Longshoring and Marine Terminals; Vertical Tandem Lifts

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 29 CFR Parts 1917 and 1918 [Docket No. S-025A] RIN 1218-AA56 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: OSHA published a final standard on July 25, 1997, revising all of the Longshoring Standard and related sections of the Marine Terminals Standard. In the preamble to the final rule, OSHA discussed the practice, hereafter referred to as “vertical tandem lifts” (VTLs), of lifting two empty intermodal containers together, one on top of the other, connected by semi-automatic twistlocks (SATLs). The final standard did not cover this practice because the rulemaking record contained insufficient information to enable OSHA to determine how to regulate the practice. The proposed standard published today would permit VTLs of two containers with a combined weight of the containers and cargo not exceeding 20 tons. DATES: Comments and hearing requests must be submitted by the following dates: Hard Copy: Comments and hearing requests must be submitted (postmarked or sent) by December 15, 2003. Facsimile and electronic transmission: Comments and hearing requests must be sent by December 15, 2003. (Please see the Public Participation section provided under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on submitting comments and making hearing requests.) ADDRESSES: Written Comments and Hearing Requests: Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, a…