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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.
- 1910.141 - Access to toilet facilities in a call center. - 02/27/2006
- 1910.141 - Clarification of the Chromium (VI) Standard - Change Rooms and Hygiene Practices. - 09/02/2011
- 1910.141 - Consuming food and/or beverages in the same work area where known hazardous chemicals are used. - 12/03/2009
- 1910.141 - Landscaping employees working in extreme temperatures - 07/14/1992
- 1910.141 - Orthodontics wires considered as "sharps" under CPL 2-2.69 - 05/25/1990
- 1910.141 - OSHA has no specific standards for security guards. - 08/23/1983
- 1910.141 - OSHA regulation on "piped" potable water supply. - 06/10/1997
- 1910.141 - OSHA's regulations regarding restrooms for general industry. - 02/02/2006
- 1910.141 - Requirements for covered beverages at nurses' stations. - 05/17/2006
- 1910.141 - Sanitation facilities for railroad track employees and roadway maintenance groups - 05/14/2024
- 1910.141 - Showers and lunch areas. - 06/22/1976
- 1910.141 - Storing Lunches in a Refrigerator at an Auto Collision Shop - 03/02/2010
- 1910.141 - Telecommunication companies compliance with standard dealing with toilet facilities. - 10/25/1996
- 1910.141 - Use of paper towels instead of electric blow dryers in public restrooms. - 01/29/2008
- 1910.141 - Use of potable water. - 10/24/1996
- 1910.141(a)(1) - Substituting portable toilets for water closets may be a de minimis violation. - 05/18/1999
- 1910.141(a)(2) - Consuming food and/or beverages in the same work area where known hazardous chemicals are used. - 12/03/2009
- 1910.141(a)(5) - OSHA regulates vermin control at permanent places of employment and at temporary labor camps. - 07/20/1992
- 1910.141(b)(2)(i) - Labeling Nonpotable Water - 02/04/2013
- 1910.141(c) - OSHA's regulations regarding restrooms for general industry. - 02/02/2006
- 1910.141(c) - Reasonable judgment is needed in evaluating the proximity of required sanitary facilities. - 07/05/1983
- 1910.141(c)(1)(i) - Access to toilet facilities in a call center. - 02/27/2006
- 1910.141(c)(1)(i) - Interpretation of 29 CFR 1910.141(c)(1)(i): Toilet Facilities - 04/06/1998
- 1910.141(c)(1)(i) - Reasonable access to toilet facilities; citation analysis for failure to allow access to toilet facilities. - 04/23/2003
- 1910.141(c)(1)(i) - Sanitation-Toilet Facility - 03/10/2014
- 1910.141(c)(1)(i) - Substituting portable toilets for water closets may be a de minimis violation. - 05/18/1999
- 1910.141(c)(1)(i) - The location of adequate toilet facilities. - 03/11/1976
- 1910.141(c)(1)(ii) - Requirements for "nature breaks" and weather-related "comfort breaks" for US Postal Service employee. - 05/12/2006
- 1910.141(d) - Substituting portable toilets for water closets may be a de minimis violation. - 05/18/1999
- 1910.141(d)(2) - Whether a pH buffer solution can be used as a cleansing agent for employees who work with portland cement - 04/11/2008
- 1910.141(d)(2)(i) - Whether a pH buffer solution can be used as a cleansing agent for employees who work with portland cement - 04/11/2008
- 1910.141(d)(2)(ii) - Whether a pH buffer solution can be used as a cleansing agent for employees who work with portland cement - 04/11/2008
- 1910.141(d)(2)(iii) - Whether a pH buffer solution can be used as a cleansing agent for employees who work with portland cement - 04/11/2008
- 1910.141(d)(2)(iv) - Use of paper towels instead of electric blow dryers in public restrooms. - 01/29/2008
- 1910.141(d)(2)(iv) - Whether a pH buffer solution can be used as a cleansing agent for employees who work with portland cement - 04/11/2008
- 1910.141(e) - Clarification of the Chromium (VI) Standard - Change Rooms and Hygiene Practices. - 09/02/2011
- 1910.141(g)(2) - Consuming food and/or beverages in the same work area where known hazardous chemicals are used. - 12/03/2009
- 1910.141(g)(2) - Consuming hydrating liquids and solids in aluminum smelting facilities with beryllium below 0.1 percent (0.1%) by weight - 09/28/2020
- 1910.141(g)(2) - Requirements for covered beverages at nurses' stations. - 05/17/2006