ACCA concerned over OSHA proposal.(industry News)(Air Conditioning Contractors of America)(United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration)(Steel Workers Union)(Brief Article)
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News, October, 2003 by Siegel, James J.
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) served on a Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act panel to discuss the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) proposed new rule on confined space in construction. Larry Taylor of Air Rite in Fort Worth, Texas, and immediate past ACCA chairman, served on the panel, which met on Oct. 9 and 10.
ACCA has announced that it does not fully support the current proposed rule, which is being driven by a 1994 lawsuit against OSHA by the Steel Workers Union that demanded a confined spaces rule for construction. Taylor communicated to the panel that ACCA's position is that the OSHA approximation of burdens on small business was greatly underestimated. He expressed concern that the...
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