Variances in Effect & Interim Orders
Construction
| Number | Grantee | Effective Date | Standard(s) | Variance Type | Federal Register Reference | Effective Locations (States) | Brief Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiewit Power Constructors Co. et al.; (Avalotis Corp.; Bowen Engineering Corporation (merged with Mid-Atlantic Boiler & Chimney, Inc. (formerly Alberici Mid-Atlantic, LLC)); Commonwealth Dynamics, Inc.; Gibraltar Chimney International, LLC; Hamon Custodis, Inc. (formerly Custodis Construction Co., Inc., then Custodis Cuttrell, Inc.); Hoffmann, Inc.; Industrial Access, Inc; International Chimney Corporation; Karrena International Chimney; Kiewit Power Constructors Co.; Marietta Silos, LLC; Matrix SME, Inc. (formerly Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc.); NAES Power Contractors (formerly American Boiler and Chimney Company); Pullman Power, LLC (formerly M. W. Kellogg Co., then Pullman Power Products Corporation); R and P Industrial Chimney Co., Inc.; T.E. Ibberson; & TIC-The Industrial Company) | 28-Sep-2013 | 1926.452 (o)(3); 1926.552 (c)(1) through (c)(4), (c)(8), (c)(13), (c)(14)(i), and (c)(16) | Permanent | OSHA-2012-0015 | All Fed OSHA States Plus: AK, AZ, IN, MD, MN, NV, NM, NC, OR, PR, TN, VA, VT, WY | Allows employers to use a rope-guided hoist system during inside or outside chimney construction to raise or lower workers between the bottom landing of a chimney and an elevated work location on the inside or outside surface of the chimney using personnel cages, personnel platforms, and boatswain's chairs. | |
| McNally/Kiewit SST JV | 10-March-2023 | 1926.803(f)(1); 1926.803(g)(1) (iii); and 1926.803(g)(1) (xvii) | Permanent | OSHA-2022-0007 | OH | Allows employers to use alternate means of protection from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate work in compressed-air environments. Report in the case of an accident or injury and at end of project, provide a report evaluating the effectiveness of intervention methods |
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| Traylor-Sundt Joint Venture (Integrated Pipeline Tunnel Project - Dallas, Texas) | 28-Nov-2023 | 1926.803(f)(1); 1926.803(g)(1) (iii); and 1926.803(g)(1) (xvii) | Permanent | OSHA-2023-0004 | TX | Allows employers to use alternate means of protection from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate work in compressed-air environments. | |
| Ballard Marine Construction – Lower Olentangy Tunnel Project | 26-September-24 | 1926.803(f)(1); 1926.803(g)(1) (iii); and 1926.803(g)(1) (xvii) | Permanent | OSHA-2024-0003 | OH | Allows employers to use alternate means of protection from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate work in compressed-air environments. |
General Industry
| Number | Grantee | Effective Date | Standard(s) | Variance Type | Federal Register Reference | Effective Locations (States) | Brief Description |
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| 3M Co. (formerly Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.) 3M Center St. Paul, MN 55144 |
10-Mar-1978 | 1910.106(d)(5)(vi)(b) | Permanent | 43:9887-88, 3/10/78 | SD, MO, TX | Allows employer to store flammable and combustible liquids on racks to the heights and under conditions specified in the order. | |
| Clark Grave Vault Company 375 East Fifth Avenue Columbus, OH 43201 |
4-Oct-1977 | 1910.22(c); 1910.23(c)(3) | Permanent | 42:54028, 10/4/77 | OH | Allows employer to continue its operation using galvanizing tank having ledges 31 1/2" wide and sides 30" high in lieu of guardrail and toeboard required by standards, provided special conditions specified are followed. | |
| Frontier Hot-Dip Galvanizing, Inc. 1740 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY 14207 |
14-Oct-1977 | 1910.22(c); 1910.23(c)(3) | Permanent | 42:55291, 10/14/77 | NY | Allows employer to continue its operation using galvanizing tank having ledges (including the protective angle) 24" wide and sides 30" high in lieu of guardrail and toeboard required by standards, provided special conditions specified are followed. | |
| Keystone Steel and Wire (KSW) Company 7000 S. W. Adams Street Peoria, IL 61641 |
13-Oct-2010 | 1910.1025(h)(2)(i); 1910.1018(k)(2) | Grant of Permanent Variance | OSHA-2010-0011 | IL | Allows employer to use compressed air to clean floors and other surfaces where lead and arsenic particulates accumulate. | |
| Metalplate Galvanizing, Inc. (formerly Metalplate & Coatings, Inc.) 500 Selit Drive, S. W. Atlanta, GA 30336 |
28-Dec-1976 | 1910.22(c); 1910.23(c)(3) | Permanent | 41:56410-11, 12/28/76 | Atlanta, GA | Allows employer to continue operations while using its galvanizing tank having sides 30" high and ledges 32" wide in lieu of guardrail and toeboard required by standards, provided special conditions specified in the order are followed. | |
| Newport News Shipbuilding 4101 Washington Avenue Newport News, VA 23607 |
4-Aug-2015 | 1915.116(i), (j) & (q) | Permanent | 81 FR 51499, 8/4/16 | VA | Allows employer to work under a suspended load during modular ship construction and structural repair provided special conditions specified within the order are followed. | |
| Jardon and Howard Technologies, Incorporated | 15-May-2019 | 1910.330(d)(3),(d)(4); 1910.423(b)(2), (c)(1), (c)(3); 1910.424(b)(2) | Permanent | 84 FR 21822, 5/15/19 | NC, SC | Allows employer to conduct diving in accordance the NOAA Diving Program (NDP), as well as use Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) in accordance with NOAA Alternative Diving Standards previously approved by OSHA. | |
| Gestamp West Virginia | 2-Mar-2021 | 1910.147(d)(3) | Permanent | OSHA-2019-0004 | WV | Allows employer to use a modified lockout/tagout system for laser cutting cell. | |
| STP Nuclear | 28-April 2021 | 1910.146(b) | Permanent | 86 FR 22458, 4/28/21 | TX | Allows employer to use a modified energy isolation system to perform condenser water box maintenance activities. | |
| NASA National Operations Center (NOC) 13000 Space Center Boulevard Houston, Texas 77059 | 20-Nov-2023 | 1910.423(b)(2) | Interim Order | 88 FR 80764 | TX, VI | Permits KBR employees conducting commercial diving operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory to remain awake and in the vicinity of the decompression chamber at the dive location for at least ten (10) minutes after the dive (including decompression or treatment as appropriate). | |
| KBR Wylie Services LLC 13000 Space Center Boulevard Houston, Texas 77059 | 20-Nov-2023 | 1910.423(b)(2) | Interim Order | 88 FR 80771 | TX, VI | Permits KBR employees conducting commercial diving operations at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory to remain awake and in the vicinity of the decompression chamber at the dive location for at least ten (10) minutes after the dive (including decompression or treatment as appropriate). |