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OSHA Drops ‘Lockout/Tagout’ Change From SIP Rule But Eyes Future Fix


May 13, 2019 at 05:25 PM
OSHA has issued its long-awaited final rule amending a series of existing standards to remove or revise duplicative, unnecessary, and inconsistent requirements though, as expected, the measure drops an Obama-era plan to expand when OSHA’s so-called “lockout/tagout” safety standard applies to power equipment that is shut off for repairs.

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