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United StatesAdopted, according to its latest notice
The United States issued an addendum on 5 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/550. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 31 May 2010. The comment period closed on 5 June 2026.
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Personal protective equipment (fall protection systems) Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene; Accident and disaster control; Protective equipment
Latest notice (G/TBT/N/USA/550/Rev.1/Add.1, 5 June 2026)
The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.
Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards; Textiles; Sawmills; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards for Shipyard Employment; and Walking-Working Surfaces
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is scheduling a series of informal public hearings. The public hearings will begin on 19 August 2026. All of the proposed rules listed in this notice were published in the Federal Register on 1 July 2025, except for the Walking-Working Surfaces proposal, which was published on 6 April 2026 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/550/Rev.1). DATES: Informal public hearings: The hearings will be held virtually and will begin 19 August 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The hearings will continue on subsequent weekdays. The number of hearings days will be determined by OSHA at a later date and will likely depend on the number of people who wish to testify. Additional information on how to access the informal hearings will be posted at Notice of Intention to Appear (NOITA) submission deadline: To testify, provide documentary evidence, or question other witnesses at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit their NOITA on or before 6 July 2026. Deadline for hearing materials: In addition, those who request more than 10 minutes for their presentation at the informal hearing and those who intend to submit documentary evidence at the hearing must submit the full text of their testimony, as well as a copy of any documentary evidence, no later than 5 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 33131, 4 June 2026; Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910: This notice of informal hearings and the proposed rule; request for…
Proposed rule; request for comments - This proposed rule removes a deadline in OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces standard by which all fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet above a lower level must be equipped with personal fall arrest systems or ladder safety systems. Additionally, OSHA is seeking comment on repealing or revising the requirement that employers use personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet tall and instead permitting employers to continue to use ladder cages or wells.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/550/Rev.1/Add.1
Amending the Medical Evaluation Requirements in the Respiratory Protection Standard for Certain Types of Respirators; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards; Textiles; Sawmills; Safety Color Code for Marking Physical Hazards for Shipyard Employment; and Walking-Working Surfaces
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is scheduling a series of informal public hearings. The public hearings will begin on 19 August 2026. All of the proposed rules listed in this notice were published in the Federal Register on 1 July 2025, except for the Walking-Working Surfaces proposal, which was published on 6 April 2026 (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/550/Rev.1). DATES: Informal public hearings: The hearings will be held virtually and will begin 19 August 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The hearings will continue on subsequent weekdays. The number of hearings days will be determined by OSHA at a later date and will likely depend on the number of people who wish to testify. Additional information on how to access the informal hearings will be posted at Notice of Intention to Appear (NOITA) submission deadline: To testify, provide documentary evidence, or question other witnesses at the hearing, interested persons must electronically submit their NOITA on or before 6 July 2026. Deadline for hearing materials: In addition, those who request more than 10 minutes for their presentation at the informal hearing and those who intend to submit documentary evidence at the hearing must submit the full text of their testimony, as well as a copy of any documentary evidence, no later than 5 August 2026. 91 Federal Register (FR) 33131, 4 June 2026; Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910: This notice of informal hearings and the proposed rule; request for…
RevisionG/TBT/N/USA/550/Rev.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 5 June 2026
Walking-Working Surfaces
Proposed rule; request for comments - This proposed rule removes a deadline in OSHA's Walking-Working Surfaces standard by which all fixed ladders that extend more than 24 feet above a lower level must be equipped with personal fall arrest systems or ladder safety systems. Additionally, OSHA is seeking comment on repealing or revising the requirement that employers use personal fall arrest systems on all fixed ladders over 24 feet tall and instead permitting employers to continue to use ladder cages or wells.
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/550/Add.5
TITLE: Walking-Working Surfaces, Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems), and Special Industries (Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution); Corrections AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor ACTION: Final rule; corrections to standards. SUMMARY: OSHA is issuing corrections to the Walking-Working Surfaces, Personal Protective Equipment, and Special Industries standards. The docket folder on Regulations.gov provides access to primary a
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/550/Add.4
TITLE: Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry; Extension for the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of the Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor ACTION: Request for public comments SUMMARY: OSHA solicits comments concerning this proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Personal Protective Equipment Stand
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/550/Add.3
TITLE: Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) for General Industry; Approval of Collections of Information AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor ACTION: Final rule SUMMARY: This technical amendment revises an OSHA regulation to reflect the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the collections of information contained in the general industry Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equi
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/550/Add.2
TITLE: Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Labor ACTION: Final rule SUMMARY: OSHA is revising and updating its general industry standards on walking-working surfaces to prevent and reduce workplace slips, trips, and falls, as well as other injuries and fatalities associated with walking-working surface hazards. The final rule includes revised and new provisions addressing, for example,
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/550/Add.1
TITLE: Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems); AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor (DOL); ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of informal public hearings; SUMMARY: OSHA is convening an informal public hearing to receive testimony and documentary evidence on the Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) proposed rule (29 CFR part 1910, subparts D and I), published on Ma
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/550
Comment deadline: Closed on 30 July 2010
Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) (293 pages, English)
OSHA proposes to revise the walking-working surfaces standards and the personal protective equipment standards in our regulations. The proposal is estimated to reduce the number of fall-related employee deaths and injuries by updating the rule to include new technology (including personal fall protection systems) and industry methods. OSHA believes that the proper use of personal fall protection systems can protect employees from injury and death due to falls to different elevations. The proposal reorganizes the rule in a clearer, more logical manner and provides greater compliance flexibility. The proposed rule is written in plain-language to make it easier to understand, thereby facilitating compliance. Additionally, the proposal increases consistency between construction, maritime, and general industry standards, and eliminates duplication.
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