SAN FRANCISCO - CONFINED/ENCLOSED SPACES IN SHIPYARDS: A major overhaul of 29 CFR Part 1915, to become effective on October 24, was announced recently by Fed-OSHA. "The updated rules offer greater protection for workers by extending confined space requirements to land-side operations as well," OSHA Administrator Joseph Dear said. "At the same time, these performance-oriented regulations give shipyards flexibility to enable this hard-pressed industry to continue to compete."The final rule includes requ
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