Judge Tosses Golden Gate Bridge Suit Over OSHA Scaffold Letter

The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration didn’t violate administrative law procedures when it revised an interpretation letter for temporary scaffolding designs, a federal judge said.

An amended letter in 2020 by OSHA about its scaffolding regulation isn’t a final agency action that requires a notice and comment period, said Judge Richard Seeborg of the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Seeborg dismissed the suit after concluded Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District—an independent California agency that maintains the Golden Gate bridge—lacked standing in the case.

Golden Gate also didn’t demonstrate any injury from the 2020 ...