OSHA announces final rule for power generation, transmission and distribution standard
40-year-old standard revised
OSHA’sfinal rule revising the standards for power generation, transmission and distribution will be published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2014. It will be effective 90 days following publication, although OSHA has adopted delayed compliance deadlines for certain requirements.
OSHA chief Dr. David Michaels estimated that the long-overdue final rule will save nearly 20 lives and prevent 118 serious injuries annually. “Electric utilities, electrical contractors, and labor organizations have long championed these much needed measures to better protect the men and women who work on or near electrical power lines,” Michaels said.