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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

12/30/1987 - Rollover protective structures for material handling equipment. - [1926.1000]
12/22/1987 - Requirement for pump jack scaffolds. - [1926.452(j)(7)]
12/11/1987 - Clarification of requirements for 40 hours of training.; Site specific training is required for employees who receive general training. - [1910.1200; 1910.120(e)(2)]
12/07/1987 - Coverage of wood dust under the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) - [1910.1200]
12/07/1987 - Hearing conservation programs and "ear blasts" on communication headsets - [1910.95]

November

11/23/1987 - Standards applicable to the process of wrapping meat in plastic. - [1910.1200]
11/20/1987 - Applicability of the revised Hazard Communication Standard to the grain industry. - [1910.1200]
11/20/1987 - Reduction of noise exposure for metal spray operations. - [1910.95]
11/18/1987 - The applicability of General Industry Standards to sign posting operations. - [1910.12]
11/02/1987 - Acceptable guarding for continuous cycling boneless meat tenderizers. - [1910.212(a)(1); 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)]
11/02/1987 - Need to supply a material safety data sheet for oil lubricated compressors. - [1910.1200]

October

10/30/1987 - Response to a request regarding remedies for airborne pollutants. - [1910 Subpart Z]
10/28/1987 - Request for a variance from 1910.106. - [1910.106]
10/26/1987 - Labeling and MSDSs for a stump router cutter head which has carbide tips on the cutter teeth. - [1910.1200(f); 1910.1200(g)]
10/09/1987 - Clarification of Material Safety Data Sheet Requirements Under the Hazard Communication Standard. - [1910.1200]
10/07/1987 - Safeguarding of Metal Cutting Do-All Saw at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. - [1910.212]
10/05/1987 - Additional requirements for distributors from the August 24, 1987 expansion of the HCS. - [1910.1200]
10/01/1987 - Appeal's court rules that modular housing assembly will be regulated as manufacturing. - [1926]
10/01/1987 - Retention requirements for superseded MSDSs. - [1910.1200(g)]

September

09/26/1987 - Lift Slab Construction. - [1926.700]
09/24/1987 - Temporary lighting branch circuits. - [1926.405; 1926.449]
09/23/1987 - Definition, application and use of "Horns". - [1926.602]
09/17/1987 - Application of the Hazard Communication Standard to art materials industry. - [1910.1200]
09/17/1987 - Definitions of target organ and hazards of chemicals under the Hazard Communication Standard. - [1910.1200]
09/15/1987 - Respiratory protection compliance responsibility for contract workers and visitors. - [1910.134]
09/10/1987 - National Paint and Coatings Association's (NPCA) Health Effects Labeling Approach - [1910.1200]
09/08/1987 - Clarification of the requirement for representative monitoring under the asbestos standard for construction. - [1926.1101(f)]
09/01/1987 - Requirements of 1910.177, Restraining Devices and Barriers. - [1910.177]

August

08/25/1987 - Presence of chromium in monocomponent photocopier toner is under investigation. - [1910.1200]
08/20/1987 - Definition of "statistically reliable measurements" in 1926.58(f) (4). - [1926.58(f)(4)]
08/20/1987 - Horns and audible alarms. - [1926.602(a)(9)(i)]
08/18/1987 - Applicability of the HCS to manufacturers of steel coils. - [1910.1200]
08/14/1987 - Manually controlled top loading operations of tank vehicles. - [1910.106(f)(3)(iii)]
08/07/1987 - Cancer warning labels for formaldehyde and products containing formaldehyde - [1910.1200(f)]
08/06/1987 - OSHA policy regarding medical surveillance requirements - [1910.1025]

July

07/27/1987 - Free audiometric testing for employees exposed over the action level. - [1910.95]
07/18/1987 - Grounding of a person in a wheelchair to eliminate static electricity.
07/16/1987 - Anchors required for two-point suspension scaffolds. - [1910.28(g)(11); 1910.66(e)(2)]
07/13/1987 - Guarding requirements for the "Speed Cut" radial saw. - [1910.213(h)(1)]
07/10/1987 - Advertisement on cleaning up mercury spills from glass thermometers - [1910.1000]
07/09/1987 - The use of "steel duck billed hammers". - [1910.177]

June

06/30/1987 - Medical surveillance requirements in the vinyl chloride standard. - [1910.1017]
06/29/1987 - The HCS's requirement for target organ effects on labels for shipped containers of hazardous chemicals. - [1910.1200]
06/29/1987 - Training requirements in the hazardous waste interim final rule, 1910.120(e)(2) and (3). - [1910.120(e)(2); 1910.120(e)(3)]
06/24/1987 - IARC listing of boot and shoe manufacturing and repair as an occupation associated with cancer in humans - [1910.1200]
06/16/1987 - Housing Construction Operations. - [1926.501(b)(13)]
06/15/1987 - Recertifying technicians who do audiometric testing and pulmonary function testing. - [1910.95; 1926.58]
06/11/1987 - HMIS for meeting labeling requirements of the HCS. - [1910.1200(f)]
06/09/1987 - Requirement for instituting engineering and administrative controls for noise. - [1910.95]
06/05/1987 - Letter to DASHOS regarding reprisals. - [1960]
06/03/1987 - Laser standards applicable to a surgical laser program

May

05/21/1987 - HMIS use in meeting the in-plant labeling requirements of the HCS. - [1910.1200(f)]
05/04/1987 - Evaluation of labeling system which was designed to meet the requirements of the HCS. - [1910.1200(f)]
05/04/1987 - OSHA currently has no enforceable standard for paper dust. - [1910.1000 TABLE Z-3]

April

March

03/27/1987 - Information regarding exposure to lead and sulfuric acid. - [1910.1025]
03/24/1987 - Acceptance of closed-circuit self-contained breathing apparatus for firefighting. - [1910.134]
03/20/1987 - Protection provided by powered air-purifying respirators. - [1910.134(g)(1)(i); 1910.134(g)(1)(ii); 1910.134(g)(1)(iii)]
03/18/1987 - Calculating of hearing threshold shifts. - [1910.95]
03/16/1987 - Applicability of 1910.180(b)(1) to cranes used with drag line, pile driver or clam shell attachments. - [1910.180(b)(1)]

February

02/26/1987 - PCBs in fluorescent light fixtures. - [1910.1000 TABLE Z-1]
02/20/1987 - Electrical Standards for Construction, Revised Subpart K - [1926 Subpart K]
02/18/1987 - Use of amyl nitrite pearls as an antidote for acrylonitrile poisoning. - [1910.1045]
02/17/1987 - OSHA has no standards for the design and implementation of video display workstations
02/11/1987 - Information on Hydro Carbide Tungsten, otherwise known as cemented tungsten carbide with colbalt binder. - [1910.120]
02/01/1987 - Interpretation on requirements for opening drums in a safe manner. - [1910.120(j)]

January