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OSHA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding a revision to its Walking-Working Surfaces and Fall Protection standards at 29 C.F.R. Part 1910.  Prior versions of these regulations specifically excluded motor carriers from having to implement fall protection devices for employees working on top of motor vehicles.  The current version neither specifically excludes nor includes motor carriers.  The proposed rule seeks comment on whether to require motor carriers to implement these safety measures.  Moreover, OSHA seeks comment on how exactly to define "motor vehicle" for purposes of the proposed rule. 
As it stands, the proposed rule neither excludes nor includes motor carriers, but this may change once the comment period closes on August 23, 2010.  The full text of the proposed rule is available here.