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Standard Interpretations (Archived) - Publication Date

December

12/29/1992 - Requirements for 'area classification drawings' for petrochemical plants. - [1910.307]
12/23/1992 - Lockout/tagout as applies to contractor employers with employees at electric power generation, transmission and distribution work sites. - [1910.147]
12/16/1992 - Safety latches on hooks. - [1917.45; 1918.81]
12/04/1992 - Background of bloodborne pathogens standard and requirements for emergency medical services. - [1910.1030]
12/04/1992 - Low cost of OSHA CD-ROM to the public
12/03/1992 - Storage of Pentane in excess of 10,000 pounds. - [1910.119]
12/01/1992 - Typical processes in a paint manufacturing facility. - [1910.119]

November

11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Response time and "in near proximity" requirements. - [1910.151]
11/19/1992 - Review of Panduit's lockout/tagout training video. - [1910.147; 1910.331; 1910.333]
11/19/1992 - Tenth Letter Inspections are no longer required
11/13/1992 - Employers of less than 11 employees are usually exempt from OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
11/13/1992 - How to record an illness for an employee who becomes ill at a location other than the normal location. - [1904]
11/13/1992 - Lost work days and prearranged leave (i.e., pregnancy leave or surgery). - [1904]
11/12/1992 - PQV team leaders and requirements; intrinsically safe camera.
11/12/1992 - Toe clearances on ladders. - [1910.23]

October

10/30/1992 - Injury and illness recordkeeping requirements. - [1904]
10/30/1992 - Natural gas distribution and transmission facilities. - [1910.119]
10/27/1992 - Fall protection & ANSI standards.
10/26/1992 - Background of bloodborne pathogens standard. - [1910.1030]
10/26/1992 - Request for an amendment to the bloodborne pathogen standard. - [1910.1030]
10/23/1992 - Process safety management standard and a "retail establishment" definition. - [1910.119]
10/23/1992 - Settlement agreement regarding the use of elbow splints. - [1910.151; 1910 Subpart I]
10/22/1992 - Bloodborne pathogen standard's applicability to containers having a DOT "Infectious Substances" label. - [1910.1030]
10/21/1992 - OSHA's determination of Lysol Spray's acceptability to the bloodborne pathogen standard. - [1910.1030]
10/20/1992 - Employee's right to access the information in injury and illness records. - [1904]
10/19/1992 - Recordkeeping requirements on hearing loss, burns, and falls. - [1904]
10/16/1992 - Background of bloodborne pathogens standard. - [1910.1030]
10/13/1992 - Work relationship questions. - [1904]
10/10/1992 - Bungee jumping
10/09/1992 - Propane delivery, total aggregate quantity less than 10,000 pounds. - [1910.119]
10/06/1992 - Pole-Cupps scaffold Support System
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]
10/05/1992 - Employee training in first aid. - [1910.151]

September

09/25/1992 - Bloodborne pathogens standard's necessity, requirements and costs. - [1910.1030]
09/24/1992 - Recording eye injury cases on the OSHA Log 200. - [1904]
09/24/1992 - Recording occupational exposure to Hepatitis B and HIV. - [1904]
09/18/1992 - Fall protection during steel erection and the application to the construction industry. - [1926.105; 1926.12; 1926.750; 1926.16]
09/17/1992 - Diving decompression tables are acceptable for occupational diving in the United States. - [1910]
09/17/1992 - Level of personnel protective equipment (PPE) required for medical personnel treating victims. - [1910.120]
09/15/1992 - Medical treatment vs First Aid; "to medical personnel" definition. - [1904]
09/10/1992 - Bloodborne pathogens standard's requirements and costs. - [1910.1030]
09/09/1992 - Concerns about necessity for the standard and its requirements and costs. - [1910.1030]
09/09/1992 - Eyewash fountain in OSHA compliance. - [1910.151]
09/09/1992 - Metallurgical certification requirements for components to be answered in OSHA Directive. - [1910.119]
09/08/1992 - Employees at a hazardous waste site not necessarily related to clean-up. - [1910.120]
09/08/1992 - Proper recording of bloodborne pathogens case on the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
09/04/1992 - Red Cross compliance with the bloodborne pathogens standard. - [1910.1030]
09/02/1992 - Medical questions on recordkeeping. - [1904]
09/02/1992 - Recordkeeping requirements for separate sites and types of records to be maintained. - [1904]
09/02/1992 - Stop of lost workday counts on the OSHA log involving the termination of an injured or ill employee. - [1904]

August

08/21/1992 - The PSM standard involving flammable liquid stored at atmospheric pressure at or above the threshold quantity of 10,000 pounds. - [1910.119]
08/18/1992 - Bloodborne pathogens standard's relationship to "who is covered". - [1910.1030]
08/14/1992 - Bloodborne pathogens standard's relationship to construction employees. - [1910.1030]
08/05/1992 - Competent person responsibilities at excavations. - [1926.651(k)(1)]
08/03/1992 - Specialty Ladders Used in Manholes - [1910.27; 1926.1053]

July

07/30/1992 - How OSHA enforces compliance with workplace safety and health standards. - [1910.1]
07/28/1992 - Bloodborne pathogen standard's applicability to the use of bleach as a disinfectant. - [1910.1030]
07/28/1992 - Final rule on process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, formaldehyde - [1910.119]
07/21/1992 - Bloodborne pathogen standard's application to persons who perform first aid. - [1910.1030]
07/21/1992 - Operating backhoes and mobile equipment. - [1926.550(a)(15)]
07/20/1992 - Construction interpretation issues. - [1946.451; 1926.50; 1926.105]
07/20/1992 - CTD cases involving positive EMG results, etc. - [1904]
07/20/1992 - Eyewash and shower equipment in construction. - [1910.151]
07/20/1992 - Recording occupational exposure to Hepatitis B and HIV. - [1904]
07/02/1992 - Clarification of termination of employment for OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
07/02/1992 - Medical treatment recording on OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
07/02/1992 - OSHA recordability for dislocated joints. - [1904]
07/02/1992 - Questions (24) asking for clarification of recordkeeping. - [1904]
07/02/1992 - Recording lost workdays on the OSHA 200 Log. - [1904]
07/02/1992 - Recordkeeping for employees from a temporary employment agency. - [1904]

June

06/29/1992 - Occupational noise, including hearing conservation, in construction work. - [1910.95; 1926.52]
06/26/1992 - Hearing Conservation Amendment to the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
06/26/1992 - Recording Hepatitis B and HIV occupational exposures. - [1904]
06/25/1992 - Maintaining Medical Records for Employees Subject to Medical Surveillance - [1910.120]
06/24/1992 - Clarifications of Interpretations and Citation Policy - [1910.38; 1910.157]
06/24/1992 - Energy control devices lockable design requiremnets. - [1910.147]
06/24/1992 - Regulations for scaffold casters. - [1910.29; 1926.452(w)]
06/19/1992 - Process Safety Management standard. - [1910.119]
06/19/1992 - PSM standard and fertilizer storage and mixing facilities. - [1910.119]
06/12/1992 - Quality of hearing conservation programs & the Standard Threshold Shifts (STS) recording requirement. - [1904]
06/09/1992 - In 1973 and 1988, rules were developed by ANSI to address hydraulic boom cranes. - [1926.550]
06/01/1992 - Recognized testing laboratories; Product certification program for machinery.

May

05/29/1992 - Bloodborne pathogen standard does not apply to construction work as defined in 29 CFR 1910.12. - [1910.1030]
05/28/1992 - Instruments Tested for Electromagnetic Susceptibility
05/26/1992 - Review of Super Anchor Fall Arrest Bracket and Restraint Safety Nail.
05/19/1992 - Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it applies to disinfectants. - [1910.1030]
05/18/1992 - Step extensions for hook-on ladders
05/14/1992 - Inspection of chemical accidents. - [1910.119]
05/13/1992 - Chicago Regional Instruction STD 3-9.1
05/12/1992 - Ladderway floor openings. - [1910.23]
05/11/1992 - Hazards associated with drilled foundation activities. - [1926.650; 1926.550(g)]
05/08/1992 - Interface of 1910.120 and other standards. - [1910.120; 1910.38(a)]
05/05/1992 - Progress in development of fall protection standards

April

04/27/1992 - Work platforms on rough terrain fork trucks. - [1926.451]
04/24/1992 - Injury/illness at temporary duty location and recordkeeping requirement. - [1904]
04/24/1992 - Pre-existing condition and/or specific event/exposure grey areas. - [1904]
04/24/1992 - Tuberculocidal disinfectant used to clean up blood or body fluids. - [1910.1030]
04/24/1992 - Why certain retailers are exempt from injury and illness recordkeeping. - [1904]
04/24/1992 - Workers' compensation or insurance claims and recordkeeping requirements. - [1904]
04/15/1992 - Inspections of derricks and cranes - [1926.550]
04/15/1992 - Use of cranes having replacement parts - [1926.550]
04/14/1992 - Peak Performance System
04/08/1992 - IMIS Coding of Ergonomic Enforcement Activity
04/08/1992 - Sky-Web system for fall protection.
04/06/1992 - Safety tool for use with a nailgun
04/02/1992 - Bloodborne pathogens standard in the dry cleaning and laundromat business. - [1910.1030]

March

03/31/1992 - OSHA definition of work environment. - [1904]
03/25/1992 - Sample Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan - [1910.1030]
03/23/1992 - Safe unloading of the end dump semi-trailer
03/11/1992 - Definition of "establishment" for injury and illness recordkeeping. - [1904]
03/10/1992 - Accreditation of Agencies in California - [1919.1]
03/05/1992 - FOIA Policy-Criminal-Willful Case
03/05/1992 - Scaffold Guard Rail Design
03/03/1992 - Hazard Communication and Mining Operations - [1910.1200]
03/03/1992 - Interpretation of 29 CFR 1910.147 - Lockout Devices. - [1910.147]
03/03/1992 - Use of personnel platforms suspended from cranes and derricks. - [1926.550(g)]

February

02/27/1992 - Handling of overloaded inbound containers. - [1918.85]
02/25/1992 - Pencil entries and/or correction fluid on OSHA 200 Log are acceptable. - [1904]
02/25/1992 - Recordkeeping requirements for injury cases treated with butterfly adhesive dressings. - [1904]
02/22/1992 - Material handling devices which are used in longshoring operations are required to be certificated under 1919. - [1918.12; 1918.13; 1918.14]
02/21/1992 - Longshore and Harborworkers Act and OSHA recordkeeping requirements. - [1904]
02/18/1992 - Cardiovascular Stress and the use of Crane or Derrick Suspended Personnel Platforms - [1926.550]
02/13/1992 - Planking requirements for scaffolds used in construction - [1926.451(a)(10)]
02/12/1992 - Responsibility for recordkeeping when employees provided by leasing company. - [1904]
02/07/1992 - Policy regarding fall protection for steel erection operations - [1926.105(a)]
02/06/1992 - Acid gas cartridges containing hexavalent chromium. - [1910.1200]
02/05/1992 - OSHA does not certify individuals or approve training programs for HAZWOPER. - [1910.120]
02/04/1992 - Fall Protection requirements for steel erection activities - [1926.105(a); 1926.750]

January

01/30/1992 - Exxon's Baton Roughe Refinery Decision to Classify Marine Terminal Docks as Unclassified in Applying NFPA-NEC - [1910; 1917.1; 1918]
01/28/1992 - Use of Cranes to Lift Personnel in Drilled Pier Operations - [1926.451; 1926.452(o); 1926.651(g)(2)(ii); 1926.550(g)(4)]
01/23/1992 - Injuries occurring to employees engaged in activities at a company picnic. - [1904]
01/22/1992 - Use of filler compounds to cover and conceal structural damage to Maritime Cargo Handling Gear - [1917; 1918]
01/07/1992 - Electrical safety related work practices standard. - [1910.147]
01/06/1992 - Sampling of Resilient Floor Covering. - [1910.1001]

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only. Return to current Interpretations.