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OSHA wants improved fall protection equipment standards in home construction
Workers on commercial construction sites benefit from safety regulations that require employers to provide fall protection equipment such as fall arrest kits. Now, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) says it would like to extend those requirements to the residential construction sector.In a presentation on the OSHA website, the federal agency said it would rescind previous fall protection equipment standards established in 1999. In its place will be new regulations, which re
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Jan 22nd 2015