General Working Conditions in Shipyard Employment

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 1910 and 1915 [Docket No. OSHA-S049-2006-0675 (formerly Docket No. S-049)] RIN 1218-AB50 AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is revising its standards on general working conditions in shipyard employment. These revisions update existing requirements to reflect advances in industry practices and technology, consolidate some general safety and health requirements into a single subpart, and provide protection from hazards not addressed by existing standards, including the control of hazardous energy. DATES: Effective date: This final rule becomes effective and enforceable on August 1, 2011, except for the provisions in § 1915.89, which become effective and enforceable on October 31, 2011. Information Collections: The collection of information requirements are contained in paragraphs § 1915.83, § 1915.87, § 1915.88, and § 1915.89 (See section VIII Office of Management and Budget Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 ). Notwithstanding the general date of applicability that applies to all other requirements contained in the final rule, affected parties do not have to comply with the collection of information requirements until the Department of Labor publishes a separate notice in the Federal Register announcing the …