Previous Years > 1997
December
- [12/31/1997] Stay-of-enforcement of lead standard for brass and bronze ingot manufacturing.[1910.1025(e)(1)]
- [12/30/1997] Manufacturer and employer responsibilities when providing MSDSs electronically.[1910.1200; 1926.59]
- [12/22/1997] Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard.[1910.146]
- [12/18/1997] General Industry Standard as it applies to the electric utility industry.[1910.23; 1910.269]
- [12/18/1997] Electrical Conductor Identification.[1910 Subpart S; 1910.269; 1910.303; 1910.304; 1910.399]
- [12/12/1997] The storage of flammable liquids in plastic containers.[1910.106]
- [12/12/1997] Electrical hazardous area classification drawings in the workplace.[1910.119; 1910.307]
- [12/04/1997] Fall protection and access for scaffold erecting and dismantling.[1926.451(g)(2); 1926.451(e)(9)]
- [11/25/1997] Scaffolds: removal of bracing; maximum loads; damaged planking; and foundations.[1926.451(c)(2)(iii); 1926.450(b); 1926.451(a)(1); 1926.451(f)(4); 1926.451(c)(2)]
- [11/19/1997] Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).[1910.1200]
- [11/19/1997] Carcinogen status of titanium dioxide relative to OSHA Standards.[1910.1200]
- [11/13/1997] Alternatives to latex or vinyl may be used for protective gloves to comply with the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens standard.[1910.1030]
- [11/13/1997] Electronic monitoring system for complying with the confined space standard.[1910.146]
- [10/31/1997] Clarification of the requirements of the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard.[1910.120]
- [10/31/1997] Application of HAZWOPER.[1910.120]
- [10/31/1997] Routine asbestos inspections, bulk sampling activities, and training with regards to specific provisions in the Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Standard.[1926.1101]
- [10/29/1997] Access to employee exposure and medical records.[1910.120; 1910.1020]
- [10/29/1997] The requirements of paragraph (m) in the OSHA HAZWOPER Standard.[1910.120]
- [10/28/1997] Application of glove monitoring devices to aid in the detection of gloves that fail during medical procedures.[1910.1030]
- [10/22/1997] Conditions where OSHA might accept a product that is not approved by NIOSH.[1910.134]
- [10/22/1997] Interpretation of the machine guarding requirements.[1910.211; 1910.215]
- [10/21/1997] Inspection certification record requirements in overhead and gantry cranes.[1910.179]
- [10/21/1997] A centralized repository for the electronic collection and dissemination of MSDSs.[1910.1200]
- [10/03/1997] Use of latex surgical exam gloves for protection from glutaraldehyde.[1910.138]
- [09/25/1997] Safe Medical Systems' SNR sharps collection system.[1910.1030]
- [09/23/1997] The Bloodborne Pathogen Standard and the Enforcement Procedures for TB.[1910.1030]
- [09/18/1997] Responsibility of each person involved in Class I glovebag removal operations.[1926.1101]
- [09/09/1997] Clarification of the Electrical Standard as it applies to flexible power cords on appliances.[1910.303(a); 1910.305(a)(2)(i); 1910.305(g); 1910.305(g)(1)(iii)(A); 1910.334(a)(2); 1910 Subpart S]
- [09/09/1997] Testing electrical resistance of grain elevator conveyor belts.[1910.272]
- [09/03/1997] Construction Asbestos Standard.[1910.1001; 1915; 1926.1101]
- [08/31/1997] Annual training required by the occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogen standard.[1910.1030]
- [08/28/1997] Fire fighter personal protective clothing issues.[1910.120; 1910.156]
- [08/28/1997] The effect of workers' compensation claims on temporary medical removal protection benefits.[1910.1025]
- [08/27/1997] Employment of individuals with disabilities.
- [08/21/1997] OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.53, Guidelines for First Aid Training Programs.[1910.151(b); 1926.50(c); 1910.266(i)(7); 1910.269(b); 1910.268(c)(3); 1910.142(k)(2); 1926.950(e); 1910.146(k)(2)(iii); 1926.605(d)(1); 1910.410(a)(3); 1915.12(e)(1)(iv)]
- [08/20/1997] Asbestos surveying and sampling associated with the remodeling, renovation, and demolition of buildings.[1926.1101]
- [08/14/1997] Electronic recordkeeping of employee safety training records.[1910; 1915; 1917; 1918; 1926; 1928; 1960]
- [08/12/1997] Access steps or ladders for getting on and off a flatbed trailer.[1926.1050; 1926.1051; 1926.1060]
- [08/07/1997] OSHA's requirements for enclosed hardware used in 'third rail' ladder safety devices for towers.[1910.27; 1910.268; 1926.105; 1926.1053]
- [08/05/1997] A letter of determination of the new scaffold mandate.[1926.454]
- [08/01/1997] Construction Asbestos Standard.[1926.1101]
- [07/15/1997] Vehicle-mounted elevating and rotating work platforms standard.[1910]
- [07/15/1997] Powered platforms permanently dedicated for building maintenance standard.[1910.66]
- [07/15/1997] Proper PPE for firefighters.[1910.120; 1910.156]
- [07/08/1997] Means of Egress.[1910]
- [07/08/1997] Service workers in the heating, plumbing and air-conditioning industries.[1910; 1910.12; 1926.13]
- [07/08/1997] Roll-over protective structures for agricultural wheeled tractors.[1928.51]
- [07/07/1997] Petition for modification of OSHA's Methylene Chloride Standard.[1910.1052]
- [07/03/1997] OSHA's standard for exposure to bloodborne pathogens.[1910.1030]
- [07/03/1997] OSHA's Methylene Chloride Standard.[1910.1052]
- [07/01/1997] NIOSH approved respirator during the period of an employee's escape from a chemical release of phosgene.[1910.134(d)(1)(ii)]
- [06/30/1997] Sodium Azide as Used in the Manufacturing Process of Automobile Air Bags.[1910.109; 1910.119]
- [06/27/1997] OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard.[1910.120]
- [06/27/1997] Hydrogen fuel that is contained in fuel storage cylinders.[1910.103]
- [06/27/1997] OSHA's position on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-approved disinfectants.[1910.1030]
- [06/27/1997] OSHA's Methylene Chloride Standard[1910.1052]
- [06/25/1997] OSHA's Fixed Ladders and Safety Cages standard.[1910.27]
- [06/25/1997] Requirements for negative pressure rooms.
- [06/23/1997] Clarification o-f the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution standard.[1910.269]
- [06/20/1997] SCBA cylinder interchangeability.[1910.134(d)(1)(ii); 1910.156(f)(1)(iv); 1910.120(q)(3)(x)]
- [06/20/1997] Provisions of the Hazard Communication Standard.[1910.1200]
- [06/16/1997] Association between toluene and Pierre Robin Syndrome.[1915.1000]
- [06/16/1997] Internet use for posting Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).[1910.1020]
- [06/15/1997] Scaffolds used in the Construction Industry.[1926; 1926.451]
- [06/11/1997] Appropriateness of computer-based interactive training programs to satisfy required OSHA training.[1910.1030]
- [06/10/1997] OSHA regulation on "piped" potable water supply.[1910.141; 1928.110]
- [06/05/1997] OSHA's Methylene Chloride Standard.[1910.1052]
- [05/29/1997] A hazardous chemical is any chemical which is a physical hazard or a health standard.[1910.132; 1910.1200]
- [05/29/1997] Mushroom Style Plastic Rebar Covers Used For Impalement Protection.[1926.701]
- [05/29/1997] Using 1992 data to "program" inspections.[1960]
- [05/28/1997] Reporting over-the-road fatalities; Refusing entry and employee interviews to an OSHA inspector; and OSHA's policy associated with seat belts on forklift trucks.[1903.10; 1903.3; 1903.4]
- [05/25/1997] Team on Erection of Telecommunication Towers.[1926 Subpart M]
- [05/19/1997] Fall protection for employees climbing or moving on preassembled reinforcing steel assemblies.[1926.501]
- [05/16/1997] 1910.119 does not apply to public displays of flame effects.[1910.119]
- [05/16/1997] OSHA's enforcement policy to protect workers against glutaraldehyde exposure.
- [05/15/1997] Permissible Exposure Limits for Nuisance dust.[1910; 1910.134; 1910.1000]
- [05/15/1997] Requirements for labeling portable fire extinguishers.[1910.1200]
- [05/15/1997] Glove bag methods for control of exposure to airborne asbestos.[1926.1101]
- [05/15/1997] OSHA's regulations for chemicals used in the workplace, and in particular, glutaraldehyde.[1910.1000; 1910.1200]
- [05/15/1997] Clarification of the definition of a hazardous chemical and the requirements for Material Safety Data Sheets.[1910.1200]
- [05/12/1997] Introduction of electrical welding equipment into a non-permit confined space.[1910.146; 1910.252; 1910.252(a)(4)(i); 1910.252(b)(4)(i); 1910.252(b)(4)(vii); 1910.252(c)(4); 1910.252(c)(9); 1910.252(c)(10); 1910 Subpart Q]
- [05/12/1997] Electrical standards and the application to electrically-powered medical devices.[1910 Subpart S]
- [05/12/1997] Coverage of Stored Flammables Under the Process Safety Management Standard.[1910.119(a)(1)(ii)(B); 1926.64(a)(1)(ii)(B); 1910.106]
- [05/05/1997] Requirements for dual purpose mechanical equipment (digger derrick and aerial lift).[1910.67; 1926.453]
- [05/05/1997] The use of particulate filters and respirators.[1910.134(d)(3)(iv)(B)]
- [04/29/1997] The Process Safety Management Standard.[1910.119; 1926.64]
- [04/29/1997] Interpretation on the requirements of the hazard communication standard with regard to fiberglass products.[1910.1200]
- [04/28/1997] Classification of asbestos work for employees performing asbestos inspections and obtaining bulk samples.[1926.1101]
- [04/28/1997] Sheetrock and joint compound.[1910.1001; 1915; 1926.1101]
- [04/25/1997] Emergency response training requirements for hospital staff.[1910.120]
- [04/24/1997] Concern over the quality of care given to patients by dentists.[1975.1]
- [04/18/1997] Lack of public awareness of the limitations of eyewashes; review of new product, The Eye Irrigator(TM).[1910.133; 1910.151(c)]
- [04/17/1997] Applicability of the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard for employees who work as companion-sitters in private homes.[1910.1030]
- [04/17/1997] OSHA's asbestos standard regulates working with materials containing less than 1 percent asbestos.[1926.1101(b); 1926.1101(f); 1926.1101(g)]
- [04/17/1997] Citations for the wearing of short pants by employees engaged in hot tar and asphalt construction work.[1926.28; 1926.95]
- [04/16/1997] Fall protection in a situation regarding floor/roofing openings.[1926.501; 1926.502]
- [04/15/1997] Suitable protective equipment.[1926.952; 1926.955]
- [04/11/1997] Powered industrial truck modifications and approval.[1910.178(a)(4)]
- [04/08/1997] The airflow rate required for a spray painting area.[1910.94(c); 1910.107; 1910.38; 1910.39]
- [04/08/1997] Requirements for electrical wiring in supply and disposal function warehouses containing hazardous materials.[1910.38; 1910.106(d); 1910.106(e)(7); 1910.106(e)(7)(i)]
- [04/04/1997] The government's handling of workers' reports of exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.[1910.1200]
- [04/03/1997] Appropriate protective clothing for aircraft firefighting.[1910.120; 1910.156]
- [04/02/1997] OSHA standard for rung spacing on fixed industrial ladders and PPE in powered industrial vehicle battery changing.[1910.27; 1910.132(d); 1910.133]
- [04/01/1997] Employee safety and the laundering of contaminated clothing.[1910.1025]
- [04/01/1997] Disinfectants claiming efficacy against the Hepatitis B virus.[1910.1030]
- [03/31/1997] Additional Enforcement Policy Change for Respiratory Protection Required for Abrasive Blasting.[1910.134; 1926.62]
- [03/27/1997] Barrier device for attachment to mobile equipment.[1926.550]
- [03/26/1997] The requirements for disposal of contaminated waste once the needle has been destroyed.[1910.1030]
- [03/26/1997] The use of telephones in training to meet the requirements of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard.[1910.1030]
- [03/21/1997] OSHA's requirement for the width of planks used on pump jack.[1926.451]
- [03/21/1997] Longitudinal bracing across the inner and outer rows of posts on tube and coupler scaffolds.[1926.452]
- [03/21/1997] Fall protection in lieu of personal fall arrest systems and the need for a rescue skiff.[1926.106; 1926.502]
- [03/18/1997] OSHA Lead Standards, both General Industry and Construction.[1926.62; 1910.1025]
- [03/12/1997] OSHA's policy for scheduling occupational fatality investigations.[1903]
- [03/07/1997] Ridge hook-supported ladders.[1926.451(e)(2); 1926.1053]
- [02/28/1997] Akzo-Nobel Chemicals - Limits of a Process[1910.119]
- [02/28/1997] Hard-line communication equipment for use in the PRCS standard.[1910.146]
- [02/28/1997] EPA-Registered disinfectants for HIV/HBV.[1910.1030]
- [02/27/1997] Evaluation of an employee's ability to perform servicing of multi-piece or single piece rim wheels.[1910.177]
- [02/27/1997] Clarification on entitlement of a copy of energy control program documentation at meat packing plant.[1910.147; 1910.1020]
- [02/25/1997] PVC used in window frames and siding.[1926]
- [02/24/1997] Placement of the noise dosimeter microphone for measuring the noise exposure of an employee using an airline respirator equipped with a shroud.[1910.95]
- [02/24/1997] Scaffolds used in the Construction Industry.[1926]
- [02/24/1997] Duties of the competent person during the erecting, dismantling and moving of scaffolds.[1926.451]
- [02/21/1997] OSHA does not have regulations that apply to residential properties.[1926.10]
- [02/20/1997] Manufacturers' use of the Internet for distribution of MSDSs to downstream users.[1910.1200(g)(6); 1910.1200(g)(7); 1910.1200(g)(8)]
- [02/19/1997] An interpretation of the electric power generation standard.[1910.269]
- [02/07/1997] Hazard Communication Standard.[1910.1200(g)(6)]
- [02/07/1997] Compliance with OSHA's Asbestos Standard - Composite Bulk Samples.[1926.1101]
- [02/06/1997] The dental industry's concerns regarding compliance with certain provisions of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).[1910.1200]
- [02/05/1997] OSHA Asbestos standard.[1926.1101]
- [01/30/1997] Material Safety Data Sheets.[1910.1200; 1910.1200(g)(1); 1910.1200(g)(8)]
- [01/30/1997] Information required on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs).[1910.1200]
- [01/28/1997] Fall protection for the entertainment industry under the OSH Act of 1970.[1910 Subpart D; 1910.132; 1910.12]
- [01/24/1997] Cross-view back-up mirrors on delivery trucks.[1910]
- [01/23/1997] Calculation methods used under the air contaminants standard for extended work shifts.[1910.1025; 1926.62]
- [01/16/1997] Fall Protection requirements in the Construction Standard.[1910; 1910.23; 1926]
- [01/14/1997] Clarification of the OSHA standards applicable to H. VIR (inspection) Windows installed in electrical equipment enclosures.[1910.399]
- [01/14/1997] Training provisions of OSHA's HAZWOPER standard.[1910.38; 1910.120]
- [01/10/1997] Use of gasoline in underground construction.[1926.800(m)(5)]
- [01/07/1997] Overlap between FDA and OSHA in the regualtion of dental devices.[1910.1200]
- [01/03/1997] Clarification of overhead and gantry cranes.[1910.179]