ACCSH 1998-3, exh 16, Proposed Appendix B to Subpart L, Scaffolding
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ACCSH – Selected Workgroup Notes & Materials
The OSHA Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) was authorized in the 1969 Construction Safety Act (US Code Title 40§3704, to advise OSHA on matters related to construction safety and health. It consists of five public representatives (one is normally from a State OSHA program, one from NIOSH, etc.), five labor representatives (normally from various Building Trades Unions) and five management representatives (primarily from contractor trade associations). The ACCSH often sets up work groups, which are open to the public, to draft positions on various topics or issues. These positions are then often voted on by the full ACCSH and those recommendations referred to OSHA for their consideration. This collection includes selected historical notes and reports from ACCSH meetings. It is not all inclusive. For the most recent or a more comprehensive list go to http://www.osha.gov/doc/accsh. The following are links to all of the items in this collection:
Documents
- ACCSH 1988-1, exh 1, Fatality/Catastrophe Investigation Final Report
- ACCSH 1994-5, exh 15, Hexavalent Chromium Recommendations
- ACCSH 1994-2, exh 3, Standards Clarification Report
- ACCSH 1994-4, exh 8, Engineering Work Group Final Report
- ACCSH 1994-5, exh 1, Record Keeping Work Group Report and Recommendation
- ACCSH 1994-5, exh 17, Safety and Health Programs Report and Recommendations
- ACCSH 1995-2, exh 11C, Steel Erection Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (SENRAC)
- ACCSH 1995-2, exh 13, Powered Industrial Trucks
- ACCSH 1995 -1, exh 18, Musculoskeletal Disorders Working Group Report
- ACCSH 1996-1, exh 5, Musculoskeletal Disorders Recommendations
- ACCSH 1996-2, exh 13&14, Safety and Health Programs Report and Final Draft
- ACCSH 1995-2, exh 15, Musculoskeletal Disorders in Construction
- ACCSH 1980-4, exh 1, Health Standards in Construction - Final Report
- ACCSH 1993-5, exh 8, Fall Protection
- ACCSH 1995-1, exh 10, Health and Safety of Women in Construction (HASWIC) Final Report
- ACCSH 1994-5, Exh 16, Hazwoper Working Group Recommendations
- ACCSH 1998-3, exh 16, Proposed Appendix B to Subpart L, Scaffolding
- ACCSH 2001-1, exh 7, Proposed Revised Sanitation Standard
Summary Statement
In revising its fall protection rule for scaffolds in 1996, OSHA did not come up with specific parameters for fall protection for scaffold erection and dismantling. Instead, OSHA enacted a requirement that a competent person determine in each instance if fall protection is feasible; and, if it is, it must be used. OSHA then reserved a place for a non-mandatory appendix (Appendix B) in Subpart L (Scaffolds) for more specific guidance on determining when fall protection is feasible. The Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) drafted an appendix in October 1998, but OSHA has not incorporated the ACCSH draft into the standard.
October 6, 1998
eLCOSH Editor's note: The OSHA Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) was authorized in the
1969 Construction Safety Act (US Code Title 40§3704, to advise OSHA on matters related to construction safety and health. It consists of five
public representatives (one is normally from a State OSHA program, one from NIOSH, etc.), five labor representatives
(normally from various Building Trades Unions) and five management representatives (primarily from contractor trade associations).
The ACCSH often sets up work groups, which are open to the public, to draft positions on various topics or issues. These
positions are then often voted on by the full ACCSH and those recommendations referred to OSHA for their consideration.
These work products represent a lot of effort and thought by many individuals. They are posted here to make that work
more easily accessible. This historical archive many serve as a resource to future regulators and safety advocates, so
they don’t have to start from scratch. OSHA has removed some of these documents from their website
which makes access difficult. |
| In revising its fall protection rule for scaffolds in 1996, OSHA did not come up with specific parameters for fall protection for scaffold erection and dismantling. Instead, OSHA enacted a requirement that a competent person determine in each instance if fall protection is feasible; and, if it is, it must be used. OSHA then reserved a place for a non-mandatory appendix (Appendix B) in Subpart L (Scaffolds) for more specific guidance on determining when fall protection is feasible. The Advisory Committee for Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) drafted an appendix in October 1998, but OSHA has not incorporated the ACCSH draft into the standard. |
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