
Document number
95-1973
Federal Register citation
60 FR 5131
CFR reference
29 CFR 1926
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Category
osha-workplace-safety
Sub-agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Publication date
1995-01-26
Effective date
1994-08-09
DOL docket
Docket No. S-206
Abstract
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a final rule on Fall Protection in the Construction Industry (59 FR 40672, August 9, 1994), which is scheduled to become effective on February 6, 1995. The Agency has determined that interested persons did not receive adequate notice that subpart M would apply to non-building steel erection activities. Accordingly, OSHA is delaying the application of the final rule to steel erection activities, as well as the effectiveness of certain items in the final rule, until August 6, 1995. OSHA intends to reopen the subpart M rulemaking record in a subsequent Federal Register notice for comment regarding the appropriate fall protection measures to be taken to protect employees engaged in non-building steel erection activities from fall hazards.