Denied and Withdrawn Variance Applications for 1995-2022
Number | Docket ID | Company Name | Variance Type | Standard from Which Variance Requested | Date of Denial or Withdrawal | State(s) | Description of Alternative Means of Compliance | Reason Denied or Withdrawn |
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Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated (NSCI) | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) | 8/09/2023 | CT | Allows employer to use a modified lockout/tagout system for its roll mills. This standard has been withdrawn. | Withdrawn – Variance not necessary | ||
United States Postal Service | Temporary | 29 CFR 1910.501(d) | 2/01/2022 | Nation-wide | Allows employer to have an extension of time to comply with 29 CFR 1910.501(d). This standard has been withdrawn. | Denied -- variance no longer necessary | ||
J.H.Findorff | Permanent | 29 CFR 1926.1051(a)(1) and 29 CFR 1926.1052(c)(2) | 10/7/2021 | WI | Use of Escalib Mills (Safe Erection and Dismantling) stairs. | Withdrawn – Variance not necessary | ||
TMS International | Permanent | 29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii) and 29 CFR 1926.600(a)(3)(ii) | 4/15/2021 | AL, AZ, AR, GA, IL | Use of a manual override system in a hot pit loader. | Withdrawn – Variance not necessary | ||
Building Zone Industries | Permanent | 29 CFR 1926.757(a)(1)(i) and 29 CFR 1926.757(a)(1)(ii) | 2/5/2021 | CA & TX | Use of technology to assemble roof deck sections without having to stabilize steel joints to prevent rotation during erection. | Denied – Not as protective as standard | ||
Gensler | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.23(d)(4) | 6/18/2020 | TX | Use of ladders, platform, guardrails and personal fall protection to access and egress roofs. | Denied – Variance not necessary. In compliance with standard | ||
Federal Express | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1) | 6/4/2020 | Nationwide | Use of an alternative fall protection plan in lieu of complying with the standard | Denied – Not as protective as standard | ||
Tindall Corporation | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1) | 10/11/2018 | IL | Use of an alternative fall protection plan in lieu of complying with the standard | Denied – Not as protective as standard | ||
Three Rivers Crane, Inc. | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.179(b)(6)(i) | 7/19/2018 | PA | Exemption from crane clearance requirements. | Denied – Not as protective as standard | ||
Printing Industries of America | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6) | 4/16/2018 | PA | Use of color coding instead of labeling to identify Hazardous Chemicals used in the workplace | Denied- Not as protective as standard | ||
Rosenwach Tank Co. LLC | Permanent | 29 CFR 1926, Subpart M | 12/07/2017 | NY | Use of an unpatented bracket system in lieu of Fall Protection measures outlined in the standard. | Denied- Not as protective as standard | ||
56:8801-04, 3/1/91 | Outfront Media, LLC (formerly CBS Outdoor Systems, Inc., then Gannett Outdoor Companies, then Outdoor Systems, Inc.) | Permanent | 1910.27(d)(l)(ii), (d)(2), and (d)(5) | 11/18/2017 | NJ, CO, TX, MO, CT, IL, AZ | Allows employer to use ladder-safety devices in lieu of safety cages to assure the safety of employees climbing fixed ladders at heights over 65 feet from grade, or when the length of a fixed ladder climb is over 50 feet, whichever is less. | Denied -- variance no longer necessary | |
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute | Permanent | 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1) | 8/11/2017 | Nationwide | Exemption from requirement for use of guardrail systems, safety nets or personal fall protection systems while attaching or detaching rigging devices | Withdrawn – Variance not necessary | ||
International Association of Drilling Contractors & Others | Interim Order | 1910.27(b)(1)(i), (ii), (iii), and (c)(4) | 11/18/2016 | All States | Allows specified employers to use ladder safety devices similar to those mentioned in 1910.27(d)(5) in lieu of the required dimensions of rungs, cleats, and clearances of fixed ladders during the operating or maneuvering of specific derricks. | Denied -- variance no longer necessary | ||
OSHA-2015-0016 | J. W. Fowler Co. | Permanent | 1926.803 | 12/4/2015 | ND | Use of compressed air environments at pressures exceeding 50 pounds per square inch. | Denied -- variance no longer necessary | |
OSHA-2015-0023 | Wahlco - D. W. Tool, Inc. | Permanent | General-duty clause; Section 5(a)(1) of the Act | 10/5/2015 | MO | Exemption from general-duty clause. | Denied -- no variances from the general-duty clause | |
OSHA-2015-0011 | Rosenwach Tank Co. LLC | Permanent | 1926.501(b)(1) | 6/4/2015 | NY | Use of ineffective worker training instead of the measures required by the standard to protect workers from falling off unprotected sides and edges. Claims of compliance infeasibility. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2015-0007 | Avantor Performance Materials, Inc. | Temporary | 1910.1200; Appendix C, C.2.3.1 | 4/14/2015 | PA, NJ, KY | Use alternative workplace labeling not meeting requirements beyond the new standard's effective date of June 1, 2015 to December 1, 2015. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2015-0004 | Devin Kieschnick (DK) Farms | Permanent | 1910.142(b)(2) | 3/10/2015 | TX | Use room in a temporary labor camp for sleeping when the room's ceiling height is lower than the minimum height specified by the standard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard and exemption requested | |
OSHA-2014-0026 | Transfield Services | Permanent | 1910.134 | 12/15/2014 | TX, CA | Use SCBA/SARs where equipment manufacturer issued a stop support notice. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2014-0025 | Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) | Permanent | 1910.110(b)(6)(ii) | 12/8/2014 | IL | Use LPG containers located closer to an important building than the specified distance minimum distance (25 feet). | Denied -- not as protective as standard. | |
OSHA-2014-0020 | Upland Industries, Inc., dba Eligies Bronze | Permanent | 1910.215(a)(2) and 1910.215(a)(4) | 9/8/2014 | MO | Use safety guards on abrasive wheels and work rests on grinding machinery. | Denied -- unresolved citation | |
OSHA-2014-0017 | Bennett Construction, Inc | Permanent | 1926.1419(a)(2) | 8/19/2014 | OK | Use of a combined spotter and signal person instead of the required dedicated signal person when the crane is traveling and the view in the direction of travel is obstructed. | Denied -- not as protective as standard and exemption requested | |
OSHA-2012-0049 | Green Barn Farms, II | Permanent | 1910.142(a)(2) | 7/24/2014 | WI | Use worker camp area located closer to livestock facility than standard permits. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2014-0008 | ITW Food Equipment Group LLC; dba Hobart Service | Permanent | 1910.23(c)(1) and 1926.501(b)(1) | 6/11/2014 | AK, AZ, CA, CT, HI, IA. IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, MN, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OR, PR, SC, TN, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WY | Use of work instructions and worker training instead of the measures required by the standard to protect workers from falling off unprotected sides and edges. | Denied -- not as protective as standard and exemption requested | |
OSHA-2014-0006 | Ned Stevens | Permanent | 1910.23(c)(1) | 5/6/2014 | CT, IL, MA, MD, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, TX, VA | Use of a fall protection plan instead of the required guardrails and toeboards. | Denied -- unresolved citation | |
OSHA-2014-0010 | Southland Contracting | Permanent | 1926.602(a)(9)(ii) | 4/16/2014 | HI | Use of a visual backup alarm on earthmoving or compacting equipment instead of the required audible alarm. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2014-0003 | Johnstown Wire Technologies | Permanent | 1910.1025(d)(6)(iii) | 3/26/2014 | NY | Use of alternate frequency of monitoring worker lead exposures. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2014-0002 | Puerto Rico Harbor Diving Services | Permanent | 1910.410(c), 1910.424(c)(1), & 1910.424(c)(2) | 3/27/2014 | PR | Use of reduced number of SCUBA dive team members from the required minimum of 3 to 2. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2013-0001 | Tonawanda Coke Corporation | Permanent | 1910.1029(f)(3)(iii)(A) | 8/22/2013 | NY | Use of alternate work practice controls of shoveling spilled coke and coal back into the heated coke oven instead of immediate quenching and disposal. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2013-0014 | McLean Contracting Co. | Permanent | 1926.1041(e)(10) | 6/4/2013 | DC, DE, MD, NC, SC, VA | Use of PPE instead of overhead protection on personnel platforms deployed over bodies of water. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2012-0056 | Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.151(c) | 4/10/2013 | CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MO, NE, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX | Use of enclosed laudry product dispenser systems as an alternative to the required emergency eyewash and shower facilities. | Denied - Standard or Interpretation already exists | |
OSHA-2012-0053 | Key Energy Services | Permanent | 1910.23(c)(1) | 1/4/2013 | AK, AZ, CA, KY, MD, MI, NM, NC, TN, UT, VA, WY | Use of a buffer zone as fall protection instead of the required railing to guard open sided platforms 4 feet or more above adjacet surfaces. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2012-0052 | U.S. Postal Service | Permanent | 1910.333(a)(1) and 1910.333(a)(2) | 12/19/2012 | All Fed OSHA & State-Plan States | Use of light-emitting diodes to verify deenergization of circuits instead of using disconnects as required. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2012-0041 | The Scotts Company, LLC | Permanent | 1910.178(n)(4) | 9/12/2012 | AL, AZ, CA, CO, CN, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, OH, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WI | Use forklifts by driving up inclines with the load pointed forward. | Denied - Standard or Interpretation already exists | |
OSHA-2012-0042 | T & T Fertilizer | Permanent | 1910.27(d)(2) | 7/13/2012 | IN | Use an 85 feet high fixed ladder on a fertilizer leg with landing platforms that are not offset. | Denied -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2012-0043 | U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company | Permanent | 1910.23(c)(1) and 1910.23(e)(1) | 2/16/2012 | AL | Use a 34-inch guardrail next to a metal casting trough, instead of the 42-inch guardrail required. | Denied - Standard or Interpretation already exists | |
OSHA-2012-0044 | GTECH Corp. | Permanent | 1926.501(b)(1) | 1/3/2012 | AZ, CA, FL, GA, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, SD, TX, VA, WA, WV, WI | Use a warning line and safety monitoring system instead of the fall protection measures required. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2012-0045 | Timothy Raymond | Permanent | 1926.1400(a) & (b); 1926.1431(a) & (b); 1926.1431(h)(1) & (2) | 1/3/2012 | All Fed OSHA & State-Plan States | Use new product design for truck crane-mounted personnel platform that is exempted from employee hoisting and trial lift requirements. | Denied -- application inappropriately addresses request for product design approval. | |
OSHA-2012-0046 | Cedar Fair, L. P. | Permanent | 1910.28; 1910.29 & 1910.32 | 12/2/2011 | CA, MI, MN, MO, NC, OH, PA, VA | Use of flexible structural barriers instead of guardrails for fall protection for workers on platforms performing maintenance work on roller coasters. | Denied -- application inappropriately addresses proposed standard. | |
OSHA-2012-0047 | NSS Construction, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.602 | 10/27/2011 | MI | Use earthmoving equipment with rollover protective structures (ROPS) removed. | Denied -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2012-0048 | National Chimney and Stack, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.452(o) & 1926.552(c) | 9/29/2011 | All Fed OSHA & State-Plan States | Use a rope-guided hoist system, personnel platforms, and boatswain's chairs during chimney construction to transport workers to elevated work locations. | Denied -- Standard or Interpretation already exists | |
OSHA-2012-0049 | Green Barn Farms | Permanent | 1910.142(a)(2) | 8/17/2011 | WI | Use worker camp area located closer to livestock facility than standard permits. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2012-0050 | Industrial Access, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.452(o) & 1926.552(c) | 8/4/2011 | All Fed OSHA & State-Plan States | Use a rope-guided hoist system, personnel platforms, and boatswain's chairs during chimney construction to transport workers to elevated work locations. | Denied -- Standard or Interpretation already exists | |
OSHA-2011-0093 | Eagle Worker's Compensation Trust | Permanent | 1904.3 | 4/28/2011 | PA | Use of alternate workplace injury illness recordkeeping process. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2012-0051 | SL Chase Welding and Fabricating, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.300(a) | 12/8/2010 | MA, NH, VT | Use hand held power grinder with the manufacturer's guard removed. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0036 | Container Research Corp. | Permanent | 1910.1026(c) | 10/18/2010 | PA | Use the aerospace industry exposure limit for chromium of 25 ug/m3 specified by 1910.1026(f)(1)(ii) instead of the 5 ug/m3 PEL required by standard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0001 | Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc | Permanent | 1926.302(b)(7) | 9/20/2010 | AL, DC, DE, GA, FL, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV | Use high-pressure compressed air and blowpipe to remove loose material from sections of precast concrete without installation of the required safety device. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0060 | Morrow Equipment Co., LLC | Permanent | 1926.550 | 9/1/2010 | CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IL, NY, NC, TX, VA, WA, WI | Use slings and shackles that have a positive-locking mechanism instead of using a hook supplied by the crane manufacturer as required by standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0002 | Bath Iron Works, NASSCO, & Atl. Marine Holding Co. | Permanent | 1915.53(d)(1) | 8/18/2010 | AL, CA, FL, MA, ME, PA | Reduce the required stripping distance for toxic coating from 4 inches to 2 inches during application of heat (hot work). | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0061 | Kingworks Consulting | Permanent | 1926.755(a)(1) | 4/16/2010 | AZ, CA, NV, NM, TX, WA | When erecting steel columns, use two anchorage bolts instead of the minimum of four bolts specified by standard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0003 | R. Bratti Associates, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.303(d); 1926.702(i)(1) & (i)(2) | 4/7/2010 | DC, MD, VA | Use a hand-held masonry skill saw with the adjustable lower portion of its guard disabled by wedging and securing it under the fixed top portion of the guard. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2010-0062 | Amsted Rail Co. | Temporary | 1910.179(j)(3) | 1/28/2010 | IL | Exemption from the yearly crane-inspection requirement while the plant was shut down for a month. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0004 | Midwest Steel Inc. | Permanent | 1926.453(b)(2)(iv); 1926.454(c)(3) | 1/14/2010 | AL, FL, IN, MI | To reach elevated job sites, have workers stand on scaffold planks secured to the top of the intermediate rail (mid rail) of the aerial work platform (basket) attached to an aerial lift (articulating boom lift). | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0063 | American Suncraft Construction Co. | Permanent | 1926.0062(d)(1), (d)(9), (n)(1), & (o) | 12/9/2009 | AZ, AR, CA, CT, HI, IN, IA, KY, MD, MI, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PR, SC, TN, UT, VT, VI, VA, WY | Exemption from worker-exposure monitoring requirement. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0005 | 440 South Occidental, Inc. | Temporary | N/A | 8/19/2009 | CA | Install a main lift elevator in a building exceeding 65 ft in height. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0064 | Central Transport, Inc. | Permanent | N/A | 4/7/2009 | AL, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NC, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI | Exemption from requiring workers to use seat belts while riding a battery-powered fork lift. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0006 | John E. Green Co. | Permanent | 1926.453(b)(2)(iv) | 3/30/2009 | OH | Insert a plank that spans the entire basket in an aerial lift to raise employees to the elevation needed to perform work. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0065 | "A" Water Tight Roofing & Siding Co. LLC | Permanent | 1926.451(g)(1)(i) | 3/19/2009 | All states | Use a handrail system that attaches to a ladder-jack scaffold instead of the personnel fall-arrest system required by standard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0011 | Rockwell Automation | Permanent | 1910.147(b) & (d)(6) | 2/9/2009 | CA, CO, GA, IL, IN, IA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PI, TN, TX, VA, WI | Use a remote lock-out system for the controlled shut down of a system prior to removal of the hazardous energy. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0066 | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. | Temporary | 1910.304 (b)(3)(ii)(B) & (b)(3)(ii)(C) | 1/14/2009 | CA, VA | Need additional time to comply with standards. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0012 | SAPA Profiles, Inc. | Not specified | OAR 437-002-0228(8) (state standard) | 11/17/2008 | OR | Exemption from installing safety latches on hooks used to hoist dies and die bolsters from billet ovens. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0067 | Johnson Controls, Inc. UPG - Norman Plant | Permanent | 1910.133(a)(5) | 11/7/2008 | OK | Use eye filter lenses of 2.0 or 2.5 shade because workers have difficulty seeing work while using higher level filters. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0013 | National Grid - Safety and Health Services | Permanent | 1926.1101 | 10/28/2008 | MA | Use filtering facepiece respirators for employees while performing Class III asbestos work. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0068 | Williams Brothers Construction, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.550(g)(4)(iii)(C) | 9/19/2008 | IL | Use a personnel platform to transport debris and other work materials without having personnel on the platform. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0014 | Medical Optics | Permanent | 1910.212(a)(1); 1910.215(a)(1) & (a)(4) | 8/13/2008 | FL | Use face shields and shelving to prevent objects projected from drills presses and grinding machines from striking employees. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0069 | Quality Saw & Seal, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.244(b) | 8/13/2008 | IL | Have a dedicated employee operate the valve of the cleaning nozzle instead of having the valve controlled manually by the employee controlling the nozzle. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Liquid Engineering Corp. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | MT | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | McCall Brothers Diving, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | SC | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Muldoon Marine Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Pro-Dive, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | IL | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | FL, LA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Associated Underwater Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | WA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Madcon Corp. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | LA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Parker Diving Service, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Appledore Engineering, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | NH | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Bowman Diving Corp. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | FL | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Epic Companies | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | LA, TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | M&N Engineering and Diving Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | MD | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Divecon Services LP | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | M.E.I. Yacht Management | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | WI | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | J.F. White Contracting Co. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | MA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Globe Divers & Marine Contractors | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | LA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Underwater Consultants International, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | NY, MP | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Northeast Diving Service, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | RI | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | M.G. McLaren Engineering Group | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | NY | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Harbor Offshore, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Chubasco Marine Services | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Northern Divers USA | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | IL | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Eason Diving & Marine Contractors, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | SC | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Frogmen Divers & Marine Service | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | MA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Aqua-Tech Marine Construction, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | ME | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | KY | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | American Underwater Contractor's, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | IL, MO | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | NE Subsurface Survey, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | MA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Pacific Diving Industries, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | HI | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Active Diving & Marine, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | ID, MT, OR, WA, WY | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Liqui-Vision Technology Diving Service | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | OR | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Infrastructure Engineers Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | FL, VA, WA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Southeastern Underwater Service, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | IN, NC, SC | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Sea Sub Systems, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | FL | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | C&W Diving Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Construction Solutions International, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | AL | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Orion Construction LP Marine Group | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | FL, TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Pepperrell Cove Mooring Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | ME | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Nautronix MariPro Inc. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA, TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Association of Diving Contractors International | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. (Submitted applications on behalf of 41 member companies.) | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Pacific Underwater Construction, LLC | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 6/24/2008 | CA | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by the standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0071 | Phoenix Fabricators and Erectors, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.105(a) | 5/1/2008 | IN | Use fall-protection systems (shock-absorbing lanyards, safety harnesses, and tie-off points) in areas where net erection would be a greater hazard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0072 | Kennedy Powder Company | Permanent | 1910.107(h)(12) | 12/6/2007 | PA | Use an optical flame-detecting system instead of an automatic sprinkler system in a powder-spray booth. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0016 | Shelton W. Greer Co. | Permanent | 1926.501(b) | 2/7/2007 | TX | Use a monitoring system instead of other forms of fall protection while performing roofing work. | Denied -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0073 | Electric Boat Corp. | Permanent | 1915.53(d)(1) | 11/28/2006 | RI | Reduce the required stripping distance for toxic coating from 4 inches to 1 inch during application of heat (hot work). | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0017 | Lee Mechanical Contractors | Permanent | 1926.62(f)(3)(i); 1910.134(d)(3)(i)(A) | 10/3/2006 | MO | Use a full facepiece powered air- purifying respirator for workers inside a primary lead smelter where exposures to lead may reach 1,000 times the PEL. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0074 | Westby Coop Creamery | Permanent | 1910.24(b) | 8/6/2006 | WI | Use a fixed ladder system with a fall-back cage as fall protection instead of using a fixed staircase with rails. | Withdrawn -- unresolved citation | |
OSHA-2011-0018 | Everglades Harvesting & Hauling, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.142(a)(2) | 6/2/2006 | FL | Use a 50-foot setback instead of the required 500-foot setback for livestock kept near a temporary labor camp. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0075 | Pasadena Tank Corp. | Permanent | 1910.146 | 5/2/2006 | TX | Erect above-ground storage tanks in confined-space areas. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0019 | The Doe Run Co. | Permanent | 1926.62(f)(2)(i) | 1/31/2006 | MO | Use a full facepiece powered air- purifying respirator with HEPA filters in areas where exposures may be up to 1000 times the permissible exposure limit for lead. | Denied -- applicant not employer of affected workers | |
OSHA-2010-0076 | Active Power | Not Specified | 1910.169(a)(2)(i) | 5/20/2005 | TX | Use compressed air cylinders that do not meet ASME specifications as the OSHA standard requires. | Withdrawn -- applicant not employer of affected workers | |
OSHA-2011-0020 | Sterling Construction Management LLC | Permanent | 1926.300(b)(1) | 5/13/2005 | CO, WY | Use personal protective equipment instead of guards required by the standard to protect employees who use portable grinders. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0077 | Costco Wholesale | Permanent | 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) | 5/9/2005 | MD | Allow workers to insert fingers through vertical slats when feeding baling wire into a baler. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0021 | Horton Automatics | Permanent | 1910.215(a)(4) | 5/9/2005 | TX | Exemption from requirement to use work rests when operating abrasive wheel machinery. | Withdrawn -- addressed by OSHA compliance directive | |
OSHA-2010-0078 | Benteler Automotive | Permanent | 1910.217(d)(9)(iv) | 4/28/2005 | IN | Use mechanical slide-lock safety devices instead of safety blocks when employees adjust or repair dies in a press. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2011-0022 | Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway | Permanent | 1910.253(b)(5)(ii)(A) | 4/28/2005 | CO | Use a sling designed and manufactured specifically to lift compressed gas cylinders. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0079 | American Restoration, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.66(f)(3)(iii)(C) | 4/26/2005 | TX | To use ground-rigged davit systems in buildings without pivots. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0024 | Marchfield Clinic | Permanent | 1910.1020(c)(12)(i)(G) & (c)(12)(ii) | 11/29/2004 | WI | Request an indefinite period in which to release an employee's medical information; use electronic signatures to authorize release of an employee's medical records. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2010-0081 | U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service | Permanent | 1910.212(a)(1) | 10/15/2004 | WV | Operate historic machines without guards. | Denied -- federal agency must apply for alternative standard, not variance | |
OSHA-2011-0025 | Nebraska Retirement Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.305(g)(1)(iii)(A) | 10/4/2004 | NE | Connect a humidifier to the main refrigeration unit using a flexible cord. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0082 | The Boeing Co. | National Defense | 1910.303(g)(1)(i) & (g)(1)(iv) | 9/30/2004 | AK | Test and service electrical units without de-energizing them and without adequate minimum approach distances between workers and the units. | Withdrawn -- came into compliance with standards | |
OSHA-2011-0026 | General Services Administration | Permanent | 1910.27(c)(1) | 8/26/2004 | TN | Install padding and high visibility strips around ladder to compensate for greater-than-permitted distance from center rung of ladder to nearest permanent object on climbing side. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0083 | Servicious Technicos Maritimos (SIM) | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 3/18/2004 | Chile | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0035 | Aggregate Industries | Permanent | 1926.601(b)(9) | 3/12/2004 | MA | Exemption for using seat belts when workers place and remove traffic cones. | Denied -- standard did not apply to applicant's activity | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | HydroDive Nigeria Ltd. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 1/20/2004 | Nigeria | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Shanye Marine Services Company, Ltd. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/22/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Deep Offshore Marine Consultants & Contractors | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/19/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | J. C. Marine Service Co., Ltd. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/19/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0084 | Goodrich Corporation Landing System Services | Temporary | 1910.1027(g)(3)(i) | 12/17/2003 | FL | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Withdrawn -- submitted application after effective date of the standard | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Commercial Dive Services | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/16/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Maritime Mechanic Ltd. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/8/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | International Diving Del Peru S.A.C. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/8/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Dulam International Ltd. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2); 1910.423(c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 12/6/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0070 | Seaport Equipment Ltd. | Permanent | 1910.423(b)(2) & (c)(1)(ii); 1910.426(b)(1) | 10/22/2003 | TX | Use the decompression procedures specified for recreational diving instructors and diving guides by standard instead of having a decompression chamber at the dive site as required by the standard for commercial diving operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0085 | Reilly Acoustics, LLC | Permanent | 1926.452(w)(2) | 9/12/2003 | CO | Lock the casters of rolling scaffolds only when the height of the platform surface of the scaffold exceeds 61 inches or the surface on which the scaffold is located varies more than three degrees from level or contains holes and obstructions. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0036 | NVR, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.1052(c)(6) & (c)(7) | 9/12/2003 | DE, MD, NJ, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA | Use an alternative height for stair rails instead of the required height. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0086 | Valley Pride Pack, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.24(b) | 5/1/2003 | WI | Use fixed ladders instead of fixed stairs to access work platforms. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0037 | Non-Stop Scaffolding, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.451(e)(ii) | 2/24/2003 | LA | Use 5-5/8 inch rungs on integrated, prefabricated, scaffold-access frames instead of required 8-inch rungs. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0087 | Stone County Ironworks | Permanent | 1910.243(c)(3)(i) | 2/4/2003 | AR | Use grinding discs when grinding welds instead of required guards. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0038 | Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | Permanent | 1910.36(g)(1) | 2/3/2003 | CT | Use foam-insulation padding, warning signs, and other means to prevent employees' heads from striking a low-hanging pipe that does not meet OSHA's height requirement for ceiling projections. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0088 | Mansfield Plumbing Products, Inc. | Temporary | 1926.1025(e)(1)(i) | 8/19/2002 | OH | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0039 | National Association of Sewer Service Companies | Permanent | 1910.303(b) | 8/19/2002 | All states | Use non-NRTL approved electrical equipment. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0089 | Chief Industries, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.23(c) | 7/25/2002 | IN, NE | Use a monitoring system instead of other forms of fall protection while performing elevated work. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0040 | Charles Jacquin et Cie, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.106(b)(4)(i)-(b)(4)(iii) | 6/28/2002 | PA | Use pressure-vacuum relief valves and flame arresters to control the release and ignition of ethanol vapors inside the building instead of required outside-leading vents. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0090 | Tellepsen Builders, L.P. | Permanent | 1926.756(e)(2) | 5/17/2002 | TX | For fall protection, install the midpoint perimeter safety cable at the required height of 21 inches on perimeter columns that rise 36 inches above floor level, and delay installation of the top safety cable (at 42 inches) until the next tier of perimeter columns is in place; use personal fall-protection until the top cable installed. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0041 | Montana Logging Association | Permanent | 1910.266(h)(2)(vii) | 4/1/2002 | IN, MT, SD | Modify the Humboldt tree-cutting method by making the backcut level or above the horizontal surface of the facecut. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Infra Corps of Virginia, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | CA, DC, DE, MD, NC, OH, VA, WV | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located in a state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Tri-State Utilities | Permanent | 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | CA | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Val Kotter & Sons, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | CA, UT | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Ultraliner Sales, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | CA | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Triad Western Construction Inc. | Permanent | 1910.399; 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | CA | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Aaron J. Conner General Contractor, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | NC, VA, WV | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2010-0091 | Eastern Pipe Service, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.307(b) | 3/26/2002 | MA, ME, PA, NJ, NY, RI, CT, VT, NH | Use non-NRTL approved remote-controlled video cameras to inspect sewage systems. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2011-0042 | ReiTech | Permanent | Unknown | 11/21/2001 | CA, CO, MN | Use a sling designed and manufactured specifically to lift compressed gas cylinders. | Withdrawn -- applicant not employer of affected workers, and applicant sought approval for a design | |
OSHA-2010-0093 | McLean Contracting Co. | Permanent | 1926.550(g)(4)(ii)(C) | 10/5/2001 | DE, MD, NJ, NC, VA | Use a stripping basket to hoist employees and materials together or separately. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0043 | Seaward Marine Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.425(c)(1) | 8/22/2001 | CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, ME, MD, MS, NH, NJ, NY, NC, PA, RI, SC, TX, WA, Puerto Rico | Substitute various measures for the requirement to continuously tend a diver when using surface-supplied air diving equipment. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0044 | Corman Construction, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.754(c)(1)(i) | 7/25/2001 | DE, DC, MD, NC, PA, VA, WV | Use shear connectors to connect the top flange of a structure until installation of the metal decking or walking/working surface is complete. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0095 | C. & E. Tobacco, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.142(a) | 7/20/2001 | MA | Use a 140-foot setback instead of the required 500-foot setback for livestock kept near a temporary labor camp. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0045 | Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.151(c) | 6/29/2001 | MN, ND | Use alternative facilities for quick drenching and flushing. | Withdrawn -- addressed by an OSHA directive | |
OSHA-2011-0046 | Ross Aluminum Foundries | Permanent | 1910.242(b) | 4/25/2001 | OH | Use air pressure for cleaning that exceeds the 30 psi specified by standard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0047 | Driver Pipeline Co., Inc. | Permanent | 1926.652, Appendix D, paragraph (g)(6) | 3/20/2001 | TX | Use two instead of three aluminum hydraulics in trenching operations. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2010-0098 | Klumb Lumber Co. | Permanent | 1910.141(c)(1) | 3/5/2001 | AL | Use portable toilets instead of required water closets. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0048 | General Electric Co. | Permanent | 1910.178(m)(6) | 2/12/2001 | AL, IA, LA, PA, WI, WY | Use powered industrial trucks to open and close railcar doors. | Withdrawn -- addressed by an OSHA compliance directive | |
OSHA-2010-0099 | Fairview Marine, Inc. | Permanent | 1915.158(b)(4) | 1/30/2001 | WA | Use a 20-foot line on a ring life buoy instead of the required 90-foot line. | Denied-not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0049 | Bath Iron Works | Permanent | 1910.253(d)(4)(i); 1915.53(d)(1) | 1/23/2001 | ME | Inspect pipes for corrosion instead of preventing it using a suitable paint or covering as the standard requires. Also, reduce the required distance for stripping toxic coatings from four inches when welding coated metal. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0100 | ASARCO Inc. | Permanent | 1910.1018(k)(2) | 1/20/2001 | MT | Use compressed air to clean surfaces covered by lead, arsenic, and cadmium dust. | Withdrawn -- variance no longer necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0050 | Thomas Industrial Gases, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.119(a)(iii) | 8/15/2000 | LA, OH, OK, PA | Exemption from the 10,000-pound limit for gas-storage tanks. | Denied -- applicant not employer of affected workers | |
OSHA-2010-0101 | Future Foam, Inc. | Temporary | 1910.1052(g)(3) | 7/17/2000 | WI | Use a half-mask, demand-type respirator with organic-vapor cartridge, increased ventilation and monitoring, and other conditions instead of the required continuous-flow, supplied-air respirator with hood/helmet for exposures at 625 ppm or less. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0051 | Kemp Mfg. Co. | Permanent | 1910.178(q)(7) | 5/10/2000 | IL | Conduct powered industrial truck inspections every eight hours instead of after every shift as required by standard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2010-0102 | American Hydraulics, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.252(a)(3)(i) & (a)(3)(ii) | 5/10/2000 | MO | Exemption from cleaning and venting requirements. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0052 | Stepco, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.24(b) | 3/27/2000 | GA | Use spiral stairways instead of stairway required by standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2010-0103 | SSI Food Service Inc. | Permanent | 1910.219(c)(2) | 3/15/2000 | ID | Use unguarded shaft for food mixer. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0067 | Dakota Creek Industries Inc. | Permanent | 1910.303(b)(2) | 2/18/2000 | WA | Use a steel-plated electrical outlet box in their shipyard. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0068 | Drury Co. | Permanent | 1926.1 | 2/16/2000 | IL, KY, MO | Exemption from the required rollover-protective structures. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0069 | Ozark Kenworth | Temporary | 1910.37(i) | 1/14/2000 | MO | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0070 | Mayport Farmers Coop | Permanent | General-duty clause | 11/30/1999 | ND | Exemption from general-duty clause. | Denied -- no variances from the general-duty clause | |
OSHA-2011-0072 | Asset Management & Engineering Solutions, Inc. | Permanent | 1915.159(a)(8) | 9/15/1999 | OR | Exemption from requirement for independent anchorages for personal fall-arrest systems. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0073 | American Bridge Co. | Permanent | 1926.106(d) | 9/7/1999 | PA | Exemption from lifesaving-skiff requirement when working over or near water. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0074 | Kawasaki Motors Mfg. Corp, USA | Permanent | 1910.24(b) | 8/3/1999 | NE | Use ladders instead of fixed stairways to reach elevated platform. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0075 | General Dynamics Corp., Land Systems Division | Permanent | Unknown | 7/22/1999 | OH | Exemption from the restraint- system requirements for powered industrial truck operators specified by ANSI B56.1a-1989. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0076 | USX Corp. | Permanent | 1910.1029(e)(1)(iii) | 6/15/1999 | PA, IN | Reduce frequency of worker-exposure monitoring. | Withdrawn -- addressed by an OSHA letter of interpretation | |
OSHA-2011-0077 | Blue Beacon International, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.95(g)(6) | 6/9/1999 | KS | Reduce frequency of audiometric testing. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0078 | Alaska Ship and Drydock, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.107(b)(5)(iv) | 4/30/1999 | AK | Use a fire-watch procedure for detecting fires in a spray booth instead of using the required automatic sprinkler system. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0079 | Technical Ordnance, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.119(e)(5) | 4/1/1999 | SD | Exemption from recordkeeping requirement. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0080 | Schmitz Ready Mix, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.134(f)(8) | 3/9/1999 | WI | Exemption from the fit-testing requirement. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0081 | Prompto, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.23(a)(5) | 2/1/1999 | ME | Provide a four-foot safety zone around a pit instead of the six-foot zone permitted in an OSHA letter of interpretation. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0083 | Dayton Superior Corp. | Permanent | 1910.217(b)(7)(iii) | 10/14/1998 | OH | Exemption from requirement regulating control selection for mechanical power presses with part revolution clutches. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0085 | Owens Corning | Permanent | 1926.500 to .502 | 8/7/1998 | OH | Use an operating platform with guardrails instead of the required fall protection. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0086 | Wynn L. White Consulting Engineers, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.1101(g)(9)(ii) | 8/6/1998 | LA | Use alternate method of filtering asbestos fibers instead of the required method. | Denied -- applicant not employer of affected workers | |
OSHA-2011-0087 | Trans-Asia Garment Forte Corp. | Permanent | 1910.141(b)(1)(i); 1910.142(f)(3) | 8/3/1998 | Mariana Islands | Exemption from the potable and hot- and cold-running water requirements. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0087 | Global Manufacturing Corp. | Permanent | 1919.141(b)(1)(i) and (b)(2) | 8/3/1998 | Mariana Islands | Exemption from the potable and hot- and cold-running water requirements. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0087 | Concorde Garment Manufacturing Corp. | Permanent | 1910.141(b)(1)(i), (b)(2), and (f)(3) | 8/3/1998 | Mariana Islands | Exemption from the potable and hot- and cold-running water requirements. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0088 | LTV Steel Co., Inc. | Permanent | 1910.1029(e)(1)(iii) & (e)(1)(iv) | 7/17/1998 | OH | Reduce frequency of worker-exposure monitoring. | Withdrawn -- addressed by an OSHA letter of interpretation | |
OSHA-2011-0089 | Harmon, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.1053(b)(4) | 5/12/1998 | IL | Have employees straddle ladders while cleaning or replacing windows instead of using the ladders as designed by manufacturers. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0090 | Kroeger Precast Concrete Inc. | Permanent | 1910.178(a)(4) | 5/12/1998 | NE | Modify lifting mechanism of forklifts without manufacturer approval. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0091 | National Association of Tower Erectors | Permanent | 1926.95; 1926.105(a); 1926.1051; 1926.1053(a)(19)(i)-(iii) | 3/18/1998 | All states | Use hoist lines to transport workers to work stations instead of the required fixed ladders. | Withdrawn -- addressed by OSHA directive | |
OSHA-2011-0092 | Southwark Metal Manufacturing Co. | Permanent | 1910.255(b)(4) | 2/18/1998 | PA, SC | Use training instead of required guarding devices. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0094 | Scordos Painting Co. | Permanent | 1926.62(d)(1)(i) | 2/18/1998 | OH | Substitute engineering and administrative controls and respirators for required air monitoring. | Denied -- unresolved citation | |
OSHA-2011-0095 | National Steel Corp. | Permanent | 1910.23(c)(3); 1910.28(b)(3) | 11/13/1997 | IL | Use a guardrail system with no midrail when on platform above a tank of molten zinc. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0096 | Copperweld Bimetallics Metallon Division | Permanent | 1910.111(b)(10)(ii) | 11/6/1997 | RI | Use an ammonia sensing system instead of having required respirators available in emergencies. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0097 | NIBCO, Inc. | Temporary | 1910.1025(e)(1) | 7/10/1997 | NY | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Denied -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0098 | Lockheed Martin Utility Services, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.134(b)(11) | 6/25/1997 | KY | Use an airline-supplied suit while working in gaseous diffusion plant. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0099 | Montenay Power Corp. | Permanent | 1910.147(c)(8); 1910.269(d)(4); 1926.417 | 6/4/1997 | CA, FL, NY, PA | Use group lockout system instead of an individual lock-out system. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0100 | Caterpillar Inc. | Record-keeping | 1904.7(a) | 4/28/1997 | IL | Make OSHA 200 logs available to OSHA compliance officers for copying, but not provide the officers with copies. | Withdrawn -- addressed by court decision | |
OSHA-2011-0101 | Kennecott Corp. | Permanent | 1910.1018(n)(2)(ii)(A) | 4/24/1997 | UT | Use a panel of certified radiologists and pulmonologists to read x-rays instead using ILO U/C procedures. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0102 | Zenith Tech, Inc | Permanent | 1926.1051(a) | 12/18/1996 | WI | Use a ladder-like system in steel column forms instead of ladders to reach elevated platforms. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0103 | TransTexas Natural Gas Corp. | Permanent | 1910.135(a)(1) | 11/15/1996 | TX | Not use head protection when employees not exposed to falling objects or situations that could result in a head injury. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0104 | Plaza Dodge | Permanent | 1910.134(b)(11) | 10/23/1996 | FL | Use the Air-Com 2000 supplied-air breathing system. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0105 | Ev-Air-Tight, Shoemaker, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.451(i )(11) | 9/27/1996 | MD | Replace guardrails on a two-point scaffolding system with a pair of lanyards attached to a safety harness worn by employees. | Withdrawn -- site located solely in state-plan state | |
OSHA-2011-0106 | Dome Technology | Permanent | General-duty clause | 9/26/1996 | AZ, LA, OH, TX | Use an oversized basket on an extendable boom forklift. | Denied -- no variances from the general-duty clause | |
OSHA-2011-0108 | Black Micro Corp. | Permanent | 1910.106(d)(6)(iii); 1910.109(c)(1); 1910.1200(g)(8) | 7/25/1996 | Mariana Islands | Exemption from requirements for storing flammable and explosive chemicals. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0109 | Golden H's Labor Camp | Permanent | 1910.142 | 7/18/1996 | NY | Use window areas and toilet facilities that differ from requirements of standard. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0110 | Breakfast Woodworks Inc. | Permanent | 1910.213(d )(1) | 7/17/1996 | CT | Exemption from the guarding requirements of standard. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0111 | Lockheed Martin Astro Space | Permanent | 1910.179(n)(2)(vi); 1910.180(h)(3)(vi) & (h)(4)(ii) | 6/11/1996 | NJ, PA | Request coverage under the variance granted to NASA for working under suspended loads. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0112 | Stone Container Corp. | Permanent | 1910.261(g)(9) | 5/29/1996 | FL | Use ladders instead of the required stairway. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0113 | Yardney Technical Products, Inc | Permanent | 1910.1000, Table Z-1 | 5/15/1996 | CT | Exemption from the permissible exposure level to silver. | Denied -- exemption requested | |
OSHA-2011-0114 | Kenker Box Co. | Permanent | 1910.213(f)(2) | 4/25/1996 | OH | Use a power feeder on a saw instead of non-kickback fingers. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0115 | Automatic Equipment Mfg. Co. | Permanent | 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) | 4/23/1996 | NE | Use any type of guarding method to keep operators away from the danger zone. | Withdrawn -- performance-based standard | |
OSHA-2011-0117 | Cambridge Industries, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.107(g)(5) | 4/16/1996 | IL | Use n-Butyl Acetate to clean equipment. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0118 | Martin G. Imbach, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.550(g)(3)(ii)(C) | 4/3/1996 | MD | Paint a 10-foot lead at the end of the controlled-load lowering line to warn the operator of an impending "two-blocking" condition instead of using an "anti-two-block" system required by the standard. | Denied-not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0118 | Martin G. Imbach, Inc. | Permanent | 1917.45(j)(1)(iii)(F) | 4/3/1996 | MD | Use a wire-rope clip to fasten the dead end of the load line (wire rope) to the live end of the line instead of looping the dead end of the line and fastening the loop with the clip as required by the standard. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0119 | Lukens Steel Co. | Permanent | 1910.23(c)(1) | 3/22/1996 | PA | Use flashing lights and other visual warning techniques instead of guardrails for raised platform. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0120 | KAJIMA Engineering and Construction, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.800(m)(7)(ii) | 3/15/1996 | IL | Keep flammable and combustible materials within 100 feet of an access opening, use trenches to catch spills, and keep fire extinguishers nearby instead of using the fire resistant barriers described by standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0121 | Energizer Power Systems | Permanent | 1910.1027(j)(1) & (j)(3) | 2/29/1996 | All states | Use air showers instead of required wet showers. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0122 | Energizer Power Systems | Temporary | 1910.1027(f) | 2/14/1996 | All states | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Denied -- submitted application after effective date of the standard | |
OSHA-2011-0123 | SAFT America, Inc. | Permanent | 1910.1027(i)(2)(i); 1910.1027(j)(1), (j)(2), and (j)(3)(i) | 2/14/1996 | GA | Use air showers instead of required wet showers, and specially designed coveralls instead of change rooms. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0127 | Justrite Manufacturing Co., LLC | Permanent | 1910.144(a)(1)(ii) | 2/14/1996 | IL | Paint safety cans a natural color instead of red. | Denied -- applicant not employer of affected workers | |
OSHA-2011-0128 | Kamtech, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.303(c)(2) | 1/25/1996 | NY | Use a dedicated grinder without a work rest for each work site, along with training and other conditions. | Denied -- not as protective as standard | |
OSHA-2011-0131 | IMC Construction Co. | Permanent | 1910.106(d)(3)(ii)(a) & (ii)(b) | 9/25/1995 | LA | Use fiberglass instead of metal or wood for flammable combustible liquid cabinets. | Withdrawn -- performance-based standard | |
OSHA-2011-0132 | Marathon Power Technologies Co. | Temporary | 1910.1027(j)(1) & (j)(3) | 9/20/1995 | TX | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Denied -- submitted application after effective date of the standard | |
OSHA-2011-0133 | Winbco Tank Co. | Permanent | 1926.451(a)(4), (a)(5), and (a)(10) | 9/19/1995 | IA | Use alternative scaffolding system when constructing above-ground storage tanks. | Withdrawn -- applicant allowed to follow conditions of Marathon Steel's variance | |
OSHA-2011-0137 | Johnson Machine & Production | Permanent | 1910.141(c)(1)(i) | 8/23/1995 | PA | Use a composting toilet facility instead of required toilet. | Withdrawn -- alternative is a de minimis violation | |
OSHA-2011-0138 | AK Steel | Permanent | 1910.179(n)(4)(i) | 8/10/1995 | OH | Use a designated safety zone to test hoist-limit switch. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0139 | Digi-Trax on behalf of the International Society of Blood Transfusion | Permanent | 1910.1030(g)(1)(i) | 7/11/1995 | IL | Use on-demand thermal transfer printers to generate black on white biohazard labels. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0539 | Campbell & Associates, Inc. | Permanent | 1926.451(a)(4), (a)(5), and (a)(10) | 7/10/1995 | AL | Use alternative scaffolding system when constructing above-ground storage tanks. | Withdrawn -- applicant allowed to follow conditions of Marathon Steel's variance | |
OSHA-2011-0140 | Pure Industries | Permanent | 1910.1000, Table Z-1 | 6/20/1995 | PA | Use a different analytical method for assessing coal-tar-pitch volatiles. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0142 | Commonwealth Edison Co. | Temporary | 1926.502(d)(6) | 6/1/1995 | IL | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0144 | Northern Erectors Association of the BTEA | Permanent | Policy memorandum | 5/26/1995 | MA | Follow old fall-protection requirements rather than those described in interim policy memorandum. | Withdrawn -- no variances from policy memoranda | |
OSHA-2011-0146 | AK Steel Corp. | Permanent | 1910.29(f)(3) | 5/23/1995 | OH | Use a mobile ladder stand having a different design and configuration than required by the standard. | Withdrawn -- variance not necessary | |
OSHA-2011-0147 | Wunderlich Doors | Permanent | Unknown | 4/28/1995 | IL | Use an elevated hydraulic lift truck with sides folded out in the horizontal position as a temporary platform, and use ladders on platform if toeboards and safety rails are installed on platform. | Withdrawn -- application incomplete | |
OSHA-2011-0148 | James River Pennington, Inc. | Temporary | 1910.261(g)(17)(i) | 4/26/1995 | AL | Need additional time to comply with standard. | Denied -- submitted application after effective date of the standard |