Too true. Although I heartily endorse an independent agency that evaluates safety measures for workers, sometimes the OSHA regulations are just a little too restrictive without enough benefit to the worker in terms of risk management. There's absolutely no reason to wear a safety harness when climbing 7 feet on a ladder (since anything over 6 feet requires a harness) if the structure you're climbing for isn't safe to clip onto, just as an example.
There are also some instances where OSHA just doesn't have the time or resources to predict - who is going to write a report up on how close to the edge of a truss cart you should be while pushing it across the floor? That's just silly.
And the mobile nature of the industry does make it pretty prohibitive for OHSA to maintain a regular and visible presence.
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Date: 7/17/09 08:04 pm (UTC)From:There are also some instances where OSHA just doesn't have the time or resources to predict - who is going to write a report up on how close to the edge of a truss cart you should be while pushing it across the floor? That's just silly.
And the mobile nature of the industry does make it pretty prohibitive for OHSA to maintain a regular and visible presence.