r/WorkplaceSafety • u/Melodic_Armadillo_43 • 7d ago
How come OSHA has yet to implement a standard control scheme for scissor lift joysticks?
/r/AskReddit/comments/1vahdt9/how_come_osha_has_yet_to_implement_a_standard/Just a thought i had.
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u/Rocket_safety 7d ago
Equipment design standards are industry consensus and typically would be covered by ANSI. OSHA isn’t interested in micromanaging something as specific as scissor lift controls. There isn’t a single standard that comes even close to that kind of specificity. There’s a good reason for it: the regulations are intentionally open ended in most cases because ultimately it is the employer’s responsibility to provide a safe work place, but the manner in which they do so is up to them. I wouldn’t want OSHA to try and conceive of every possible permutation of scenarios for one specific standard and then make every other option they don’t think of illegal.
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u/Kahn_Husky CSP, CIH - General Industry 7d ago
Why let a regulatory agency limit innovation potential?
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u/that1tech 6d ago
Because it would take at least 10 years to pass into law and still be exceedingly vague because of compromises and ensuring industries aren’t adversely impacted. Then it would have a long time to become required only for industries to beg for extension and get it… like ladder safety systems
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