Enforcement for construction confined spaces rule extended even further
The temporary enforcement policy that had been in effect for OSHA's Confined Spaces in Construction standard will be extended until January 8, 2016 for residential construction employers.
The new deadline – announced Oct. 1 by OSHA director James Maddux – means that employers who are making good faith efforts to comply with the standard will not be issued citations. To meet that requirement, employers must be in compliance with either the training requirements of the standard, found at 29 CFR 1926.1207, or the former training requirements spelled out in 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6)(i).