September 16, 2026

Refiners, Chemical Manufacturers Urge OSHA To Ease Fall-Protection Rule

By Lara Beaven
January 30, 2026 at 03:17 PM
Petroleum refiners and chemical manufacturers are urging OSHA to ease compliance in a pending proposal to amend 2016 updates to the agency’s fall-protection requirements, asking OSHA to either repeal requirements for personal fall protection systems or grandfather in the use of cages or wells on existing fixed ladders.

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