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DOL/OSHA

RIN: 1218-AB47

Publication ID: Spring 1998

Title: Confined Spaces in Construction (Part 1926) (Construction: Preventing Suffocation/Explosions in Confined Spaces)
Abstract: In January 1993, OSHA issued a general industry rule on preventing suffocation/explosions in confined spaces (58 FR 4462). This standard does not apply to the construction industry because of differences in the nature of the worksite. In discussions with the United Steel Workers of America on a settlement agreement for the general industry standard, OSHA agreed to issue a proposed rule to extend the protection to construction workers, appropriate to their work environment. One million construction workers are exposed to this hazard annually. OSHA intends to issue a proposed rule addressing this construction industry hazard in the spring of 1999, after extensive discussion with the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health and other stakeholders.
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)	Priority: Economically Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1926.36
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655(b) 40 USC 333

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	04/00/1999

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined	Government Levels Affected: Undetermined
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Agency Contact: Noah Connell Deputy Director, Directorate of Construction Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Room N3468, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N-3468, Washington, DC 20210 Phone:202 693-2020 Fax:202 693-1689