OSHA Construction Advisory Committee Activity

SAN FRANCISCO - A draft proposed rule for permit-required confined spaces in construction was discussed March 22 by ACCSH, the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health. Also, an ACCSH work group reported on how it sees the provisions in the construction standards that require the expertise of a professional engineer, as well as amplifying a recent discussion it had on the definitions and roles of "qualified persons" and "competent persons."The large construction engineering work group was