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Text from the OSHA Logging Standard Amendment issued
September 8, 1995 in the Federal Register
Paragraph
(d)(6)(iii) -- Working Within Visual or Audible Contact
In the final rule, OSHA requires that each employee work within visual or audible
contact of another employee. OSHA was requested to clarify whether this requirement
applies only to employees working at a logging site or also to employees working away from
logging work sites (e.g., logging vehicle operators transporting a load of logs off the
logging site on public roads).
OSHA intended that this provision of the final rule apply to each employee working at a
logging work site, including watchmen and other employees performing logging operations at
remote logging work sites. OSHA did not intend the requirement to apply to vehicle
operators who are not at the logging site, but rather driving vehicles miles away.
However, this provision does apply to vehicle operators while they are at a logging work
site. OSHA is revising the final rule to clarify its intention and to provide the
exception for vehicle operators working away from the logging work site.
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