Review of the Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/ Tagout) Standard

Samenvatting

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is conducting a review of the Control of Hazardous Energy Sources (Lockout/Tagout) standard in order to determine, consistent with Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review and section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, whether this standard should be maintained without change, rescinded, or modified in order to make it more effective or less burdensome, consistent with the objectives of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The review will consider the application of Executive Order 12866 and the directive of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to achieve statutory goals with as little economic impact as possible on small employers. OSHA published a Federal Register notice on May 29, 1997 requesting public comments concerning OSHA's review of the Lockout/Tagout standard (29 CFR 1910.147) and announcing a public meeting on June 30, 1997 (62 FR 29089, May 29, 1997). In the Federal Register notice announcing the public meeting, OSHA stated that it would accept written comments through August 1, 1997. In response to requests from persons commenting at the public meeting held on June 30, 1997, OSHA has granted a on