OSHA SURVEY - HELP NEEDED:
AGC of
America is conducting an economic survey over the next few weeks to determine the impact of compliance costs
for contractors on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) notice for proposed rulemaking
(NPRM) on confined space in construction. If enacted in its present form, this rule will create significant
training, personnel and compliance costs for all sectors of the construction industry.
It is critical that AGC members weigh in on this survey!
If we don?t get enough data to contradict OSHA?s costs estimates this
proposed will affect your bottom line!
If you are
not familiar with this issue please visit the AGC website for information on the proposed rule and AGC?s
comments:
http://www.agc.org/cs/advocacy/regulatory_action/regulatory_action_comment_details?
id=15
OSHA will
be holding the public hearing for confined space in construction next week ? July 22-23, 2008 in Washington,
DC.
AGC of
America will be represented at the hearing by MU Division Vice Chairman Art Daniel, AR Daniel Construction
Services and Tommy Lee, W.S. Bellows.
Responses
collected from the survey will be anonymous. All data collected will be evaluated by an economist under
contract with AGC of America. A report from the economist will be submitted to OSHA for the rulemaking
record. Please carefully read the survey and collect all necessary data to complete the questions before
completing the survey.
The survey is located at- http://www.agc.org/confinedspacesurvey.
The close date for the survey is August 4, 2008. Please pass
this survey along to your industry colleagues and encourage your local AGC Chapters to publicize the survey
and appeal for participation from AGC members!
If you
have any questions about the survey or the NPRM for confined space in construction, please contact AGC?s Director of Safety and Health, Michele Myers at (703) 837-5410 or myersm@agc.org.
Or contact Terry Wooding at twooding@petraconstruction.com
