Following is a letter mailed to members on July 26 with an NRCA
Special Report.
Dear Member:
On July 14, 1999, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued
an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) affecting its safety standard
for fall protection in the construction industry. The ANPRM most likely will initiate
years of negotiations that will lead to a new OSHA fall-protection standard.
The ANPRM only addresses part of the OSHA fall-protection rule--it is unclear whether
OSHA will accept comments about issues not raised in the ANPRM. NRCA has concerns
about the fall-protection standard that go beyond the scope of the ANPRM and is
conferring with legal counsel regarding the likelihood of these concerns being addressed.
In the meantime, we wanted to get information about the ANPRM to you as quickly
as possible. During the next few weeks NRCA will be constructing a questionnaire
that will be mailed to you; please complete and return it as soon as possible. In
addition, we ask that you review the enclosed special report and begin preparing
answers to the questions. It is vital to the industry that all affected parties
respond. OSHA is requesting specific data about your fall-protection experiences.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this Special Report, please contact
me or Ken Brown.
Sincerely,
NRCA
Thomas R. Shanahan, CAE
Associate Executive Director,
Education and Risk Management
Click here to view the report.