OSHA\'s Proposed Cranes and Derricks Standard
The above will be announced soon in the Federal Register. The proposal is about 1100 pages so we have not had much time to digest but, one thing looks good so far:
"Proposed paragraph (c)(13) excludes tree trimming and tree removal work from the scope of the proposed rule. In correspondence to the Committee (OSHA S030-2006-0663-0534), the Tree Care Industry Association had requested that their work be excluded from the proposed rule. The Committee noted that the vast majority of the tree care industry’s work does not take place in construction and agreed that such work should be excluded.
The Agency believes that, since tree trimming and tree removal work so rarely falls within construction, it is appropriate to exclude tree trimming and removal from the proposed rule."
I'll post more when we know more.
TMW
The above will be announced soon in the Federal Register. The proposal is about 1100 pages so we have not had much time to digest but, one thing looks good so far:
"Proposed paragraph (c)(13) excludes tree trimming and tree removal work from the scope of the proposed rule. In correspondence to the Committee (OSHA S030-2006-0663-0534), the Tree Care Industry Association had requested that their work be excluded from the proposed rule. The Committee noted that the vast majority of the tree care industry’s work does not take place in construction and agreed that such work should be excluded.
The Agency believes that, since tree trimming and tree removal work so rarely falls within construction, it is appropriate to exclude tree trimming and removal from the proposed rule."
I'll post more when we know more.
TMW
