October 11, 2016
Washington – In an effort to ease burdens on employers, OSHA has issued a proposed rule that would “remove or revise outdated, duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements” in 18 standards concerning recordkeeping, general industry, maritime and construction.
The Standards Improvement Project – Phase IV rule is in response to Executive Order 13563, which called for regulations that are “accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand.”
One of the proposed changes is the removal of the word “unexpected” when referring to servicing and maintenance operations “in which the unexpected energization or startup of the machines or equipment, or the release of stored energy could cause injury to employees” in the agency’s Lockout/Tagout Standard.
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