LAW

OSHA Amends Grain Handling Standard 

OSHA is amending its grain handling standard to clarify
requirements intended to provide protection for employees who
enter flat storage structures. This technical amendment assures
that protection against engulfment, mechanical, and other hazards
is provided without regard to the point at which the employee
enters the storage structure. It also adds a definition of "flat
storage structure" to clarify OSHA's original intent as to the
scope of the entry provisions of the standard. This final rule
will become effective April 8, 1996.

The amendments to the standard are too lengthy to be included in
their entirety here. Anyone wishing a copy of the amendments to
the standard can contact the NDSU Pesticide Programs office for a
copy of the complete announcement.

(Source Dept. of Labor Federal Register Notice)