OSHA Unified Agenda - [Proposed Rule Stage]

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 As a result of the comments received on that notice, OSHA has determined that the rule proposed in 1990 is out-of-date and does not reflect current industry practice or technology. The Agency will develop a new proposal, modified to reflect current information, as well as re-assess the impact. 

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 (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.) 

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
Second NPRM	09/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Dorothy Dougherty
Director, Directorate of Standards and Guidance
Department of Labor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N3718,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-1950
Fax:202 693-1678
Email: dougherty.dorothy@dol.gov