December

• 12/21/2017 - Clarification on the use of a cold compression device is considered medical treatment. - [1904; 1904.7(b)(5)]
• 12/20/2017 - Voluntary use of surgical masks - [1910.134]
• 12/19/2017 - OSHA’s Noise Standard as it applies to medical personnel allowed to interpret audiograms - [1910.95(g)(3); 1910.95(g)(7); 1910.95(g)(8)]
• 12/18/2017 - Use of sampling devices that meet the ISO/CEN particle-size-selective criteria for respirable crystalline silica sampling - [1910.1053; 1926.1153; 1910.1053(k)(1); 1926.1153(j)(1)]

November

• 11/29/2017 - Hazard Communication Standard – Globally Harmonized System Revision 5 - [1910.1200]
• 11/28/2017 - Clarification on the use of a rigid boot as a precautionary measure - [1904.7(b)(7)]
• 11/20/2017 - Enforcement Guidance for General Industry Rope Descent System (RDS) Anchorage Requirements (29 CFR 1910.27(b)(1)) - [1910.21(b); 1910.27(b)(1); 1910.27(b)(1)(i); 1910.27(b)(1)(ii); 1910.27(b)(1)(iii); 1910.27(b)(2)(iv); 1910.30; 1910 Subpart B; 1910 Subpart D]
• 11/09/2017 - CPL 02-00-124; Multi-Employer Citation Policy - [1926.501]

October

• 10/27/2017 - Safety factor requirement in the design of handrails and top rails. - [1926.1052(c)(5)]
• 10/20/2017 - Ear plug personal fit-testing systems that measure real-time noise reduction - [1910.95; 1910.95(i)(4); 1910.95(i)(5); 1910.95(j)(1); 1910.95 App B]
• 10/13/2017 - Occupational noise exposure training requirements for technicians - [1910.95(g)(3)]
• 10/02/2017 - What constitutes an emergency response or incidental release of anhydrous ammonia - [1910.38; 1910.119; 1910.120; 1910.120(q); 1910.1200]

September

• 09/14/2017 - Determining if the employees experienced an injury or illness due to an exposure. - [1904; 1904.7(b)(7); 1904.46]

August

• 08/31/2017 - Gate Strength of Snaphooks and Carabiners - [1910.140(c)(8); 1910.30(a)(2); 1910.21(b); 1910 Subpart D; 1910 Subpart I; 1926.32(f); 1926.32(m); 1926.503(a)(2)]
• 08/18/2017 - NATE Response FINAL - [1910; 1910.27(b)(2)(i); 1910.140(c)(13)(i); 1910 Subpart D; 1910 Subpart I; 1910.30; 1910.268; 1926 Subpart M; 1910.268(c); 1926.503; 1926.503(a)(2); 1926.503(c); 1910.30(a); 1910.268(a)(1); 1910.28(b)(9)(i)(A); 1910.140(c)(13)(ii); 1910.140(c)(8); 1910.28(a)(2)(ii)]
• 08/15/2017 - Asbestos Standard – Class III Work - [1926.1101; 1926.1101(g)(9); 1926.1101(g)(11)]
• 08/03/2017 - Clarification on the use of ingredient percentage and trade secret on SDSs - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(i)]
• 08/03/2017 - Use of trade secret in lieu of known ingredient percentages on SDSs - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(i)]

July

• 07/24/2017 - Listing and disclosing Benzene as a human carcinogen on the label and SDS - [1910.1200(f); 1910.1200(f)(1); 1910.1200(g); 1910.1200(g)(1); 1910.1200 App A; 1910.1200 App C; 1910.1200 App D]
• 07/18/2017 - Hooded versus tight-fitting respirators when complying with the Asbestos Standard - [1910.134(d); 1910.134(d)(3); 1926.1101(g); 1926.1101(g)(9); 1926.1101(h); 1926.1101(h)(3)]

June

• 06/30/2017 - Monorail Hoists Enforcement Policies - [1926 Subpart CC; 1926.1400(a)]
• 06/22/2017 - Walking-Working Surfaces and Personal Protective Equipment (Fall Protection Systems) - [1910.21(b); 1910.28; 1910.28(b)(9); 1910.28(b)(10)(ii); 1910.29(h); 1910.140(c); 1910.140(d)]
• 06/21/2017 - Bloodborne Pathogens Post-Exposure Evaluation and Follow-up for Emergency Response Employees - [1910.1030(f)(3)]
• 06/20/2017 - Labeling of Secondary Containers - [1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)]
• 06/12/2017 - Mandatory annual blood work requirements in OSHA's Respiratory Protection and Ethylene Oxide standards - [1910.134(e); 1910.134(e)(3); 1910.134(e)(6)(i)(B); 1910.1047(i); 1910.1047(i)(2)(i)(B); 1910.1047(i)(2)(i)(D); 1910.1047(i)(2)(ii)(A)]
• 06/09/2017 - Insert Earphones for Audiometric Testing - [1910.95; 1910.95 App D]

May

• 05/31/2017 - Guarding of edges in marine terminals - [1917.112]
• 05/26/2017 - Computer-based training (CBT) for asbestos awareness with improved designs for learning effectiveness but shorter than the 2 hours required by the Asbestos Standard - [1926.1101(k)(9)(vi)]
• 05/23/2017 - Qualitative and quantitative fit tests versus assigned protection factors - [1910.134(d); 1910.134(f)]
• 05/09/2017 - Separate SDSs and labels for dual components - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(f)(1); 1910.1200(g)(1); 1910.1200(g)(2)]
• 05/05/2017 - Labeling outer containers of chemical cleaning products while in storage. - [1910.1200(b)(4); 1910.1200(f)(1); 1910.1200(f)(6)]

April

• 04/25/2017 - Clarification of 1904.31 regarding who is responsible for recording injuries and illnesses when supervision is shared by a prime contractor and subcontractors. - [1904.31]
• 04/10/2017 - Bloodborne Pathogens Training and Hepatitis B Vaccination - [1910.1030(f)(2); 1910.1030(g)(2)]
• 04/10/2017 - Use of ductless welding booths to filter hexavalent chromium-contaminated air. - [1910.1026; 1910.1026(f)(1)(i)]

March

• 03/31/2017 - Training requirements for emergency response medical service - [1910.120; 1910.120(q)(6); 1910.120(q)(6)(i)]
• 03/23/2017 - Applicability of OSHA standards to formaldehyde exposures in laboratories - [1910.106; 1910.106(a)(31); 1910.106(d)(4); 1910.1048; 1910.1048(d); 1910.1048(e); 1910.1048(h)(1); 1910.1048(j)(4); 1910.1048 App A; 1910.1200(b)(3); 1910.1450; 1910.1450(a)(2); 1910.1450(d); 1910.1450(g)(1)(ii)]
• 03/23/2017 - Hazard Communication Standard's (HCS 2012) June 1, 2016 effective date, 1910.1200(j) - [1910.1200(f)(9); 1910.1200(f)(11); 1910.1200(j)]
• 03/23/2017 - Labeling small containers - [1910.1200(f)(1)]
• 03/23/2017 - Safety Data Sheets for grinding wheels and abrasives - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(b)(1); 1910.1200(b)(2); 1910.1200(c); 1910.1200(d)(1); 1910.1200(f)(1); 1910.1200(f)(4)]
• 03/17/2017 - Exemption of Variable Boom Reach Equipment "Reach Stackers" - [1917.50; 1917.50(j)(1); 1910.178(l); 1917.43; 1917.1(a)(1)(xiv)]

February

• 02/15/2017 - OSHA Interpretation on Connected System 29 CF 1910.119(b) - [1910.119(b)]

January

• 01/17/2017 - OSHA requirements for respirator fit testing with and without facepiece accessories - [1910.134(f)(2); 1910.134(d)(1)(ii)]
• 01/12/2017 - Hazard Communication Standard – Classifying 'Articles' - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(b)(2); 1910.1200(c); 1910.1200(g)]
• 01/11/2017 - Successor Employer - [1904.34; 1910.95(g)(5); 1910.95(g)(9); 1910.95(m)(3); 1910.95(m)(4); 1910.95(m)(5); 1910.1020; 1910.1029(m)(4)]
• 01/06/2017 - Use of reusable microblading tools in the cosmetic tattoo industry - [1910.1030(d)(2)(i); 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii); 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A); 1910.1030(g)(2)]