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TRADE NEWS RELEASE Friday, July 12, 2002 Contact: Frank Meilinger Phone: (202) 693-1999 OSHA TO WITHDRAW DIRECT FINAL RULE FOR SIGNS, SIGNALS, AND BARRICADES
WASHINGTON -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration plans to withdraw its direct final rule for an updated construction industry standard for the types of traffic control signs, signals, and barricades that must be used at roadway worksites. On April 15, 2002 OSHA proposed to amend the standard through the direct final rule approach because most employers have been required by the Federal Highway Administration to comply with Revision 3 in lieu of the 1971 MUTCD since 1996. The amended rule would have required employers in the construction industry to comply with either the Millennium Edition or Revision 3 of the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), in place of the 1971 MUTCD. As part of the direct final rule approach, OSHA also published a proposed rule in the same Federal Register notice. The Agency stated that if significant adverse comments were received, they would withdraw the direct final rule. OSHA has determined that two of the eight comments received will be treated as significant adverse comments. The agency will address comments on the direct final and proposed rules in a new final rule, which the agency expects to issue shortly. OSHA will not institute a second comment period. The notice of withdrawal takes effect upon publication in the Federal Register, scheduled for July 15, 2002. # # #
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| NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only. |
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OSHA News Release - (Archived) Table of Contents |