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CFR Citation: 29 CFR Part 1926

Docket ID: [Docket No. S-030]

RIN ID: RIN No. 1218-AC01

NOTICE: PROPOSED RULES

ACTION: Construction safety and health standards:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Committee meetings.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Safety Standards for Cranes and Derricks

DATES: The meetings will be on December 3, 4, 5, 2003, and January 5, 6, 7, 2004. The December meeting will begin each day at 8:30 a.m. The January meeting will begin at 1 p.m. on January 5th and at 8:30 a.m. the last two meeting days. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Luz DelaCruz by telephone at 2026932020 or by fax at 2026931689 to obtain appropriate accommodations no later than Friday, November 21, 2003, for the, December meeting and no later than Monday, December 22, 2003, for the January meeting. Each CDAC meeting is expected to last two and a half days.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announces the fifth and sixth meetings of the Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee (CDAC). The Committee will review summary notes of the prior meeting, review draft regulatory text and continue to address substantive issues. The meetings will be open to the public.

SUMMARY: Crane and Derrick Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee—; Meetings,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

On July 16, 2002, OSHA published a notice of intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee, requesting comments and nominations for membership (Volume 67 of the Federal Register, page 46612). In subsequent notices the Department of Labor announced the establishment of the Committee (Volume 68 of the Federal Register, page 35172, June 12, 2003), requested comments on a list of proposed members (68 FR 9036, February 27, 2003), published a final membership list (68 FR 39877, July 3, 2003), announced the first meeting, (68 FR 39880, July 3, 2003), which was held July 30August 1, 2003. The Agency published notices announcing the subsequent meetings.

II. Agenda

The Committee will review draft materials prepared by the Agency on issues discussed at prior meetings and address additional issues. While the pace of the discussions at the CDAC meetings varies, CDAC anticipates discussing the following items at the December meeting: wire rope, hoisting personnel, access to work zones, overhead and gantry cranes, and responsibility for site and ground conditions. At the January meeting, CDAC anticipates discussing crane operations near electric power lines.

III. Anticipated Key Issues for Negotiation

OSHA anticipates that key issues to be addressed at future CDAC meetings will include:
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Being Discussed

1. Scope.

2. Definitions.

3. Assembly & Disassembly (including reeving/rigging).

4. Operation Procedures.

5. Signals.

6. Operator Qualifications, Training & Testing.

7. Inspections.

8. Modifications.

9. Keeping Clear of the Load.

10. Fall Protection.

a. Ladder access and cat walks.

b. Fall arrest.

11. Hoisting Personnel.

12. Machine Guarding.

13. Qualifications of Maintenance & Repair Workers.

14. Work Zone Control.
Additional Subjects (anticipated order):

1. Wire Rope.

2. Responsibility for environmental considerations, site conditions and ground conditions.

3. Safety Devices: failsafe, warning, secondary brake system, and other safetyrelated devices/technology.

4. Operating Near Power Lines.

5. Floating Cranes; Cranes on Barges.

6. Overhead & Gantry Cranes.

7. Derricks.

8. Verification criteria for the structural adequacy of crane components and stability testing requirements.

9. Free Fall/Power Down.

10. Critical Lifts and Engineered Lifts.

11. Tower Cranes.

12. Operator Cab Criteria (roll over, visibility, overhead protection).

13. Limited Requirements for cranes with a rated capacity of 2,000 pounds or less.

IV. Public Participation

All interested parties are invited to attend these public meetings at the times and places indicated above. Note, however, that a government issued photo ID card (State or Federal) is required for entry into the Department of Labor building. No advance registration is required. The public must enter the Department of Labor for the December meeting through the 3rd and C Street, NW., entrance. Seating will be available to the public on a firstcome, firstserved basis. Individuals with disabilities wishing to attend should contact Luz DelaCruz by telephone at 2026932020 or by fax at 2026931689 to obtain appropriate accommodations no later than Friday, November 21, 2003, for the December meeting and no later than Monday, December 22, 2003, for the January meeting. Each CDAC meeting is expected to last two and a half days.

In addition, members of the general public may request an opportunity to make oral presentations to the Committee. The Facilitator has the authority to decide to what extent oral presentations by members of the public may be permitted at the meeting. Oral presentations will be limited to statements of fact and views, and shall not include any questioning of the committee members or other participants.

Minutes of the meetings and materials prepared for the Committee will be available for public inspection at the OSHA Docket Office, room N2625, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone (202) 6932350. Minutes will also be available on the OSHA Docket Web page: http://dockets.osha.gov/

The Facilitator, Susan Podziba, can be reached at Susan Podziba and Associates, 21 Orchard Road, Brookline, MA 02445; telephone (617) 738 5320, fax (617) 7386911.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of November, 2003. John L. Henshaw,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. 0328767 Filed 111703; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Michael Buchet, Office of Construction Standards and Guidance, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3468, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; Telephone: (202) 6932345.