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ASSE Suggests Changes to Proposed Confined Space Standard

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American Society of Safety Engineers' member Gary Lopez, CSP, testified today during an informal public hearing at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. on the proposed rule for confined spaces in construction. Lopez, senior director of safety for Ranger Construction Industries Inc. in West Palm Beach, Florida, a former member of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z117 Accredited Standards Committee for Confined Space Entry and current chair of the ASSE standards development committee, stated that the proposed rule is unduly complicated, introduces unnecessarily new terminology and burdensome requirements, fails to recognize current and widely understood safety practices that have proven successful both in general industry and construction, and inadequately addresses several vitally important confined space issues.

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