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Standard Interpretations (Archived) - Publication Date

December

12/30/1993 - Federal posting requirements applicable to an employer with no more than 10 employees. - [1903; 1903.2; 1903.3; 1903.16; 1904; 1904.16; 1910.146]
12/30/1993 - Federal posting requirements. - [1903; 1910.146(c)(2); 1910.146(e)(3)]
12/28/1993 - First Aid in the workplace. - [1910.151; 1910.266(c)(1)(vii)]

November

11/29/1993 - What is considered medical treatment. - [1904]
11/22/1993 - Plumbed emergency eyewash requirements as they apply to faucet-mount emergency. - [1910.151]
11/18/1993 - Highly Hazardous Chemicals, methanol stored in an atmospheric tank. - [1910.119]
11/15/1993 - Exit route requirements as it relates to the widths of doorways into electrical equipment enclosures. - [1910.36(g)(2)]
11/04/1993 - Locked exit doors are not permitted. - [1910.36(b)(4); 1910.37(k)]
11/01/1993 - The use of a crane near overhead power lines. - [1926.550; 1926.416; 1910.132; 1926.95]

October

10/28/1993 - Lifting of personnel is a routine function of the crane. - [1926.556(b)(2)(ix)]
10/28/1993 - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
10/28/1993 - The concept of restricted work. - [1904]
10/26/1993 - Fork-lifts in construction.
10/26/1993 - Proper recording procedure for illnesses contracted outside of the United States. - [1904]
10/22/1993 - Fall protection.
10/08/1993 - Confined space standard for general industry. - [1910.146; 1926.21; 1926.651]
10/08/1993 - Evaluation and testing of stainless steel stub ends.
10/07/1993 - Effect of flexi-place on the mission and jurisdiction of OSHA. - [1975.1]
10/01/1993 - NFPA, Life Safety Code and Means of Egress. - [1910 Subpart E; 1910.35; 1910.38]

September

09/29/1993 - Scheduling and prioritizing on a "worst-first" basis. - [1910.119]
09/23/1993 - Confined space standard for general industry. - [1910.146; 1926.21; 1926.651]
09/22/1993 - Clarification of "near proximity".
09/20/1993 - Counting lost workdays for temporary employees. - [1904]
09/20/1993 - Documentation establishing the boiling points or the 10 percent points of distillation. - [1910.119]
09/20/1993 - Several bloodborne pathogen issues. - [1904]
09/10/1993 - Location and maintenance of OSHA injury and illness records. - [1904]
09/09/1993 - Applicablility of the lockout/tagout standards. - [1910.333; 1910.147; 1910.269]
09/09/1993 - Christmas Treeing.
09/09/1993 - Processes involving flammable liquids and gases. - [1910.119]
09/08/1993 - Safety standards for aerial work platforms.
09/02/1993 - Definitions for "near proximity" and "serious injury". - [1910.151(b)]
09/02/1993 - Lifting of two empty containers that are vertically coupled by twist locks. - [1918.85; 1917.71]

August

08/31/1993 - Procedure for maintaining and retaining the OSHA Log. - [1904]
08/31/1993 - Proper recording on the OSHA Log of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. - [1904]
08/31/1993 - Use of insert earphones for audiometric testing. - [1910.95(h)(2)]
08/18/1993 - Determination of the proper date of injury or illness for OSHA recordkeeping purposes. - [1904]
08/18/1993 - Recordability of cases involving the use of a hand held massager. - [1904]
08/18/1993 - Work relationship of an injury occurring on the company premises. - [1904]
08/13/1993 - Air quality at a construction site.
08/13/1993 - Standard railing specifications.
08/05/1993 - Duties of a "construction manager" on a multi-employer worksite.
08/03/1993 - Effect termination of employment has on the count of lost workdays for recordkeeping purposes. - [1904]
08/03/1993 - Recording restricted work activity on the OSHA 200 Log. - [1904]
08/03/1993 - When orthopedic devices constitute medical treatment for recordkeeping purposes. - [1904]

July

07/14/1993 - Location and maintenance of OSHA injury and illness records for employees working at off-site locations. - [1904]
07/13/1993 - Positioning hooks on concrete formwork.
07/07/1993 - Request for speaker to for-profit organization denied.
07/02/1993 - Permit-Required Confined Space (PRCS). - [1910.146]

June

06/30/1993 - Bungee jumping from cranes. - [1910]
06/30/1993 - Cord and plug connected electric equipment. - [1910.147]
06/30/1993 - Review of product, EscapeRite.
06/29/1993 - Labeling for TB and HIV-1. - [1910.1030]
06/24/1993 - Review of Reeves Sleeve stretcher. - [1917.26(d); 1918.97(d); 1915.98(d); 1926.651(g)(2)(i)]
06/22/1993 - PSM Chemicals, unless specified, commercial grades less than 99 percent purity. - [1910.119]
06/21/1993 - Classification of carpal tunnel syndrome cases. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Recording cases involving restricted work activity. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Recording disputed injury and illness cases. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
06/21/1993 - Standards applicable to eyewash and show equipment.
06/21/1993 - Use of a tuberculocidal disinfectant to clean contaminated areas. - [1910.1030]
06/18/1993 - Several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
06/14/1993 - Recording restricted work activity. - [1904]
06/11/1993 - Review of Avondale Shipyard in Avondale, Louisiana.
06/11/1993 - Use of power strips. - [1910.305]
06/10/1993 - Back-up alarm requirements on vehicles. - [1917.43(c)(5); 1918.65(f)(1)]
06/09/1993 - Is Lockout/Tagout applicable to television transmission towers. - [1910.147]
06/07/1993 - Recordability of bloodborne pathogenic exposure incidents. - [1904]
06/07/1993 - Recording restricted work activity. - [1904]
06/07/1993 - Request to include SOCMA in the chemical process operator certification training program.
06/03/1993 - Deadlines for completion of process hazard analysis. - [1910.119]
06/02/1993 - Reasonable accessibility of medical assistance for construction sites. - [1926.50]
06/01/1993 - Physical qualification requirements for equipment operators. - [1926.550(b)(2)]

May

05/27/1993 - Proper recording of occupational exposures to bloodborne pathogens. - [1904]
05/24/1993 - Proper recording of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) on the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
05/24/1993 - Proper recording of work related burns on the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
05/24/1993 - Recording an injury during snowmobiling as work related. - [1904]
05/24/1993 - Recording of bloodborne pathogen injuries on the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
05/21/1993 - Acceptability of Hatch Net System.
05/20/1993 - Review of Robostop TCD 2000 product.
05/17/1993 - Recordkeeping issues: fractures, second degree burns, eye injuries, pre-existing conditions. - [1904]
05/11/1993 - Emergency response directive 1910.120 review. - [1910.120]
05/06/1993 - Spray painting operations and the process safety management standard. - [1910.119]

April

04/15/1993 - Electrical utility underground workplaces and the permit-required confined space standard.
04/15/1993 - Tabletop centrifuges designed for use in physician offices and laboratories. - [1910.212]
04/14/1993 - HHCs as it applies to how high must the percentage of a chemical be to require compliance. - [1910.119]
04/02/1993 - Proper recording of a hepatitis A exposure for OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping purposes. - [1904]
04/01/1993 - Recording cases on the OSHA log that involve Bloodborne Pathogens. - [1904]

March

03/30/1993 - First Aid program requirements where a medical facility is near the workplace. - [1910.151]
03/26/1993 - Platforms and ladders on communication towers. - [1910.23; 1910.27]
03/25/1993 - Recording TB related cases on the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
03/22/1993 - Operation and maintenance of railway cranes.
03/18/1993 - McDermott, Inc/Gates Construction Co. inspection workers considered as seamen. - [1915.2(b)]
03/17/1993 - Engine cut off switch for an elevated work platform. - [1910.178]
03/10/1993 - Cumulative trauma disorder (recording) on the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
03/10/1993 - Customer safety in restaurants not covered by OSHA. - [1975.3]
03/10/1993 - Request for approval of hoist hook remote release device.
03/09/1993 - Re-useable phlebotomy collection device. - [1910.1030]
03/04/1993 - Request for formal hazard alert on Keller ladder shoe pads
03/04/1993 - Television transmission towers. - [1910.97]

February

02/26/1993 - Criteria for recording on OSHA Form 200. - [1904]
02/18/1993 - Recording use of expandable bandage and pinhead burns. - [1904]
02/17/1993 - Suspended personnel platforms. - [1926.550(g); 1910.180(h)(3)(v); 1910.67(c)(2)(ix); 1926.453(b)(2)(ix)]
02/12/1993 - Concerns for cost and necessity of bloodborne pathogens standard. - [1910.1030]
02/09/1993 - Approval requirements for electrical conductors and equipment. - [1910.303]
02/09/1993 - Determining lost working days. - [1904]
02/09/1993 - Longterm restrictions; geographic scope; work related injuries. - [1904]
02/05/1993 - Bloodborne pathogens standard's costs and requirements. - [1910.1030]
02/05/1993 - Handling of medical instruments. - [1910.1030]
02/04/1993 - Repair of Cahn balances and Canon camcorders, and maintenance of air cylinders.
02/03/1993 - Annual metric conversion report.
02/03/1993 - Interpretation of the Process Safety Management standard. - [1910.119]
02/03/1993 - Request for approval of rope ladders.
02/01/1993 - Hepatitis B vaccination series requirements of bloodborne pathogens standard. - [1910.1030]
02/01/1993 - Inspection of cranes used at a construction site - [1926.550(a)(5); 1926.550(a)(6); 1926.32; 1919.1]

January

01/26/1993 - Hierarchy of air contaminant controls; respirators for emergencies. - [1910.134(a)(1); 1910.134(d); 1910.38(a); 1910.120(q)(1); 1926.65(q)(1)]
01/26/1993 - Recordkeeping requirements as applied to sheltered workshops. - [1904]
01/25/1993 - Solutions of hydrogen chloride in water. - [1910.119]
01/19/1993 - Reeves Sleeve stretcher.
01/15/1993 - Protective devices for ladderway openings. - [1910.21]
01/12/1993 - Debt collection charges for January 1993 through December 1993.
01/12/1993 - Occupational injury and illness data from worker's compensation carriers. - [1904]
01/08/1993 - Flammable liquid processes and the Process Safety Management standard. - [1910.119]
01/06/1993 - Proper recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Log 200. - [1904.2(a)]
01/05/1993 - Contract employees and recordkeeping requirements. - [1904]

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.