ACCSH 1998-3, exh 16, Proposed Appendix B to Subpart L, Scaffolding

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Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Summary Statement

In revising its fall protection rule for scaffolds in 1996, OSHA did not come up with specific parameters for fall protection for scaffold erection and dismantling. Instead, OSHA enacted a requirement that a competent person determine in each instance if fall protection is feasible; and, if it is, it must be used. OSHA then reserved a place for a non-mandatory appendix (Appendix B) in Subpart L (Scaffolds) for more specific guidance on determining when fall protection is feasible. The Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) drafted an appendix in October 1998, but OSHA has not incorporated the ACCSH draft into the standard.
October 6, 1998

eLCOSH Editor's note:

The OSHA Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) was authorized in the 1969 Construction Safety Act (US Code Title 40§3704, to advise OSHA on matters related to construction safety and health. It consists of five public representatives (one is normally from a State OSHA program, one from NIOSH, etc.), five labor representatives (normally from various Building Trades Unions) and five management representatives (primarily from contractor trade associations). The ACCSH often sets up work groups, which are open to the public, to draft positions on various topics or issues. These positions are then often voted on by the full ACCSH and those recommendations referred to OSHA for their consideration. These work products represent a lot of effort and thought by many individuals. They are posted here to make that work more easily accessible. This historical archive many serve as a resource to future regulators and safety advocates, so they don’t have to start from scratch. OSHA has removed some of these documents from their website which makes access difficult.

To the best of our knowledge this is a complete archive of ACCSH working group reports and recommendations. If you are aware of others, please contact us. For the most recent or future meetings, you can find information at http://www.osha.gov/doc/accsh .

 

In revising its fall protection rule for scaffolds in 1996, OSHA did not come up with specific parameters for fall protection for scaffold erection and dismantling. Instead, OSHA enacted a requirement that a competent person determine in each instance if fall protection is feasible; and, if it is, it must be used. OSHA then reserved a place for a non-mandatory appendix (Appendix B) in Subpart L (Scaffolds) for more specific guidance on determining when fall protection is feasible. The Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) drafted an appendix in October 1998, but OSHA has not incorporated the ACCSH draft into the standard.


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