Previous Years > 2008
December
- [12/22/2008] Requirements for labeling products that contain a nitrate or nitrite.[1910.1200; 1910.1200(b)(6)(ix); 1910.1200(f)(1)(i)]
- [12/22/2008] Requirements of the HCS and the employer's ability to rely on a manufacturer's hazard determination.[1910.132(d)(1); 1910.1200(g)(5); 1910.1200(h)]
- [12/05/2008] Whether employers have the option to establish new baseline audiograms when business ownership changes, but medical records are maintained for 30 years.[1910.95(g)(5); 1910.95(g)(9)(i); 1910.95(g)(9)(ii); 1910.95(m)(5)]
- [11/24/2008] OSHA's position on the use of Novartis' Fluvirin® device.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(b); 1910.1030(c)(1)(v); 1910.1030(d)(2)(i)]
- [11/21/2008] Re-qualification requirements for mobile crane operators engaged in construction work.[1926.20(b)(4);1926.21(b)(2);1926.550(b)(2)]
- [11/07/2008] Clarification of CPL 02-02-073 as it pertains to emergency response training for firefighters.[1910.120(q)(6)(i); 1910.120(q)(6)(ii); 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)]
- [10/16/2008] Contractor responsibilities for health and safety when removing asbestos-containing materials from private dwellings.[1926.1101]
- [10/07/2008] Extent of OSHA's jurisdiction over worksites involving geological and underground storage facilities for gas and hazardous liquids.[1910.119;1910.119(a)(2)(ii);1910.119(b)]
- [10/02/2008] Determining scaffold support capability.[1910.28; 1910.28(a)(2); 1910.28(a)(4)]
- [09/29/2008] Grain handlers and engulfment hazards; procedures for unguarded sweep augers.[1910.23(a)(5); 1910.272; 1910.272(e)(2); 1910.272(g)(1)(ii); 1910.272(g)(2)]
- [09/29/2008] Clarification of OSHA regulation 29 CFR 1910.159(c)(10), Sprinkler spacing.[1910.159(c)(10)]
- [09/25/2008] OSHA's position on the use of Q104 needle removal device.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(d)(2)(viii)(A); 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(B)]
- [09/25/2008] Clarification of the provision banning smoking in the OSHA asbestos standards.[1910.1001; 1910.1001(i)(4); 1915.1001(j)(4); 1926.1101; 1926.1101(j)(4)]
- [09/16/2008] Whether written programs may be kept solely in an electronic format.[1910.146(c)(4); 1910.1030(c)(1)(i); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iii); 1910.1200(e)(1); 1910.1200(e)(4)]
- [09/16/2008] OSHA's position on employer performing additional air monitoring that exceeds OSHA requirements.[1910.1000]
- [09/12/2008] Whether OSHA has jurisdiction to regulate the safety of professional baseball players and spectators.
- [09/10/2008] Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint.[1926.62; 1926.62(d)(2); 1926.62(d)(2)(i)(A); 1926.62(d)(3)(iii); 1910.62(d)(3)(iv); 1926.62(d)(3)(iv)(A); 1926.62(d)(3)(iv)(B); 1926.62(n)(4)]
- [09/09/2008] OSHA's position on the use of lancets or lancing devices without safety-engineered features for finger prick blood sampling in the workplace.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(d)(2)(i)]
- [09/09/2008] Employee concern about overexposure to formaldehyde at FEMA trailer manufacturing sites.[1910.1048]
- [08/27/2008] Compliance of stair and platform railings with height requirements in OSHA standards for fixed industrial stairs.[1910.23; 1910.23(e)]
- [08/26/2008] Response to request for a meeting to discuss the Combustible Dust National Emphasis Program (NEP), CPL 03-00-006.
- [08/26/2008] Clarification of several recordkeeping scenarios regarding days away from work, restricted work activity, and work-relatedness.[1904; 1904.5(b)(2); 1904.7(b)(1); 1904.7(b)(3); 1904.7(b)(3)(viii); 1904.7(b)(4); 1904.7(b)(4)(i); 1904.7(b)(5); 1904.33]
- [07/31/2008] Requirement for annual BBP training for tattooing and body piercing artists and the use of written interpretations in the BBP training program.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(g)(2); 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)]
- [07/31/2008] Requirements for labels and material safety data sheets for distributors of lumber.[1910.1200; 1910.1200(b)(6)(iv); 1910.1200(f)(2)(i); 1910.1200(g)(7)(iii)]
- [07/17/2008] Chemical manufacturer's responsibility with regard to inorganic arsenic under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard.[1910.1018; 1910.1018(a); 1910.1018(b); 1910.1018(p)(3); 1910.1200; 1910.1200(b)(2); 1910.1200(c)]
- [07/17/2008] Whether a combination course can meet refresher training requirements in 1910.120(e)(8) and the OSHA 10-hour construction industry outreach program.[1910.120; 1910.120(e)(8)]
- [07/17/2008] Whether the Demolition standard applies to moving a residential structure. 29 CFR 1926 Subpart T - Demolition.[1926.850; 1926.860; 1926 Subpart T]
- [07/16/2008] Oil-filled transformers and underground construction.[1926.800(s)(3)]
- [07/16/2008] Whether an employee can waive right to have untested blood maintained for 90 days.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(f)(3)(iii)(B)]
- [07/14/2008] Whether to record two cases of employee injuries sustained in company parking lot during employees commute to work.[1904; 1904.5(a); 1904.5(b)(1); 1904.5(b)(2)]
- [07/10/2008] Refresher training requirements for Class III asbestos work and training for excavations disturbing soil with ACM.[1926.1101; 1926.1101(b); 1926.1101(g); 1926.1101(k)(9); 1926.1101(k)(9)(ii); 1926.1101(k)(9)(v); 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii)]
- [05/29/2008] Requirements for tapping or tying-in to asbestos-containing cement water pipes in construction.[1926.1101; 1926.1101(b); 1926.1101(f); 1926.1101(g); 1926.1101(g)(9)(iv); 1926.1101(g)(9)(v); 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii); 1926.1101(i)(1); 1926.1101(k)(9)(iv)(C); 1926.1101(k)(9)(v); 1926.1101(o)(4)]
- [05/23/2008] Employer selection of local fire department as its off-site rescue service for compliance with 29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1).[1910.146; 1910.146(k)(1)]
- [05/23/2008] Storage and use of compressed gas cylinders; whether cylinder is considered an oxidizing compressed gas or oxygen cylinder.[1910.101; 1910.101(a); 1910.101(b); 1910.1200; 1910.1450]
- [05/16/2008] Guarding and the use of abrasive wheels in CNC contouring machines.[1910.212; 1910.212(a); 1910.215; 1910.215(a); 1910.215(a)(1); 1910.215(a)(2); 1910.215(a)(2)(i)]
- [05/08/2008] Requirements for air receivers installed after August 27, 1971 and periodic retesting.[1910.169; 1910.169(a)(2)(i)]
- [05/05/2008] Clarification of the use and selection of BBP safety devices.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(b); 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(A); 1910.1030(c)(1)(ii)(B); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(A); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)(B); 1910.1030(c)(2); 1910.1030(d)(2)(i)]
- [05/05/2008] Longitudinal spacing of egress steps in concrete drainage channels.
- [05/01/2008] Clarification of OSHA denial of FirePASS's variance request and respiratory protection requirements in oxygen-deficient atmospheres.[1910.134; 1910.134(d)(2)(iii)]
- [05/01/2008] Employer payment for lineman belts and hooks when the equipment is used to comply with an OSHA standard.[1910.132; 1910.132(h)]
- [04/28/2008] Use of a "hybrid" course to meet training requirements for both a general site worker and a hazardous materials technician under HAZWOPER.[1910.120; 1910.120(e); 1910.120(e)(2)(i); 1910.120(e)(3)(i); 1910.120(q); 1910.120(q)(6)(iii); 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)(D)]
- [04/18/2008] Clarification of the requirement to provide accurate and current hazard information on an MSDS.[1910.1200; 1910.1200(g)(2)(xi)]
- [04/18/2008] Placement of sharps containers and requirement to ensure they are maintained in an upright position.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(c); 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A)(2)(ii)]
- [04/14/2008] Request to provide list of corrosive materials and concentrations requiring use of emergency eyewashes and showers.[1910.132(d); 1910.133(a)(1); 1910.151(c)(1); 1910.1200(c); 1910.1200(g); 1926.50(g)]
- [04/14/2008] Use of jack stands in the stabilization of semi-trailers.[1910.178; 1910.178(k)(3)]
- [04/11/2008] Whether a pH buffer solution can be used as a cleansing agent for employees who work with portland cement.[1910.141(d)(2); 1910.141(d)(2)(i); 1910.141(d)(2)(ii); 1910.141(d)(2)(iii); 1910.141(d)(2)(iv); 1915.97(b); 1926.51(f)(1)]
- [03/28/2008] Requirements for spray booth when spraying water-based paint.[1910.94; 1910.94(c); 1910.94(c)(2); 1910.94(c)(8); 1910.107]
- [03/27/2008] Clarification of employer's obligation to include social security numbers on employee exposure records.[1910.1025; 1910.1025(d)(5); 1910.1025(n)(1)(i); 1910.1025(n)(1)(ii)(D); 1910.1026]
- [03/27/2008] Policy on posting of floor load capacity signs.[1910.22; 1910.22(d)]
- [03/24/2008] Tuberculosis and Respiratory Protection Enforcement[1910.134; 1910.134(f)(2)]
- [03/07/2008] Use of pole gaffs when working with thin-barked trees near telecommunication lines.[1910.268; 1910.268(a)(1); 1910.268(g)(3)(iv)(A)]
- [03/05/2008] Determining whether an aircraft fuel tank is considered a confined space.[1910.146; 1910 Subpart Z]
- [03/03/2008] Clarification of whether an employee can opt out of medical surveillance examinations under the HAZWOPER standard, 29 CFR 1910.120.[1910.120; 1910.120(f); 1910.120(q)(9); 1910.120(q)(9)(i)]
- [02/29/2008] Whether employees who are verifying that an electrical system is de-energized or are turning off circuit breakers are required to use personal protective equipment.[1926.95(a);1926.416(a);1926.416(a)(1);1926 Subpart K]
- [02/19/2008] Compliance with electric power generation transmission and distribution requirements for testing of fiberglass insulating tools.[1910.269; 1910.269(j)(1); 1910.269(j)(1)(iii); 1910.269(r)(1)(iv)]
- [02/15/2008] Whether employers may designate an outside consultant as the Chemical Hygiene Officer under 1910.1450.[1910.1450; 1910.1450(b)]
- [02/11/2008] Storage requirements for discarded filters/pads and for water-filled metal containers in 1910.107.[1910.107; 1910.107(b)(5)(ii)]
- [02/06/2008] Whether the material storage requirements in 1926.250(a)(1), (b)(6) and (b)(7) apply to stored and stacked brick and masonry blocks that remain completely secured as shipped (interlocked, banded, shrink-wrapped, or similarly bound for shipment)[1926.250; 1926.250(a)(1); 1926.250(b); 1926.250(b)(6); 1926.250(b)(7)]
- [02/01/2008] Clarification of NIOSH's obligation under OSHA to receive and maintain employee exposure and medical records.[1910.1020; 1910.1020(h); 1910.1020(h)(1); 1910.1020(h)(3); 1910.1029(e); 1910.1029(j); 1910.1029(m)(3); 1910.1029(m)(4)]
- [02/01/2008] Whether shutting off the truck and disabling controls is a sufficient means of demonstrating that no employee would be endangered under 1910.269(p)(1)(iii).[1910.269; 1910.269(p)(1)(iii)]
- [01/31/2008] PSM coverage of utility systems; whether 1910.269 preempts the PSM standard for power generation facilities that serve covered processes.[1910.119; 1910.119(a)(1)(i); 1910.119(a)(1)(ii); 1910.119(b); 1910.119(j)(1); 1910.180(d); 1910.269; 1910.269(a)(1); 1910.269(a)(1)(iii); 1910.269(p)(1)(i)]
- [01/29/2008] Use of paper towels instead of electric blow dryers in public restrooms.[1910.141; 1910.141(d)(2)(iv)]
- [01/25/2008] Use of a PLC system as an alternative measure which provides effective protection for minor servicing activities.[1910.147; 1910.147(a)(2)(ii); 1910.147(b)]
- [01/17/2008] Clarification on trainer requirements and access to trainer under OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard.[1910.1030; 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(N); 1910.1030(g)(2)(viii)]
- [01/02/2008] Applicability of OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard to the containment and disposal of electric razors in correctional facilities and health care settings.[1910.1030;1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(A);1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B);1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(C);1910.1030(g)]