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This page highlights OSHA standards, preambles to final rules
(background to final rules), directives (instructions for compliance officers),
standard interpretations (official letters of interpretation of the standards),
other documents,
and other federal standards related to emergency preparedness and response.
OSHA
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".
Note:
Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have
OSHA-approved
State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are
identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement
policies. |
Highlighted Standards
General Industry (29 CFR 1910)
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1910.38, Emergency action plans
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1910.120, Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
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1910.120(q), Emergency response program to hazardous substance releases
Preambles to Final Rules
Directives
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Inspection Procedures for 29 CFR 1910.120 and 1926.65, Paragraph (q): Emergency
Response to Hazardous Substance Releases. CPL 02-02-073, (2007, August 27).
Also available as a 444 KB
PDF, 119 pages. Updates enforcement procedures for compliance
officers who need to conduct inspections of emergency response operations. It
defines additional terms and expands on training requirements for emergency
responders and other groups such as skilled support personnel. This OSHA
instruction revises CPL 02-02-059, issued April 24, 1998.
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Technical Enforcement and Assistance Guidelines for Hazardous Waste Site and
RCRA Corrective Action Clean-up Operations HAZWOPER 1910.120 (b)-(o) Directive. CPL 02-02-071, (2003, November 5).
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Compliance policy for emergency action plans and fire prevention plans.
CPL 02-01-037 [CPL 2-1.037], (2002, July 9).
- Search all available
directives.
Standard Interpretations
- Application of OSHA standards to escape
and protection of employees from threats associated with terrorist actions. (2004, May 24).
- Application of HAZWOPER (1910.120) to terrorist and weapons of mass destruction incident responses. (2003, November 24).
- Training and PPE requirements for hospital staff that decontaminate victims/patients. (2002, December 2).
- Respiratory protection requirements for hospital staff decontaminating
chemically contaminated patients. (2002, September 5).
- Post-emergency
response and medical surveillance requirements of HAZWOPER. (1993, August 5).
- Response
to emergency in "normal work area" definition. (1993, June 22).
- Alarm systems for employee evacuation and/or response. (1992, December
16).
- 1910.120
Application to Petroleum Product Spills or Releases Subject to State Codes. (1991, July 17).
- Fires
involving spills or releases of hazardous substances. (1991, June 17).
- Error
corrected in response of Sept. 4, 1990 concerning fire hazard associated with TCE. (1991, June 5).
- Training
requirements for employees in food storage facility where ammonia is used solely as a refrigerant. (1991, May 10).
- Considerations
for "incidental" spills cleaned up by maintenance personnel to satisfy the definition of "emergency response". (1990, July 31).
- Application
of the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard to Specific Operations. (1990, July 25).
- Application
of OSHA's final standard for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. (1989, July 28).
- Search all available
standard interpretations.
Other Documents
Other Federal
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do
provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker
protection.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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40 CFR 300, National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
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40 CFR 311, Worker Protection
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