December

• 12/16/2003 - Additional fall protection requirements for concrete trucks when work platforms are equipped with guardrails and toeboards. - [1910.21; 1910.21(a)(1); 1910.23; 1910.23(c)(1); 1926.500(b)]
• 12/10/2003 - Fixed industrial stair requirements for access to secondary containment structures surrounding bulk chemical storage tanks. - [1910.24; 1910.24(b); 1910.27]
• 12/08/2003 - Modifications or additions to a crane without manufacturer approval where the manufacturer is still in existence. - [1926.550(a)(1); 1926.550(a)(16)]
• 12/08/2003 - Review residential construction scenarios for alternative fall protection procedures. - [1926.501; 1926.501(b)(13); 1926.502(k)]

November

• 11/17/2003 - Fall protection requirements for installing first three rows of roofing or for removing slide guards from a completed roof with a slope 6-in-12 or less. - [1926.501; 1926.501(b)(13)]

October

• 10/31/2003 - Annual crane inspections must be conducted by a competent person; no requirement for the inspection to take place within the United States. - [1926.550; 1926.550(a)(6)]

September

• 09/30/2003 - Interim Implementation of OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Program (EEP) - [1903]

July

• 07/15/2003 - Motor-control-circuit switches and relays are prohibited from being used as energy isolating devices. - [1910.147; 1910.147(c)(1); 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)]
• 07/07/2003 - Acceptable methods to locate underground utility installations; evaluation of hydro-vacuum excavation. - [1926.651; 1926.651(b)(2); 1926.651(b)(3)]
• 07/02/2003 - Maximum intervals for providing fixed-ladder landing platforms used in General Industry. - [1910.27; 1910.27(d)(2)]

June

• 06/30/2003 - Fall protection requirements for homes built of block and masonry construction. - [1926.501; 1926.501(b); 1926.501(b)(13); 1926.502; 1926.502(k)]
• 06/24/2003 - Enforcement of manhole step specification requirements during rulemaking proceedings. - [1910.27]
• 06/11/2003 - Clarification on the USPS's lockout/tagout procedures and minor servicing operations for the multiple line optical character recognition sorter. - [1910.147; 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)]
• 06/10/2003 - Storage of materials that prevents inspection of scaffolds before workshifts; incidental storage amounts that do not inhibit scaffold inspection. - [1926.250; 1926.250(b)(5); 1926.451; 1926.451(b)(9); 1926.451(f)(3)]

May

• 05/05/2003 - Standards applicable to step bolts and manhole steps; load requirements for step bolts. - [1910.269; 1910.269(h)(2)(iv); 1910.27; 1910.269(h)]

March

• 03/21/2003 - Static coefficients of friction for walking/working surfaces. - [1910.22]
• 03/07/2003 - Employee and employee representative access to MSDS; accompanying CSHOs on inspections. - [1910.1200; 1903; 1910.1200(g)(8); 1903.8; 1903.8(a); 1903.8(b); 1903.8(c); 1903.8(d)]

January

• 01/24/2003 - Enforcement Policy for Respiratory Hazards Not Covered by OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits. - [1910.1000; 1910.5(f)]
• 01/14/2003 - Requirements for developing sufficiently-detailed written procedures for all machinery/equipment lockout/tagout. - [1910.147(c)(4)(ii); 1910.147(d)(1); 1910.147]