January 25, 2006—The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced it is revoking a provision of the steel erection standard that addresses the slip resistance of walking surfaces of coated structural steel members. The provision requires that coated structural steel meet a specified level of slip resistance when measured using ASTM test methods.
The rule is being revoked because the technical developments that needed to occur for employers to comply with the provision by its effective date, July 18, 2006, have not occurred; ASTM will not have completed the required validation process by July; and ASTM will likely withdraw the test methods altogether because they are brand-specific rather than generic.
For more information read the notice in the January 18 Federal Register.
