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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.
- 1926.62 - [De Minimis] Violation Notices: Blood Laboratory Proficiency Testing and Approval - 10/01/2018
- 1926.62 - Application of OSHA's health standards - 07/15/1996
- 1926.62 - Calculation methods used under the air contaminants standard for extended work shifts. - 01/23/1997
- 1926.62 - Clarification of "as free as practicable" and lead contamination under 29 CFR 1926.62. - 01/13/2003
- 1926.62 - Corrective Change to the Lead in Construction Compliance Directive, CPL 2-2.58. - 12/05/1994
- 1926.62 - Employee notification as covered under 29 CFR 1926.62(d)(8)(i). - 04/04/1995
- 1926.62 - Feasible ventilation controls for large containments of abrasive blasting operations - 03/16/2001
- 1926.62 - Lead in construction. - 01/18/1996
- 1926.62 - Lead-based paint removal technology - 06/18/1991
- 1926.62 - OSHA Lead Standards, both General Industry and Construction. - 03/18/1997
- 1926.62 - OSHA's Interim Final Rule of Lead in Construction. - 04/16/1996
- 1926.62 - Request for interpretation of the final lead in construction. - 12/16/1994
- 1926.62 - Shower requirements for the Lead in Construction Standard. - 09/05/1995
- 1926.62 - The biological monitoring requirements under the Final Rule for Lead. - 03/04/1996
- 1926.62(d) - Abrasive blasting monitoring requirements and sampling procedures. - 08/13/1999
- 1926.62(d) - Use of X-ray fluorescence (XRF) is not acceptable to determine employee lead exposures - 05/08/2000
- 1926.62(d) - Using X-ray fluorescence for analysis of lead in paint and applicability of other agencies lead levels. - 03/01/1999
- 1926.62(d)(1)(iii) - Use of an x-ray fluorescence analyzer (XRF) as a field screening tool for lead - 09/23/2014
- 1926.62(d)(2) - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint - 09/10/2008
- 1926.62(d)(2) - Shearing a structural member during demolition is not considered cutting as that term is used in 1926.62. - 06/07/2011
- 1926.62(d)(2) - Using X-ray fluorescence for analysis of lead in paint and applicability of other agencies lead levels. - 03/01/1999
- 1926.62(d)(2)(i)(A) - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint - 09/10/2008
- 1926.62(d)(2)(i)(A) - Using X-ray fluorescence for analysis of lead in paint and applicability of other agencies lead levels. - 03/01/1999
- 1926.62(d)(3)(iii) - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint - 09/10/2008
- 1926.62(d)(3)(iv)(A) - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint - 09/10/2008
- 1926.62(d)(3)(iv)(B) - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint - 09/10/2008
- 1926.62(h)(1) - Clarification of "as free as practicable" and lead contamination under 29 CFR 1926.62. - 01/13/2003
- 1926.62(i)(2)(i) - Clarification of "as free as practicable" and lead contamination under 29 CFR 1926.62. - 01/13/2003
- 1926.62(i)(4)(ii) - Clarification of "as free as practicable" and lead contamination under 29 CFR 1926.62. - 01/13/2003
- 1926.62(j)(2)(iii) - [De Minimis] Violation Notices: Blood Laboratory Proficiency Testing and Approval - 10/01/2018
- 1926.62(n)(4) - Requirement for an employer to conduct an exposure assessment for tasks involving lead-containing paint - 09/10/2008