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RIN: 1218-AA68

Publication ID: Spring 1996

Title: Scaffolds in Shipyards (Part 1915 -- Subpart N) (Phase I) (Shipyards: Safer Scaffolds)
Abstract: Under the Reagan Administration, OSHA embarked on a project to update and consolidate the varying OSHA standards that were applied in the shipbuilding, shiprepair, and shipbreaking industry. A shipyard employer was subject to both the "shipyard" standards that applied only to shipboard hazards and OSHA's general industry standards for landside operations. This resulted in inconsistent, and sometimes contradictory, requirements for essentially the same operation. ^PPhase 1 of this project aimed at establishing a truly vertical standard for shipyard employment and addressed six subparts of shipyard employment safety standards (Confined Spaces, Welding, Access/Egress, Personal Protective Equipment, Fall Protection and Scaffolding). Proposals on these hazards were issued in November 1988 (53 FR 48092). The remaining hazards were categorized as Phase II of the consolidation project (including general work practices and fire safety). This action is endorsed by the Shipyard Advisory Committee which was chartered in 1989 to update and consolidate existing shipyard standards. ^PThis particular regulatory action will revise the existing shipyard employment standards covering scaffolds and will consolidate all related and applicable 29 CFR part 1910 provisions. It will develop, in part, performance-oriented standards, address current gaps in coverage, address new technology, and eliminate outmoded and redundant provisions.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1915.71 29 CFR 1910.28 29 CFR 1910.29
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b) 33 USC 941

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
Final Action	09/00/1996

Additional Information: Applicable part 1910 provisions under consideration: 29 CFR 1910.28 - 1910.29.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Thomas H. Seymour Acting Director, Safety Standards Programs Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Room N3605, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 219-8061