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Manufacturing Groups Back Update To Decades-Old Power Press Rule


November 3, 2021 at 06:48 PM
Manufacturers are urging OSHA to adopt industry consensus standards as the basis for first-time updates to its 1971 mechanical power press rule, and to consider a separate standard for hydraulic and pneumatic presses, but are split on the feasibility and cost of quickly implementing any such changes.

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