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DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AA68 Publication ID: Spring 2000 
Title: Scaffolds in Shipyards (Part 1915 -- Subpart N) 
Abstract: During the 1980s, OSHA embarked on a project to update and consolidate the various OSHA standards that were applied in the shipbuilding, shiprepair, and shipbreaking industry. Shipyard employers are subject to both shipyard and general industry standards, and this project aimed at establishing a vertical standard for shipyard employment by addressing six shipyard employment safety standards (Confined Spaces, Welding, Access/Egress, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Protection and Scaffolding). Proposals on these subparts were issued in November 1988 (53 FR 48092). Final rules have been issued on two of these proposals: Personal Protective Equipment and Confined Spaces. The remaining subparts in part 1915 were categorized as Phase II of the consolidation project (including general working conditions and fire protection). This standard will revise the existing shipyard employment standards covering scaffolds and will consolidate all related and applicable 29 CFR part 1910 provisions into 29 CFR part 1915. It will develop, in part, performance-oriented standards, address current gaps in coverage, and address new technologies. About 75,000 workers are potentially exposed to these hazards annually. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1915.71   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b)    33 USC 941   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/29/1988  53 FR 48182   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/27/1989    
Reopened Record Comment Period Ended 6/13/94  04/12/1994  59 FR 17290   
Next Action Undetermined      
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Marthe B. Kent
Director, Directorate of Safety Standards Programs
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Room N3605, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-2222
Fax:202 693-1663