New OSHA fact sheet

Date 11-02-2004 23:36

I urge all welding professionals to read the fact sheet that is out for public comment. www.osha.gov You will find it on their home page.

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=NEWS_RELEASES&p_id=11056

By MBSims

Date 11-03-2004 02:55

Thanks for the link Neal. I did some digging and found the text of the proposed rule and OSHA's background information. Here's the link:

Adobe pdf version (8 mb, 170 pages):
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/pdf/04-21488.pdf
(right click on this link and select Save As to download to your computer for easier viewing later)

Text version (faster loading):
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/06jun20041800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2004/04-21488.htm

Please review it (as I plan to) and submit comments. This rule will have a major impact on how you perform welding on chromium-containing alloys and how much it costs your company to do business. Inaction on your part now may result in substantial issues and costs for you later. Anyone may comment, even individuals.