Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22021
OSHA Compressed-Air Work Variance for the Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel Project
Buyer
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Department of Labor
Posted
October 29, 2026
Identifier
2026-22021
A U.S. Department of Labor OSHA notice sets project-specific compressed-air safety rules for the Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel Project; it is not a solicitation for products or services. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). - Named project entity: Obayashi-Jay Dee Joint Venture. - Regulatory action: - Grants the joint venture a permanent variance from specified OSHA compressed-air requirements, allowing use of the 1992 French Decompression Tables and alternative decompression controls and chamber arrangements. - Compressed-air exposure is capped at 37 p.s.i.g. - Conditions include a project-specific hyperbaric operations manual, compliant chambers, worker training and communication procedures, equipment inspections, hazard controls, recordkeeping, and notifications. - The variance applies only to this project and remains effective until project completion or OSHA modifies or revokes it. - The document also includes a separate OSHA request for comments concerning continued approval of information-collection requirements for the Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment Standard; this is not a request for products or services. - No products, part numbers, or purchase quantities are specified.
Description
OSHA grants Obayashi-Jay Dee Joint Venture a permanent variance related to work in compressed-air environments for the Cemetery Brook Drain Tunnel Project. The variance permits alternative measures for applicable OSHA compressed-air standards, subject to conditions specified in the notice. It remains in effect until the project is completed or OSHA modifies or revokes it.