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Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone Numbers and Floor Load Limits; Extension of the Office of Management of Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information-Collection (Paperwork) Requirements | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
66:35999-36000
[Docket No. ICR-1218-0093-(2001)]
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comment concerning its request to increase the existing burden-hour estimates for, and to extend OMB approval of, the collection-of-information requirements specified by the Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone Numbers and Floor Load Limits (paragraph (f) of § 1926.50 and paragraph (a)(2) of § 1926.250, respectively). Under § 1926.50(f), employers must post emergency telephone numbers at the worksite if the 911 emergency telephone service is not available, while § 1926.250(a)(2) requires employers to post the maximum safe load limits of floors located in storage areas inside buildings or other structures, unless the floors are on grade.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to the Docket Office, Docket No. ICR-1218-0093(2001), OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-2625, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-2350. Commenters may transmit written comments of 10 pages or less by facsimile to (202) 693-1648.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathleen M. Martinez, Directorate of Policy, Office of Regulatory Analysis, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-3609, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-1953. A copy of the Agency's Information-Collection Request (ICR) supporting the need for the information collections specified by these standards are available for inspection and copying in the Docket Office, or by requesting a copy from Todd Owen at (202) 693-2444. For electronic copies of the ICR contact OSHA on the Internet at http://www.osha.gov/law-regs.html and select "Information Collection Requests."
Two Construction standards, "Medical Services and First Aid" (§ 1926.50) and "General Requirements for Storage" (§ 1926.250), contain posting provisions. Paragraph (f) of § 1926.50 requires employers to post emergency telephone numbers for physicians, hospitals, or ambulances at the worksite if the 911 emergency telephone service is not available; in the event an employee has a serious injury at the worksite, this posting requirement expedites emergency medical treatment of the employee. Paragraph (a)(2) of § 1926.250 specifies that employers must post the maximum safe load limits of floors located in storage areas inside buildings or other structures, unless the floors are on grade. This provision prohibits employers from overloading floors in areas used to store material and equipment in multi-story units that are under construction, thereby preventing the floors from collapsing and seriously injuring employees.
OSHA is requesting a net increase in the total burden-hour estimate for, as well as an extension of OMB approval of, the collection-of-information requirements specified by paragraph (f) of § 1926.50 and paragraph (a)(2) of § 1926.250. Specifically, the Agency is requesting to increase the current total burden-hour estimate from 5,555 hours to 6,194 hours, a total increase of 639 hours. The following table provides a description of this increase.
Information collection requirement Current burden hours Requested burden hours Adjustment (hours) Explanation of adjustment
§ 1926.50(f) 2,667 3,667 1,000 Previously underestimated the number of residential-unit sites covered by this provision (i.e., the correct number is 900,000 units instead of 600,000 units)
§ 1926.250(a)(2) 2,888 2,527 (361) Based on information regarding new construction of multi-story units contained in the most recent edition of the F.W. Dodge Construction Report
Number of Respondents: 140,325.(1)
Footnote 1 This figure includes the 110,000 sites covered by § 1926.50(f) and the 30,325 multi-story units covered by § 1926.250(a)(2). Although some overlap may occur between these sites and units, OSHA cannot readily differentiate between employers covered by these two provisions. (Back to text)