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5th Circuit Narrows Reach Of OSHA Commercial Diving Safety Standard


July 17, 2020 at 03:26 PM
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in a new decision is rejecting OSHA’s broad reading of the universe of facilities subject to its safety standards for commercial diving, holding that the agency cannot apply the rule to aquarium divers because they fall under an exemption for “scientific” workers.

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