OSHA Renews Shipyard Fire-Safety Paperwork Rules Without New Costs
Published Date: 10/29/2026
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Summary
OSHA is asking for public feedback to keep the paperwork rules for fire safety in shipyards going strong. This affects shipyard employers who must keep certain records to protect workers from fire hazards. Comments are open until December 28, 2026, and there’s no new cost—just a smooth extension of current rules.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Continued Employer Fire‑Safety Record and Training Duties
Under the standard, shipyard employers must keep written fire safety plans, maintain a written policy describing internal and outside fire response organizations, notify employees if a fire extinguishing system stops working, obtain medical exams for certain workers, and create and keep records that employees were informed and trained. OSHA is extending the existing approval for these information-collection obligations and lists the requirements as part of the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard (29 CFR 1915, Subpart P).
Paperwork Approval Extended; Slight Burden Drop
OSHA is asking OMB to extend approval for the paperwork requirements under the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard (OMB Control Number 1218-0248). The agency reports an estimated total burden of 15,704 hours (down from 15,744 hours) across 497 respondents and 184,846 responses, a decrease of 40 hours because the number of affected workers went from 100,139 to 99,786; comments are due December 28, 2026.
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