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Standard Interpretations

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards, and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. Each letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information.

December

12/28/1976 - Paint Spraying Operations. - [1910.107]
12/17/1976 - "Electrical Disconnect Means" as they relate to center pivot irrigation systems. - [1928.57(c)(5)(ii)]
12/13/1976 - The guarding requirements for riveting machines. - [1910.212]
12/09/1976 - Clip-on Side Shields. - [1910.133(b)(2)]
12/03/1976 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids. - [1910.106]
12/02/1976 - OSHA regulations governing the use of personal protective equipment. - [1910.132(a); 1926.95(a); 1915.152(a)]

November

11/18/1976 - Clarification of Difference Between 1910.106 and 1926.152. - [1910.106; 1926.152]
11/12/1976 - Dipping and coating operations standard applies to liquids with a 380 degree flashpoint. - [1910.123; 1910.124; 1910.125; 1910.126]
11/11/1976 - Liquified Petroleum Gases. - [1910.110]
11/10/1976 - Displeasure with the procedures utilized by OSHA. - [1910.212; 1910.217]
11/10/1976 - Hoisting devices known as "elevators" on well drilling rigs. - [1926.552]

October

10/20/1976 - Disabled (vision impaired) forklift operators. - [1910.178]

September

09/29/1976 - Proposed modifications to the Biro All-Purpose Cutter. - [1910.212]
09/23/1976 - Accidental tipping over of a tower type scaffold. - [1926.451]
09/15/1976 - Clarification of 1910.212 and 1910.242 as applying to hand-type office paper cutters and sharp edged hand tools - [1910.212; 1910.242]
09/08/1976 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids. - [1910.106]

August

08/30/1976 - Guarding of cotton ginning equipment standards. - [1928.57]
08/20/1976 - Wire rope were used as a bull wire - [1926.251]
08/10/1976 - Clarification of what constitutes lashing or stability for portable scaffolds. - [1910.28; 1910.66]
08/02/1976 - Certain provisions of 1910.184, Slings. - [1910.184]
08/02/1976 - Guarding of machinery used in the processing of seed corn. - [1928.57; 1910]

July

07/19/1976 - Cut-and-cover operation regulations of Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring. - [1926.800]
07/15/1976 - OSHA is neither geared nor authorized to evaluate or approve designs and specifications or equipment. - [1928]
07/12/1976 - Clarification of 1910.184. - [1910.184]
07/08/1976 - Agricultural farm equipment standards. - [1928.57]
07/07/1976 - OSHA may not approve, endorse, or recommend any product or process. - [1910.107]
07/02/1976 - Emergency venting for portable tanks. - [1910.106]
07/02/1976 - Guarding of Farm Field Equipment, Farmstead Equipment, and Cotton Gins. - [1928.57]
07/01/1976 - Alloy Steel Chain Slings. - [1910.184]

June

06/30/1976 - Allowable Airborne Concentrations of Mercury - [1910.1000]
06/22/1976 - "Extensible Ladders" and the requirement for "upper and lower" controls. - [1910.67]
06/22/1976 - Showers and lunch areas. - [1910.141]
06/03/1976 - The handling, storing, and using of Methylacetylene- Prepadiene, Stabilized (MPS) gas in below ground-level construction work. - [1926.350]

May

05/24/1976 - Personnel Protective Equipment - Steel Erection. - [1926]
05/21/1976 - Airborne mixtures containing less than 1.0 or 0.1 percent of a carcinogen are exempt - [1910.1003; 1910.1016]
05/20/1976 - Sewing machine guards. - [1910.212]
05/17/1976 - Electrostatic Paint Spraying. - [1910.94; 1910.107]
05/17/1976 - Whether liquified flammable gases are considered as included under the requirements of Flammable and Combustible Liquids. - [1910.106]
05/07/1976 - Mills and calendars in the rubber and plastics industries. - [1910.261(a)]

April

04/19/1976 - Use of Mapp gas, oxygen, and acetylene in a tunnel. - [1926.155(j); 1926.800(c)]
04/16/1976 - Methylacetylene-propadiene, stabilized, by definition, is not a liquefied petroleum gas, but is considered as a fuel gas - [1926.350; 1926.800]
04/15/1976 - The handling, Storing and Use of MAPP Gas in Underground Construction Work. - [1926.155; 1926.800]
04/06/1976 - Clarification of temporary vs. portable lighting. - [1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(G)]
04/06/1976 - Rollover Protective Structures on skid-steer loaders used in agricultural operations. - [1926.1000(a)(2); 1928.51(b)(1)]

March

03/29/1976 - Underwriters Laboratories and Factory Mutual Research Corp. test and list approved containers. - [1926.152; 1926.155]
03/26/1976 - Clarification on OSHA requirements for hoist cables on cranes. - [1910.179(h)(2)(i)]
03/22/1976 - An interpretation of 29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v). - [1910.67(c)(2)(v)]
03/18/1976 - Lathes, explosion proof motors and storage tank fill pipes. - [1910.106(b)(4)(iv)(e)]
03/18/1976 - Safety devices on fixed ladders. - [1910.27(d)(5)]
03/11/1976 - The location of adequate toilet facilities. - [1910.141(c)(1)(i)]
03/08/1976 - Clarification of requirements for safety latches on lifting hooks. - [1910.181(j)(2)(ii)]
03/02/1976 - 1910.179(b)(4) only applies to outdoor storage bridge gantry cranes with spans over 100ft. - [1910.179(b)(4)]

February

02/06/1976 - The cab entrance height of a log skidder. - [1910.266(f)(3)(xiv)]

January

01/27/1976 - First Aid Training. - [1910.151; 1910.151(b)]
01/26/1976 - Definition of the phrase "Adequate ventilation" as used in 1910.178. - [1910.178(g)(2)]
01/22/1976 - Approval of lineman's safety belts and devices. - [1910.268(g)(2); 1926.959(b)(7)]
01/16/1976 - Apparent Conflict Between the FOM and the Act. - [1903.15(a)]
01/16/1976 - Ladder trucks and tower trucks. - [1926.453(b)(1)]
01/14/1976 - Warehouses in which Class 1A and Class 1B liquids are stored. - [1910.106(d)(5)(v)]
01/12/1976 - Use of guardrails and swivel locks on mobile scaffolds. - [1910.29(a)(3)]
01/08/1976 - Electric blasting machine. - [1926.900; 1926.906]