Safeguarding of floor holes between platforms and equipment.
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November 2, 1984
O. J. Fisher, Manager
General Technology
McDermott Incorporated
20 S. Van Buren Avenue
Post Office Box 271
Barberton, Ohio 44203
Dear Mr. Fisher:
This is in response to your letter of August 17, 1984, in which you requested an interpretation of an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard pertaining to walking and working surfaces. Specifically, your request concerns the safeguarding of floor holes between a platform and equipment that moves due to thermal expansion or for other reasons.