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Does anyone know of this and its status?
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=FEDERAL_REGISTER&p_id=18100

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
29 CFR Part 1910
[Docket No. S-108C]
RIN 1218-AB95
Electrical Standard
AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Labor.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is proposing to revise the general industry electrical installation standard found in Subpart S of 29 CFR Part 1910. The Agency has determined that electrical hazards in the workplace pose a significant risk of injury or death to employees, and that the requirements in the revised standard, which draw heavily from the 2000 edition of the National Fire Protection Association's (NFPA) Electrical Safety Requirements for Employee Workplaces (NFPA 70E), and the 2002 edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC), are reasonably necessary to provide protection from these hazards. This proposed rule focuses on safety in the design and installation of electric equipment in the workplace. This revision will provide the first update of the installation requirements in the general industry electrical installation standard since 1981.

OSHA is also proposing to replace the reference to the 1971 National Electrical Code in the mandatory appendix to the powered platform standard with a reference to OSHA's electrical installation standard.

DATES: Submit written hearing requests and comments regarding this proposal, including comments on the information-collection determination described in Section XI. of the preamble (OMB Review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), by the following dates:

Hard Copy: Your hearing requests and comments must be submitted (postmarked or sent) by June 4, 2004.

Facsimile and electronic transmission: Your hearing requests and comments must be sent by June 4, 2004.

Please see the section entitled SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for additional information on submitting written comments and hearing requests.

ADDRESSES: Regular mail, express delivery, hand-delivery, and messenger service: Submit three copies of hearing requests, comments, and attachments to the OSHA Docket Office, Docket No. S-108C, Room N-2625, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350. OSHA Docket Office and Department of Labor hours of operation are 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., e.s.t.

Please note that security-related problems may result in significant delays in receiving comments and other materials by regular mail. Telephone the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for information regarding security procedures concerning delivery of materials by express delivery, hand delivery, and messenger service.

Facsimile: Transmit hearing requests and comments (including attachments) consisting of 10 or fewer pages by facsimile to the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-1648. You must include the docket number of this notice, Docket No. S-108C, in your comments.

Electronic: Submit comments electronically through the Internet at http://ecomments.osha.gov.

All comments and submissions will be available for inspection and copying in the OSHA Docket Office at the address above. Most comments and submissions will be posted on OSHA's Web page (http://www.osha.gov). Contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693-2350 for information about materials not available on the OSHA Web page and for assistance in using this Web page to locate docket submissions. Because comments sent to the docket or to OSHA's Web page are available for public inspection, the Agency cautions interested parties against including in these comments personal information such as social security numbers and birth dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information and press inquiries, contact Mr. George Shaw, Office of Communications, Room N-3647, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1999. For technical inquiries, contact Ms. Belinda Cannon, Directorate of Standards and Guidance, Room N-3609, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2083.

For additional copies of this Federal Register notice, contact OSHA, Office of Publications, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3101, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1888. Electronic copies of this Federal Register notice, as well as news releases and other relevant documents, are available at OSHA's web page on the Internet at http://www.osha.gov.
I've been doing some research on this as one or our plants brought it to our attention (hate to say I had no clue) and there may be some major expense involved for each location.

Comment period just ended 6/4, so we probably won't hear anything more until at least after Labor Day.

ASSE made some seriously good comments.
http://www.asse.org/ngcomm128.htm
True,ignoring this is a sure way to become isolated with no clue.

I am sure the electrical industry will have many questions, in the meantime we have to apply the present rules to practice electrical safety.
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