Oregon OSHA delays rule adoption for Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution rules in Construction and General Industry

Oregon OSHA is delaying the adoption of the proposed changes to Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Standards in General Industry and Construction. This rulemaking proposal is in response to the April 11, 2014 federal OSHA adoption, published in the Federal Register, that revised Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution standards in general industry and construction, 29 CFR part 1910.269 and 29 CFR part 1926 subpart V respectively. Oregon OSHA started the rulemaking process involving numerous industry stakeholders who contributed substantial time and valuable input to the process. Oregon OSHA held three public hearings and closed the comment period on December 12, 2014. We received comments about certain provisions of the rule and their impacts on the industry. In order to give those comments and related issues thorough consideration, and to consider ways in which the rule format itself might be made clearer, we plan to delay a final decision for as much as six months.

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