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• Standard Number: 1910.144

November 5, 1991

Mr. J. F. Mainieri
Sr. Protective Coating Specialist
American Electric Power Service Corporation
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, Ohio 43215

Dear Mr. Mainieri:

This is in response to your inquiry of September 25, in which you requested an interpretation of 29 CFR 1910.144(a)(3). This standard states that yellow shall be the basic color for designating caution and for marking physical hazards such as: striking against, stumbling, falling, tripping and "caught in between."

Your concern is whether or not the standard requires that all permanent handrails be painted yellow. You express your belief that OSHA does not have such a requirement. The answer to your question is that 1910.144(a)(3) was not meant to state directly or by implication that all permanent handrails be painted yellow. Your assumption is therefore correct.

Sincerely,



Patricia K. Clark
Director
Directorate of Compliance Programs

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