Effective the first of October, protective covers for reinforcing bar and other dangerous projections (otherwise known as "rebar caps") will have to be tested for conformance to new standards recently published by the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH).The regulation is designed to better protect workers from accidental impalement and provide uniform standards for testing and approval of the caps.Under the revised 344.90, the caps must undergo a series of penetration
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