Federal Jurisdiction for Wind Farm Worker Health and Safety

FEDERAL JURISDICTION FOR WIND FARM WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY 

B0EM Nojurisdiction. Jurisdiction of wind farms on the OCS and a requirement for an SMS for wind farms on the OCS. The scope of the SMS should discuss all activities and all facilities, regardless of jurisdiction. 

BSEE No jurisdiction. No jurisdiction for wind farms on the OCS jurisdiction only for oil and gas operations and a requirement for a SEMS for oil and gas on the OCS. 

USCG Safety of navigation, life, and property on inspected and certain other vessels, but not for wind farms in state waters or on the Great Lakes. Safety of navigation, life, and property on vessels and facilities pertaining to mineral (nonrenewable) resources on the OCS, but interaction between vessel and facility for wind farms on the OCS is still unclear. 

OSHA or state OSHA Jurisdiction and regulations for specific hazards of offshore wind farms in state waters and the Great Lakes (and on the OCS— unless another agency exercises statutory authority). No jurisdiction BOEM intends to exercise statutory authority. 

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