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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2011–0055]
Steel Erection; Extension of the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Approval of Information Collection
(Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:
OSHA solicits public
comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Steel
Erection.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit
comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2011–0055, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–3653, 200 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20210. Deliveries
(hand, express mail, messenger, and
courier service) are accepted during the
DATES:
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Docket Office’s normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA–2011–0055) for
the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments, see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other materials in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
or the OSHA Docket Office at the
address above. All documents in the
docket (including this Federal Register
notice) are listed in the https://
www.regulations.gov index; however,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through the Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of
the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theda Kenney or Todd Owen,
Directorate of Standards and Guidance,
OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor;
telephone (202) 693–2222:
kenney.theda@dol.gov or owen.todd@
dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent (i.e., employer) burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and continuing collection of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
ensures that information is in the
desired format, reporting burden (time
and costs) is minimal, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
OSHA’s estimate of the information
collection burden is accurate. The
Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et
seq.) authorizes information collection
by employers as necessary or
appropriate for enforcement of the OSH
Act or for developing information
regarding the causes and prevention of
occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act
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also requires OSHA to obtain such
information with minimum burden
upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to
reduce to the maximum extent feasible
unnecessary duplication of efforts in
obtaining information (29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 1926.752(a)(1). Description of
the requirement. Based on the results of
a specified method for testing fieldcured samples, the controlling
contractor must provide the steel erector
with written notification that the
concrete in the footings, piers, and
walls, or the mortar in the masonry
piers and walls, is at 75% of its
minimum compressive-design strength
or has sufficient strength to support
loads imposed during steel erection.
Note: This is not and will not be
enforced for mortar in piers and walls
until such time as OSHA is able to
define an appropriate substitute or until
an appropriate American Society for
Testing and Materials (ASTM) test
method is developed.
Sections 1926.752(a)(2) and
1926.755(b)(1). Description of the
requirements. Under section
1926.752(a)(2), the controlling
contractor, before it authorizes
commencement of steel erection, must
notify the steel erector in writing that
any repairs, replacements, and
modifications to anchor bolts (rods)
have been made in accordance with
section 1926.755(b)(1) which requires
the controlling contractor to obtain
approval from the project structural
engineer of record for the repairs,
replacements, and modifications.
Section 1926.753(c)(5). Description of
the requirement. Employers must not
deactivate safety latches on hooks or
make them inoperable except for the
situation when: A qualified rigger
determines that it is safer to hoist and
place purlins and single joists by doing
so; or except when equivalent
protection is provided in the sitespecific erection plan.
Section 1926.753(e)(2). Description of
the requirement. Employers must have
the maximum capacity of the total
multiple-lift rigging assembly, as well as
each of its individual attachment points,
certified by the manufacturer or a
qualified rigger.
Sections 1926.755(b)(1) and
1926.755(b)(2). Description of the
requirements. Under section
1926.755(b)(2), throughout steel erection
the controlling contractor must notify
the steel erector in writing of additional
repairs, replacements, and
modifications of anchor bolts (rods);
section 1926.755(b)(1) requires that
these repairs, replacements, and
modifications not be made without
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approval from the project structural
engineer of record.
Section 1926.757(a)(4). Description of
the requirement. If steel joists at or near
columns span more than 60 feet,
employers must set the joists in tandem
with all bridging installed. However, the
employer may use an alternative
method of erection if a qualified person
develops the alternative method, it
provides equivalent stability, and the
employer includes the method in the
site-specific erection plan.
Section 1926.757(a)(7). Description of
the requirement. Employers must not
modify steel joists or steel joist girders
in a way that affects their strength
without the approval of the project
structural engineer of record.
Sections 1926.757(a)(9) and
1926.758(g). Description of the
requirements. An employer can use a
steel joist, steel joist girder, purlin, or
girt as an anchorage point for a fallarrest system only with the written
approval of a qualified person.
Section 1926.757(e)(4)(i). Description
of the requirement. An employer must
install and anchor all bridging on joists
and attach all joist bearing ends before
placing a bundle of decking on the
joists, unless: A qualified person
determines that the structure or portion
of the structure is capable of supporting
the bundle, the employer documents
this determination in the site-specific
erection plan, and follows the
additional requirements specified in
section 1926.757(e)(4)(ii)–(vi).
Section 1926.760(e) and (e)(1).
Description of the requirements. The
steel erector can leave its fall protection
at the jobsite after completion of the
erection activity only if the controlling
contractor or its authorized
representative directs the steel erector to
do so and inspects and accepts
responsibility for the fall protection.
1926.752(e) and Appendix A to
Subpart R, ‘‘Guidelines for Establishing
the Components of a Site-Specific
Erection Plan: Non-mandatory
Guidelines for Complying with
1926.752(e),’’ paragraph (a). Description
of the requirement. Site-specific
erection plan. Where employers elect,
due to conditions specific to the site, to
develop alternate means and methods
that provide employee protection in
accordance with section 1926.753(c)(5),
section 1926.757(a)(4) or section
1926.757(e)(4), a site-specific erection
plan shall be developed by a qualified
person and be available at the work site.
Guidelines for establishing a sitespecific erection plan are contained in
Appendix A to this subpart.
Appendix A to Subpart R, paragraph
(b). Description of the requirement.
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Paragraph (b) of the Appendix provides
for the development of a site-specific
erection plan. Preconstruction
conference(s) and site inspection(s) are
held between the erector and the
controlling contractor, and others such
as the project engineer and fabricator
before the start of steel erection. The
purpose of such conference(s) is to
develop and review the site-specific
erection plan that will meet the
requirements of this section.
Appendix A to Subpart R, paragraphs
(c), (c)(1)–(c)(9), (d), (d)(1) and (d)(2).
Description of the requirement. These
paragraphs of Appendix A describe the
components of a site-specific erection
plan, including: The sequence of
erection activity developed in
coordination with the controlling
contractor; a description of the crane
and derrick selection and placement
procedures; a description of the fall
protection procedures that will be used
to comply with section 1926.760; a
description of the procedures that will
be used to comply with section
1926.759; a description of the special
procedures required for hazardous nonroutine tasks; a certification for each
employee who has received training for
performing steel erection operations as
required by section 1926.761; a list of
the qualified and competent persons; a
description of the procedures that will
be utilized in the event of rescue or
emergency response; the identification
of the site and project; and signed and
dated by the qualified person(s)
responsible for its preparation and
modification.
Paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of Appendix G to
Subpart R. Description of the
requirement. This mandatory appendix
duplicates the regulatory requirements
of section 1926.502 (‘‘Fall protection
systems criteria and practices’’), notably
the requirements specified in paragraph
(c)(4)(ii). This paragraph addresses the
certification of safety nets as an option
available to employers who can
demonstrate that performing a drop test
on safety nets is unreasonable. This
provision allows such employers to
certify that their safety nets, including
the installation of the nets, protect
workers at least as well as safety nets
that meet the drop-test criteria. The
employer must complete the
certification process prior to using the
net for fall protection, and the certificate
must include the following information:
Identification of the net and the type of
installation used for the net; the date the
certifying party determined that the net
and its installation would meet the
drop-test criteria; and the signature of
the party making this determination.
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The most recent certificate must be
available at the jobsite for inspection.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in
comments on the following issues:
• Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the Agency’s functions,
including whether the information is
useful;
• The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of
the burden (time and costs) of the
information collection requirements,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• The quality, utility, and clarity of
the information collected; and
• Ways to minimize the burden on
employers who must comply. For
example, by using automated, or other
technological information collection,
and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting an adjustment
increase of 9,426 burden hours, from
21,393 to 30,819 burden hours. This
increase is due in part to an increase in
estimated worksites associated with this
subpart, from 13,864 to 16,748. The
increase also results from the Agency’s
determination that information
collection requirements identified in
Subpart R—Steel Erection’s nonmandatory Appendix A are covered by
the PRA.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Steel Erection (29 CFR part
1926, subpart R).
OMB Control Number: 1218–0241.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofits.
Number of Respondents: 70,329.
Frequency: On occasion, annually;
triennially.
Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Number of Responses:
92,160.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
30,819.
Estimated Cost (Operation and
Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation—Submission of
Comments on This Notice and Internet
Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in
response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by
facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other
material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the
ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0055).
You may supplement electronic
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submissions by uploading document
files electronically. If you wish to mail
additional materials in reference to an
electronic or facsimile submission, you
must submit them to the OSHA Docket
Office (see the section of this notice
titled ADDRESSES). The additional
materials must clearly identify your
electronic comments by your name,
date, and the docket number so the
Agency can attach them to your
comments.
Because of security procedures, the
use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of
comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the
delivery of materials by hand, express
delivery, messenger, or courier service,
please contact the OSHA Docket Office
at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889–
5627).
Comments and submissions are
posted without change at https://
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA
cautions commenters about submitting
personal information such as social
security numbers and date of birth.
Although all submissions are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index,
some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to
read or download through this Web site.
All submissions, including copyrighted
material, are available for inspection
and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://
www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is
available at the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’
link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office
for information about materials not
available through the Web site, and for
assistance in using the Internet to locate
docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the
preparation of this notice. The authority
for this notice is the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506
et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order
No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on September
19, 2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket ID OSHA–2012–0029]
Hawaii State Plan for Occupational
Safety and Health; Operational Status
Agreement
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces a
new Operational Status Agreement
between the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA) and the
Hawaii State Plan. This agreement
specifies the respective areas of federal
and state authority, and under which
Hawaii will reassume enforcement
coverage in the private sector.
DATES: Effective September 28, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
press inquiries: Francis Meilinger,
OSHA Office of Communications;
telephone (202) 693–1999; email:
meilinger.francis2@dol.gov.
For general and technical information:
Douglas J. Kalinowski, Director, OSHA
Directorate of Cooperative and State
Programs; telephone: (202) 693–2200;
email: kalinowski.doug@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Hawaii administers an OSHAapproved State Plan to develop and
enforce occupational safety and health
standards for public-sector and privatesector employers, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 18 of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSH Act), 29 U.S.C. 667. Pursuant to
Section 18(e) of the Act, OSHA granted
Hawaii ‘‘final approval’’ in 1984 (49 FR
19182, May 4, 1984). A final approval
determination results in the
relinquishment of federal concurrent
enforcement authority in the state with
respect to occupational safety and
health issues covered by the plan, 29
U.S.C. 667(e).
During the period 2009–2012, the
Hawaii State Plan faced major budgetary
and staffing restraints that significantly
affected its program. Therefore, the
Hawaii Director of Labor and Industrial
Relations requested a temporary
modification of the State Plan’s
approval status from final approval to
initial approval, to permit exercise of
supplemental federal enforcement
activity and to allow Hawaii sufficient
time and assistance to strengthen its
State Plan. On September 21, 2012,
OSHA published a Final Rule in the
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Federal Register (77 FR 58488) that
modified the Hawaii State Plan’s ‘‘final
approval’’ determination under Section
18(e) of the Act, transitioned the Plan to
‘‘initial approval’’ status under Section
18(b) of the Act, and reinstated
concurrent federal enforcement
authority over occupational safety and
health issues in the private sector. That
Federal Register notice also provided
notice of the Operational Status
Agreement (OSA) between OSHA and
the Hawaii Occupational Safety and
Health Division (HIOSH), which
specified the respective areas of federal
and state authority.
HIOSH and OSHA have since worked
together to strengthen the State Plan,
and HIOSH has achieved the milestones
established to resume practically all
private-sector enforcement authority.
Notice of New Operational Status
Agreement
OSHA and HIOSH signed a new OSA
on April 13, 2017, which replaced the
prior 2012 OSA. Federal OSHA and
HIOSH will exercise their respective
enforcement authorities according to the
terms of the 2017 OSA between OSHA
and HIOSH, which specifies the
respective areas of federal and state
authority. Among other things, Federal
OSHA retains coverage over all federal
employees, contractors, and
subcontractors at Hawaii National Parks
and on any other federal establishment
where the land is determined to be
under exclusive federal jurisdiction;
private-sector maritime activities;
private-sector employees within the
secured borders of all military
installations where access is controlled;
the U.S. Postal Service, its contract
workers, and contractor-operated
facilities; and the enforcement of
Section 11(c) of the Act, 29 U.S.C.
660(c), the Act’s whistleblower
provision. The Hawaii State Plan retains
coverage over all state and local
government employers and regains
coverage over all private-sector
employers not covered by federal
OSHA, including marine construction
not performed on vessels or other
floating facilities. For further
information please visit https://
www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/stateprogs/
hawaii.html.
Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, U.S. Department of
Labor, authorized the preparation of this
notice. OSHA is issuing this notice
under the authority specified by Section
18 of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 667),
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055]
Steel Erection; Extension of the Office of Management and
Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork)
Requirements
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements
specified in the Standard on Steel Erection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES:
Electronically: You may submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments, including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-
1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail, messenger, or courier service:
When using this method, you must submit three copies of your comments
and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health
Administration, Room N-3653, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210. Deliveries (hand, express mail, messenger, and courier
service) are accepted during the Docket Office's normal business hours,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET.
Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number (OSHA-2011-0055) for the Information Collection Request
(ICR). All comments, including any personal information you provide,
are placed in the public docket without change, and may be made
available online at https://www.regulations.gov. For further information
on submitting comments, see the ``Public Participation'' heading in the
section of this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download comments or other materials in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov or the OSHA Docket Office at
the address above. All documents in the docket (including this Federal
Register notice) are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index;
however, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publicly
available to read or download through the Web site. All submissions,
including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and
copying at the OSHA Docket Office. You may also contact Theda Kenney at
the address below to obtain a copy of the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theda Kenney or Todd Owen, Directorate
of Standards and Guidance, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor; telephone
(202) 693-2222: kenney.theda@dol.gov or owen.todd@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent (i.e., employer) burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the public with an
opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collection of
information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program ensures that information
is in the desired format, reporting burden (time and costs) is minimal,
collection instruments are clearly understood, and OSHA's estimate of
the information collection burden is accurate. The Occupational Safety
and Health Act of 1970 (the OSH Act) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) authorizes
information collection by employers as necessary or appropriate for
enforcement of the OSH Act or for developing information regarding the
causes and prevention of occupational injuries, illnesses, and
accidents (29 U.S.C. 657). The OSH Act also requires OSHA to obtain
such information with minimum burden upon employers, especially those
operating small businesses, and to reduce to the maximum extent
feasible unnecessary duplication of efforts in obtaining information
(29 U.S.C. 657).
Section 1926.752(a)(1). Description of the requirement. Based on
the results of a specified method for testing field-cured samples, the
controlling contractor must provide the steel erector with written
notification that the concrete in the footings, piers, and walls, or
the mortar in the masonry piers and walls, is at 75% of its minimum
compressive-design strength or has sufficient strength to support loads
imposed during steel erection. Note: This is not and will not be
enforced for mortar in piers and walls until such time as OSHA is able
to define an appropriate substitute or until an appropriate American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) test method is developed.
Sections 1926.752(a)(2) and 1926.755(b)(1). Description of the
requirements. Under section 1926.752(a)(2), the controlling contractor,
before it authorizes commencement of steel erection, must notify the
steel erector in writing that any repairs, replacements, and
modifications to anchor bolts (rods) have been made in accordance with
section 1926.755(b)(1) which requires the controlling contractor to
obtain approval from the project structural engineer of record for the
repairs, replacements, and modifications.
Section 1926.753(c)(5). Description of the requirement. Employers
must not deactivate safety latches on hooks or make them inoperable
except for the situation when: A qualified rigger determines that it is
safer to hoist and place purlins and single joists by doing so; or
except when equivalent protection is provided in the site-specific
erection plan.
Section 1926.753(e)(2). Description of the requirement. Employers
must have the maximum capacity of the total multiple-lift rigging
assembly, as well as each of its individual attachment points,
certified by the manufacturer or a qualified rigger.
Sections 1926.755(b)(1) and 1926.755(b)(2). Description of the
requirements. Under section 1926.755(b)(2), throughout steel erection
the controlling contractor must notify the steel erector in writing of
additional repairs, replacements, and modifications of anchor bolts
(rods); section 1926.755(b)(1) requires that these repairs,
replacements, and modifications not be made without
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approval from the project structural engineer of record.
Section 1926.757(a)(4). Description of the requirement. If steel
joists at or near columns span more than 60 feet, employers must set
the joists in tandem with all bridging installed. However, the employer
may use an alternative method of erection if a qualified person
develops the alternative method, it provides equivalent stability, and
the employer includes the method in the site-specific erection plan.
Section 1926.757(a)(7). Description of the requirement. Employers
must not modify steel joists or steel joist girders in a way that
affects their strength without the approval of the project structural
engineer of record.
Sections 1926.757(a)(9) and 1926.758(g). Description of the
requirements. An employer can use a steel joist, steel joist girder,
purlin, or girt as an anchorage point for a fall-arrest system only
with the written approval of a qualified person.
Section 1926.757(e)(4)(i). Description of the requirement. An
employer must install and anchor all bridging on joists and attach all
joist bearing ends before placing a bundle of decking on the joists,
unless: A qualified person determines that the structure or portion of
the structure is capable of supporting the bundle, the employer
documents this determination in the site-specific erection plan, and
follows the additional requirements specified in section
1926.757(e)(4)(ii)-(vi).
Section 1926.760(e) and (e)(1). Description of the requirements.
The steel erector can leave its fall protection at the jobsite after
completion of the erection activity only if the controlling contractor
or its authorized representative directs the steel erector to do so and
inspects and accepts responsibility for the fall protection.
1926.752(e) and Appendix A to Subpart R, ``Guidelines for
Establishing the Components of a Site-Specific Erection Plan: Non-
mandatory Guidelines for Complying with 1926.752(e),'' paragraph (a).
Description of the requirement. Site-specific erection plan. Where
employers elect, due to conditions specific to the site, to develop
alternate means and methods that provide employee protection in
accordance with section 1926.753(c)(5), section 1926.757(a)(4) or
section 1926.757(e)(4), a site-specific erection plan shall be
developed by a qualified person and be available at the work site.
Guidelines for establishing a site-specific erection plan are contained
in Appendix A to this subpart.
Appendix A to Subpart R, paragraph (b). Description of the
requirement. Paragraph (b) of the Appendix provides for the development
of a site-specific erection plan. Preconstruction conference(s) and
site inspection(s) are held between the erector and the controlling
contractor, and others such as the project engineer and fabricator
before the start of steel erection. The purpose of such conference(s)
is to develop and review the site-specific erection plan that will meet
the requirements of this section.
Appendix A to Subpart R, paragraphs (c), (c)(1)-(c)(9), (d), (d)(1)
and (d)(2). Description of the requirement. These paragraphs of
Appendix A describe the components of a site-specific erection plan,
including: The sequence of erection activity developed in coordination
with the controlling contractor; a description of the crane and derrick
selection and placement procedures; a description of the fall
protection procedures that will be used to comply with section
1926.760; a description of the procedures that will be used to comply
with section 1926.759; a description of the special procedures required
for hazardous non-routine tasks; a certification for each employee who
has received training for performing steel erection operations as
required by section 1926.761; a list of the qualified and competent
persons; a description of the procedures that will be utilized in the
event of rescue or emergency response; the identification of the site
and project; and signed and dated by the qualified person(s)
responsible for its preparation and modification.
Paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of Appendix G to Subpart R. Description of the
requirement. This mandatory appendix duplicates the regulatory
requirements of section 1926.502 (``Fall protection systems criteria
and practices''), notably the requirements specified in paragraph
(c)(4)(ii). This paragraph addresses the certification of safety nets
as an option available to employers who can demonstrate that performing
a drop test on safety nets is unreasonable. This provision allows such
employers to certify that their safety nets, including the installation
of the nets, protect workers at least as well as safety nets that meet
the drop-test criteria. The employer must complete the certification
process prior to using the net for fall protection, and the certificate
must include the following information: Identification of the net and
the type of installation used for the net; the date the certifying
party determined that the net and its installation would meet the drop-
test criteria; and the signature of the party making this
determination. The most recent certificate must be available at the
jobsite for inspection.
II. Special Issues for Comment
OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues:
Whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the Agency's functions,
including whether the information is useful;
The accuracy of OSHA's estimate of the burden (time and
costs) of the information collection requirements, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
The quality, utility, and clarity of the information
collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply.
For example, by using automated, or other technological information
collection, and transmission techniques.
III. Proposed Actions
OSHA is requesting an adjustment increase of 9,426 burden hours,
from 21,393 to 30,819 burden hours. This increase is due in part to an
increase in estimated worksites associated with this subpart, from
13,864 to 16,748. The increase also results from the Agency's
determination that information collection requirements identified in
Subpart R[mdash x ]Steel Erection's non-mandatory Appendix
A are covered by the PRA.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Steel Erection (29 CFR part 1926, subpart R).
OMB Control Number: 1218-0241.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 70,329.
Frequency: On occasion, annually; triennially.
Average Time per Response: Various.
Estimated Number of Responses: 92,160.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 30,819.
Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0.
IV. Public Participation--Submission of Comments on This Notice and
Internet Access to Comments and Submissions
You may submit comments in response to this document as follows:
(1) Electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal
eRulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All
comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name
and the OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA-2011-0055). You
may supplement electronic
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submissions by uploading document files electronically. If you wish to
mail additional materials in reference to an electronic or facsimile
submission, you must submit them to the OSHA Docket Office (see the
section of this notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional materials must
clearly identify your electronic comments by your name, date, and the
docket number so the Agency can attach them to your comments.
Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a
significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about
security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand,
express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350, (TTY (877) 889-5627).
Comments and submissions are posted without change at https://www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about
submitting personal information such as social security numbers and
date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted
material) is not publicly available to read or download through this
Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are
available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office.
Information on using the https://www.regulations.gov Web site to submit
comments and access the docket is available at the Web site's ``User
Tips'' link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about
materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in
using the Internet to locate docket submissions.
V. Authority and Signature
Loren Sweatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational
Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The
authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor's Order No. 1-2012 (77 FR
3912).
Signed at Washington, DC, on September 19, 2017.
Loren Sweatt,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health.
[FR Doc. 2017-20771 Filed 9-27-17; 8:45 am]
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