1218-AC90 202504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Communication Tower Safety

After a spike in fatalities associated with work on communication towers, in 2015, OSHA published a Request for Information (RFI) to collect information about the nature and causes of these fatalities, how they could be best prevented, and whether a new OSHA standard specific to this work environment was needed. OSHA also convened a Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) panel to asses how to best address associated safety and health concerns. To the extent a new standard or changes to existing OSHA safety standards are needed to address these hazards, this rulemaking will implement the necessary regulatory requirements.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Regulatory 29 CFR 1926 29 CFR 1910 29 U.S.C. 655(b) No Request for Information (RFI) 04/15/2015 80 FR 20185 RFI Comment Period End 06/15/2015 Initiate SBREFA 01/04/2017 Initiate SBREFA 05/31/2018 Complete SBREFA 10/11/2018 NPRM 10/00/2025 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined YES Businesses Local State No No Yes No Brian Rizzzo Acting Director, Directorate of Construction 1218 Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA 202 693-2495 rizzo.brian.a@dol.gov Room N-3468, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20210