# 2026-15672: OSHA begs for comments on window-washing paperwork renewal.

2026-15672, Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements, is a Federal Register notice from Labor Department, Occupational Safety and Health Administration published 2026-08-03, effective Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by October 2, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-10).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15672
- As of: 2026-08-10
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15672
- Title: Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Labor Department; Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 48949
- Published: 2026-08-03
- Effective: Comments must be submitted (postmarked, sent, or received) by October 2, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-02
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-10

## In one line

OSHA begs for comments on window-washing paperwork renewal.

## Summary

OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance standard.

## Effects PRIA read

- You must have written emergency plans: cost, medium. If you are an employer using powered platforms, you must develop and implement a written emergency action plan for each type of powered platform operation and notify workers how to learn alarm systems, escape routes, and emergency procedures. You must review the parts of the plan each worker needs…
- Labeling and tagging requirements for equipment: cost, low. Employers must affix a load rating plate to each suspended unit showing the unit weight and rated load capacity, mount emergency electric operating devices in secured compartments with labeled instructions, and attach corrosion-resistant tags with specified information to suspension wire rope faste…
- Inspections and certified recordkeeping required: cost, medium. Building owners must have a competent person inspect supporting structures and powered platform components at least annually, inspect each powered platform facility every 30 days (or prior to use if the work cycle is under 30 days), and inspect suspension wire ropes monthly (or before placing ropes…
- Worker training certification and retention: cost, low. Employers must prepare a written certification after a worker completes powered platform training that includes the worker's identity, the employer's or trainer's signature, and the training completion date. Employers must keep each worker's training certificate for the duration of the worker's emp…
- Paperwork burden slightly reduced (307 hours): benefit, low. OSHA is requesting extension of OMB approval for the information collections tied to the Powered Platforms standard and says the estimated total burden will decrease from 130,776 hours to 130,469 hours (a reduction of 307 hours). The notice lists 900 respondents, 175,483 responses, an estimated tot…

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## Sources
- [2026-15672 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/03/2026-15672/powered-platforms-for-building-maintenance-standard-extension-of-the-office-of-management-and)
- [2026-15672 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-03/pdf/2026-15672.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15672 (as of 2026-08-10).