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Standard Interpretations (Archived) - Publication Date

December

12/31/1996 - OSHA's Nursing Home Safety and Health Initiative.
12/20/1996 - Employee exposure to overhead loads in multiple lift rigging (christmas treeing) of steel members. - [1926.550(a)(19); 1926.550(b); 1926.701(e)(2); 1926.651(e)]
12/13/1996 - Framework for a Comprehensive Health and Safety Program in Nursing Homes. - [1904]
12/10/1996 - Spacing requirements between two handrails. - [1910.23]
12/09/1996 - Issuance of and paying for Personal Protective Equipment. - [1910.132; 1910.133; 1910.134; 1910.135; 1910.136; 1910.137; 1910.138]
12/09/1996 - Recordability of a work related injury.

November

11/26/1996 - A possible conflict between exposure record retention. - [1910.146; 1910.1020]
11/25/1996 - Citations which were issued to Heinz, U.S.A. - [1910.119; 1910.146]
11/22/1996 - Minimum number of dive team members required to support scuba diving. - [1910.410; 1910.422; 1910.424]
11/14/1996 - Railroad tankcars off-loading points at an industrial facility. - [1910.27; 1975.1]
11/06/1996 - Permit-Required Confined Spaces and Lockout/Tagout. - [1910.146; 1910.147]
11/01/1996 - Maintenance activities performed in oil and gas production operations. - [1910.147]
11/01/1996 - The OSHA injury and illness recording requirements pertaining to cases of Barotitis Media. - [1904]
11/01/1996 - The proper recording of cases involving restricted work activity. - [1904]

October

10/30/1996 - Enforcement of the Control of Hazardous Energy (LOTO). - [1910.147]
10/29/1996 - Minimum number of dive team members required for air dives. - [1910.424(c)]
10/23/1996 - Appropriation's rider Update.
10/07/1996 - A clarification of the rights of a designated employee representative to access an employer's OSHA 200 Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses under 1904.7(b)(1) Access to Records.
10/07/1996 - Conflicting medical opinions and determination of the recordability of a case. - [1904]

September

August

08/29/1996 - Recommended Exposure Limit (REL) for Crystalline Silica.
08/29/1996 - The DOL's intention to issue voluntary guidelines designed to prevent violence at late night retail establishments.
08/28/1996 - Change in training requirements for bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis. - [1910.1030]
08/22/1996 - Clarification regarding the use of eyewash stations. - [1910.151; 1910.1200]
08/21/1996 - Corrections to general industry standards incorporated into the construction standards. - [1926.416; 1926.417; 1926.550]
08/15/1996 - Interpretations concerning several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]

July

07/30/1996 - Harness used for fall protection is not considered "apparel". - [1910.269; 1926.959]
07/24/1996 - The OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements. - [1904]
07/23/1996 - An interpretation regarding the proper recording of Cumulative Trauma Disorder (CTD) cases on the OSHA Log 200. - [1904]
07/22/1996 - Compliance for crane hoisted personnel platforms. - [1910.179; 1926.550(g)]
07/22/1996 - Hoisting of personnel prohibited while other loads are being hoisted. - [1926.550(g)(6)(viii)]
07/18/1996 - Recording of occupational injuries and illnesses occurring to inmate employees in Florida. - [1904; 1975.5]
07/18/1996 - Requirements for injury cases which result in treatment with prescription medication. - [1904]
07/16/1996 - Interpretations concerning several OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping issues. - [1904]
07/16/1996 - NFPA 101-1970, Life Safety Code. - [1910.37]
07/15/1996 - Power Roof Cutter on a Built-up Roof. - [1926.1101]
07/12/1996 - Use of toeboards to protect a floor hole and variations in riser heights for stairs. - [1910.23; 1910.24]
07/11/1996 - The number of workers necessary to be present when there is a need for an operator to respond to a potential emergency that falls under the scope of the HAZWOPER standard. - [1910.120]
07/03/1996 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Bakery Equipment Standard. - [1910.147; 1910.263]

June

06/21/1996 - Crystalline silica exposure for construction and general industry.
06/20/1996 - Lockout/tagout procedures; training; annual inspection; outside personnel. - [1910.147]
06/18/1996 - Proposed revision to the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements contained in 1904. - [1904]
06/17/1996 - Interpretation regarding the removal of a recorded case from your 1993 OSHA Log. - [1904]
06/13/1996 - Respirator Concerns. - [1910.134; 1910.1028]
06/10/1996 - Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996.
06/06/1996 - Concerns regarding OSHA's release of draft guidelines for workplace violence prevention for night retail establishments.
06/06/1996 - OSHA's release of draft guidelines for workplace violence prevention for night retail establishments.
06/04/1996 - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Interpretation. - [1904]
06/04/1996 - Recordability of an injury which occurred to one of your employees. - [1904]
06/04/1996 - Recording an occupational injury in the OSHA injury and illness records. - [1904]
06/04/1996 - Recording of injuries and illnesses which occur to temporary workers. - [1904]
06/04/1996 - Recordkeeping Requirements in Relation to the Boy Scouts of America. - [1904]

May

05/30/1996 - Fall protection for vendors delivering roofing materials. - [1926.501; 1926.502(d)]
05/28/1996 - Machine guarding. - [1910.147]
05/28/1996 - The Dangers of Carbon Dioxide Exposure.
05/23/1996 - Medical services and first aid requirements. - [1926.50]
05/22/1996 - Notification of standard action, final rule; corrections and technical amendments. - [1902; 1910; 1915; 1926; 1928; 1950; 1951]
05/21/1996 - Regulations pertaining to the application of butterfly bandages. - [1904]
05/20/1996 - Interpretation regarding completion of the OSHA 101 Supplementary Record. - [1904]
05/15/1996 - The Effect of the 1904 Rulemaking Effort on the De Minimis Citation Policy. - [1904]
05/10/1996 - Employee Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention standard;Portable Fire Extinguishers standard; Electrical Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution standard. - [1910.22; 1910.38; 1910.157; 1910.180; 1910.269]
05/10/1996 - IDLH values. - [1910.120; 1926.65 ]

April

04/30/1996 - Information on temporary workers in the electronic assembly industry and office workers. - [1910.1200; 1926.59 ]
04/29/1996 - Joint Investigations with EPA.
04/22/1996 - Conveyor Crossover Stile. - [1905.10; 1905.11; 1905.12; 1905.13; 1905.14; 1905.15; 1905.16; 1910.23; 1910.27]
04/18/1996 - Definition and determination of work related injuries and illnesses. - [1904]
04/18/1996 - Deletion of non-recordable and changed case entries from the OSHA 200 log. - [1904]
04/18/1996 - OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping interpretations. - [1904]
04/18/1996 - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Interpretations. - [1904]
04/18/1996 - OSHA Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Interpretations. - [1904]
04/03/1996 - Definition of a "floor," "building official," and "plates of approved design." - [1910.22; 1910.22(d)]
04/02/1996 - Portable ladders. - [1910.21; 1910.21(e)(2); 1910.23(c)(14); 1910.32(b)(5); 1926.500; 1926.1050; 1926.1053(b); 1926.1053(b)(5)(i); 1926 Subpart L]

March

03/28/1996 - Asbestos Standard for Construction. - [1910; 1926.1101]
03/26/1996 - Information on temporary workers.
03/26/1996 - Landowner and the loggers.
03/20/1996 - Operation of cranes near powerlines. - [1926.550]
03/14/1996 - Request for Interpretation - 29 CFR 1910.213(f)(2). - [1910.213]
03/13/1996 - OSHA's requirements for locking type snaphooks on pole strap systems - [1910.23; 1910.67; 1910.269; 1926.502; 1926.556; 1926.959]
03/12/1996 - Scope of logging standard -- 1910.266 - [1910.132; 1910.138; 1910.242; 1910.266; 1910.269]
03/06/1996 - Working conditions at the Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City.

February

02/29/1996 - Training requirements for class II roofing work. - [1926.1101]
02/28/1996 - Ramps: guarding and means of access to a higher elevation. - [1910.23; 1926.1051]
02/26/1996 - An interpretation on respirator use under the Interim Final Rule for Lead in Construction.
02/26/1996 - Clarification of Section 1910.268 Telecommunications. - [1910.27; 1910.268]
02/23/1996 - Baseline audiograms. - [1910.95]
02/23/1996 - Errors in 29 CFR 1910.1000, Tables Z-1 and Z-3. - [1910.1000]
02/22/1996 - Minimum number of dive team members required to support scuba diving. - [1910.410; 1910.422; 1910.424]
02/12/1996 - An interpretation concerning OSHA recordkeeping requirements as applied to sheltered workshops. - [1904]
02/12/1996 - The coverage of the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements. - [1904]
02/12/1996 - The proper recording of several cases. - [1904]
02/12/1996 - The recordability of a particular illness case on the OSHA No.200. - [1904]
02/07/1996 - Clarification of the Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard. - [1910.106; 1910.119]

January

01/29/1996 - Process Safety Management regulations and directives. - [1910.119]
01/25/1996 - Core Elements for Maine 200-type Programs.
01/24/1996 - Hand portable operated abrasive grinders. - [1910.215; 1910.243]
01/22/1996 - The recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Form 200.
01/16/1996 - Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. - [1910.119]
01/11/1996 - Process Safety Management (PSM) at work sites. - [1910.119]

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