Subject of Possible Rule Making: Safety standards for construction, chapter 296-155 WAC, Part P - Steel erection.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 49.17.010, [49.17].040, and [49.17].050.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The Department of Labor and Industries will develop rules regarding steel erection that are at-least-as-effective-as those adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (29 C.F.R. Part 1926) in the Federal Register, Volume 66, Number 12, dated January 18, 2001. The department must adopt rules at-least-as-effective-as OSHA rules per the OSHA/WISHA state plan agreement.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: No other state or federal agencies (other than OSHA) are known that regulate this subject.

     Process for Developing New Rule: The department must adopt rules identical to or at-least-as-effective-as OSHA rules per the OSHA/WISHA state plan agreement. Parties interested in the formulation of these rules may contact the person listed below. The public may also participate by commenting after amendments are proposed, by providing written comments or giving oral testimony during the public hearing process.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jim Hughes, Project Manager, Department of Labor and Industries, WISHA Services Division, P.O. Box 44620, Olympia, WA 98504-4620, phone (360) 902-4504, e-mail hugw235@lni.wa.gov, fax (360) 902-5529.

October 24, 2001

Gary Moore

Director

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