There is a lot of confusion amongst businesses in how the “alternative entry” method using 1910.146(c)(7) is to be applied. I always suggest that safety professionals take the time to read OSHA’s Pre-amble to any standard that has one. The pre-amble for 1910.146 is an EXCELLENT source of information as, like all pre-ambles, it is where OSHA makes the justification for requirements within the standard and explains their intent and reasoning for the requirements. It is in the preamble that I turn to for when and how OSHA intended 1910.146(c)(7) to be used…
(emphasis added by me – NOT OSHA)
