Steel Erection; Slip Resistance of Skeletal Structural Steel

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 Part 1926 RIN 1218-AC14 [Docket No. S-775 A] AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; limited reopening of rulemaking record. SUMMARY: OSHA is reopening the rulemaking record of Docket S-775, Steel Erection, to obtain comments and information on a provision that addresses the slip resistance of walking surfaces of coated structural steel members, 29 CFR 1926.754(c)(3) , and Appendix B to that standard. This provision is scheduled to take effect on July 18, 2006. OSHA is considering whether to retain, amend, or revoke this provision, based on whether suitable and appropriate test methods for testing structural steel coatings, and whether slip-resistant coatings meeting the slip resistance criteria in the standard, can reasonably be expected to be available by the effective date. OSHA invites the public to submit additional comments and information relating to the appropriateness of § 1926.754(c)(3). DATES: Submit written hearing requests and comments regarding this notice, by the following dates: Hard Copy: Your hearing requests and comments must be submitted [postmarked or sent] by October 13, 2004. Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your hearing requests and comments must be sent by October 13, 2004. Please see the section entitled “Supplementary Information” for additional information on submitting written co…