Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section 5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act".

Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (29 CFR 1904)

• 1904.11, Recording criteria for work-related tuberculosis cases. States that any employee that has been occupationally exposed to anyone with a known case of active tuberculosis, and subsequently develops a tuberculosis infection must record the case. [related topic page]

General Industry (29 CFR 1910)

• 1910 Subpart I, Personal protective equipment [related topic page]
  • 1910.134, Respiratory protection. Requirements include updating the facility's respirator program, complying with amended medical evaluation requirements, annual fit testing of respirators, and some training and recordkeeping provisions. [related topic page]
    • Appendix A, Fit testing procedures (mandatory)
    • Appendix B-1, User seal check procedures (mandatory)
    • Appendix B-2, Respiratory cleaning procedures (mandatory)
    • Appendix C, OSHA respirator medical evaluation questionnaire (mandatory)
    • Appendix D, Information for employees using respirators when not required under standard (mandatory)
• 1910 Subpart J, General environmental controls
  • 1910.145, Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags

• Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis; Proposed Rule; Termination of Rulemaking Respiratory Protection for M. Tuberculosis; Final Rule, Revocation. Proposed Rules 68:75767-75775, (2003, December 31). OSHA withdrew its 1997 proposed standard on Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis because it is unlikely to result in a meaningful reduction of disease transmission caused by contact with the most significant remaining source of occupational risk: exposure to individuals with undiagnosed and unsuspected TB.
• Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis; Proposed Rule. Final Rules 62:54159-54309, (1997, October 17). Contains plans to require employers to protect TB-exposed employees by means of infection prevention and control measures.
• Search all available Federal Registers on tuberculosis.

• Enforcement Procedures and Scheduling for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis. CPL 02-00-106 [CPL 2.106], (1996, February 9). Provides uniform inspection procedures and guidelines to be followed when conducting inspections and issuing citations under Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act and pertinent standards for employees who are occupationally exposed to tuberculosis.
  • Appendix A: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Guidelines for Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Health-Care Facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) 43(RR13);1-141, (1994, October 28), 2 MB PDF, 141 pages.
• Respiratory Protection Program Guidelines. CPL 02-02-054 [CPL 2-254A], (2000, July 14). Sets forth guidelines for establishing and implementing an OSHA respirator program to ensure that all OSHA employees are protected from exposure to respiratory hazards.
• Inspection procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard. CPL 02-00-120 [CPL 2-0.120], (1998, September 25). Establishes agency interpretations and enforcement policies, and provides instructions to ensure uniform enforcement of the Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.134.
• Respirator Fit-Testing. CPL 02-02-029 [CPL 2-2.29], (1980, October 27). Provides guidance regarding enforcement policy for the respirator fit-testing requirement under 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(5).
• Search all available directives on tuberculosis.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. (2007, May 17).
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection: prohibition on enforcement of annual fit testing requirements during fiscal year 2006. (2006, February 22).
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection: prohibition of enforcing annual fit testing requirements during 2005 fiscal year; enforcement of other 1910.134 provisions. (2004, December 22). Discusses the appropriations rider that prohibits OSHA from enforcing the annual fit testing provision for tuberculosis (TB) until next year. Includes the current enforcement provisions of the respiratory protection standard for protecting workers from tuberculosis.
• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection. (2004, July 30). Defines the new enforcement policy for tuberculosis under 29 CFR 1910.134. Covered establishments must comply with 29 CFR 1910.134 when using respirators for protection from TB.
  • Comparison of Respiratory Protection for TB Standard (29 CFR 1910.139) with (29 CFR 1910.134). Also available as a 132 KB PDF, 29 pages. Most of the requirements in 29 CFR 1910.134 and the former 29 CFR 1910.139 remain, however five areas now have more detailed requirements; Medical Evaluation - (e), Fit-testing - (f), Written Program - (c), Training - (k), and Recordkeeping - (m).
• Fit Testing Requirements for Employees Who Wear Respirators to Protect against M. Tuberculosis, SARS, Smallpox, and Monkeypox. (2004, May 2).
• Tuberculosis testing procedures for the home healthcare industry. (2002, June 3).
• Update: OSHA Enforcement Policy for Occupational Exposure to Tuberculosis. (1995, September 6).
• Search all available standard interpretations on tuberculosis.