G/TBT/N/USA/1731  
21 May 2021  
(21-4286) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 
Department of Labor [1761]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding t he notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN  where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Walking -
working surfaces; Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene (ICS 13.100), Accident and 
disaster control (ICS 13.200), Protection against  falling and slipping (ICS 13.340.60)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Walking -
Working Surfaces (7 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - OSHA is proposing changes to 
the Walking -Working Surfaces  standards to clarify which handrail and stair rail system 
requirements  apply to new stair rail systems.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 86 Federal Register (FR) 27332, 20 May 2021; Title 29 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 1910:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-05-20/html/2021 -10561.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-05-20/pdf/2021 -10561.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket  Number OSHA -2020-0009. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/O SHA-2020-0009/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders 
are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their st akeholders will be shared with the 
regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov  if recei ved within 
the comment period.  G/TBT/N/USA/1731  
 
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  Actions notified in G/TBT/N/USA/550 and subsequent addenda  on Walking -Working 
Surfaces; Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) which may be of 
interest, are identified by Docket Number OSHA -2007-0072.  The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/OSHA -2007-
0072/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received.  
9. Proposed date of  adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  19 July 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_3611_00_e.pdf