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OSHA Instruction
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: TED 01-00-015 [TED 1-0.15A] EFFECTIVE DATE: January 20, 1999
SUBJECT: OSHA Technical Manual

ABSTRACT

Purpose: This instruction transmits the OSHA Technical Manual (OTM). OSHA Compliance Safety and Health Officers (CSHO's) use the OTM as a reference for technical information on occupational safety and health issues.
 
Scope: OSHA-Wide
 
References: OSHA Instruction CPL 2.103, Field Inspection Reference Manual (FIRM)
 
Cancellations: OSHA Instruction TED 1.15
 
State Impact: None. For State Reference only
 
Action Offices: None
 
Recent Updates: In Section II: Chapter 1 ("Personal Sampling for Air Contaminants"), Chapter 2 ("Sampling for Surface Contamination"), Chapter 3 ("Technical Equipment"), Chapter 4 ("Sample Shipping and Handling"). In Section III: Chapter 5 ("Noise Measurement"), Chapter 7 ("Legionnaires' Disease"). In Section VII: Chapter 1 ("Back Disorders and Injuries").
 
New Additions: Section I ("Introduction"). Section VIII, Chapter 2 ("Respiratory Protection").
 
Originating Office: Office of Science and Technology Assessment
 
Contact: Office of Science and Technology Assessment
200 Constitution Ave NW, Room N-3653
Washington, D.C. 20010
(202) 693-2095

By and Under the Authority of

Charles N. Jeffress
Assistant Secretary