Wyo. Code R. 053-0008-1
OSHA - Construction 1926
Chapter 1: General (A)
Effective Date: 04/12/1993 to 02/18/2011
Rule Type: Superceded Rules & Regulations
Reference Number: 053.0008.1.04121993
1926.1 Authority, purpose and scope.
1926.2 Petition for promulgation, amendment or repeal of rules and regulations.
1926.3 Amendments of rules and regulations.
1926.4 Applicability of rules and regulations.
1926.5 Incorporation of Reference
(a) The Occupational Health and Safety Commission is empowered by Section 27-11-105(b)(ii), Wyoming Statutes Republished 1990, to devise, formulate, adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations governing the health and safety of employees and employers covered by the Act.
(b) The purpose and scope of these rules and regulations are:
(1) To provide standards and rules & regulations to safeguard the life, limb, and health of employees and employers in construction.
(2) To provide the minimum requirements for compliance by each place of employment in construction.
Any interested person may petition the department or commission requesting the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any rules and regulations and may accompany his petition with relevant data, views and arguments. The department or commission may prescribe by rule the form of such petition and the procedure for their [its] submission, consideration and disposition. Upon submission of such a petition, the department or commission, as soon as practicable, either shall deny the petition in writing (stating its reasons for the denial) or initiate rule-making proceedings in accordance with Section 9-4-103(c) Wyoming Statutes 1977. The action of the commission in denying a petition shall be final and not subject to review.
(a) The commission shall have the authority under Section 27-11105(b)(ii) of the Act, to devise, formulate, adopt, amend and repeal rules and regulations promulgated under the Act.
(b) In the event of conflict among any such standards, the commission shall take the action necessary to eliminate the conflict including the amendment or revocation of a rule or regulation, so as to assure the greatest protection of the health and safety of the employees and employers affected by the Act.
(a) Employers and employees engaged in construction shall be subject to these Construction Rules and Regulations and applicable portions of the General Rules and Regulations.
(b) If a particular requirement contained herein is specifically applicable to a condition, practice, means, method, operation, or process it shall prevail over any different general rule or regulation which might otherwise be applicable to the same condition, practice, means, method, operation or process.
(a) The standards, rules and regulations of the U.S. Government, National Fire Protection Association, American National Standards Institute and other organizations which are not agencies of the State of Wyoming which are legally incorporated by reference in these rules and regulations, have the same force and effect as these rules and regulations.
(b) Copies of the standards, rules and regulations which are incorporated by reference may be examined at the office of the Occupational Health and Safety Division, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Copies of such private standards, rules or regulations may be obtained from the issuing organizations. Their names and addresses are listed in these rules and regulations in Subpart Z.
(c) Any changes in the standards, rules or regulations incorporated by reference in these rules and regulations are available for inspection at the office of the Occupational Health and Safety Division, Cheyenne, Wyoming.
NOTE: As indicated in 1926.4(a) of this Subpart, certain portions of the General Rules and Regulations are also applicable to the construction industry. Identified herein by “1910.xxx” are specific General Rules and Regulations applicable to the construction industry.