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DOL/OSHA RIN: 1218-AB80 Publication ID: Fall 2004 
Title: Walking Working Surfaces and Personal Fall Protection Systems (1910) (Slips, Trips, and Fall Prevention) 
Abstract: In 1990, OSHA proposed a rule (55 FR 13360) addressing slip, trip, and fall hazards and establishing requirements for personal fall protection systems. Since that time, new technologies and procedures have become available to protect employees from these hazards. The Agency has been working to update these rules to reflect current technology. OSHA published a notice to re-open the rulemaking for comment on a number of issues raised in the record for the NPRM. As a result of the comments received on that notice, OSHA has determined that additional information is needed on its proposed requirements to allow certain employees (qualified climbers) to climb fixed ladders without fall protection. OSHA plans to reopen the record and ask the public for more, specific information about the concept of “qualified climbers” and to solicit comment on an updated/revised economic analysis and related issues. 
Agency: Department of Labor(DOL)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: Undetermined 
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 1910 subparts D and I   
Legal Authority: 29 USC 655 (b)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/10/1990  55 FR 13360   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/22/1990    
Hearing  09/11/1990  55 FR 29224   
Reopen Record  05/02/2003  68 FR 23527   
Comment Period End  07/31/2003    
Reopen Record  12/00/2004    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: Businesses  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Steven F. Witt
Director, Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Room N-3700, FP Building,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-2200
Fax:202 693-1671
Email: witt.steven@dol.gov