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OSHA Touts ‘Unambiguous’ Crane Standards In Enforcement Appeal

November 30, 2022 at 5:29 PM
OSHA is urging a federal appeals court to reject a Texas construction firm’s argument that its safety standards for crane assembly and disassembly do not cover preparatory steps, arguing that the rule is “unambiguous” and that even if its scope is unclear judges should defer to the agency’s reasonable interpretation. In its Nov. 18 merits brief for the case TNT Crane & Rigging v. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) , OSHA said there should be no question that...

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