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• Standard Number: 1910.272

September 9, 1997

Mr. Kevin Finnegan
Market Manager - Heavy Duty
Flexible Steel Lacing Company
2525 Wisconsin Avenue
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515-4200

Dear Mr. Finnegan:

This is in response to your letter of August 7, requesting a confirmation that the Australian test, (AS 1334.9) Determination of Electrical Resistance of Conveyor Belting, satisfies the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standard 29 CFR 1910.272.

We have reviewed the information provided in your letter. Your letter indicated that the AS 1334.9 appears to be identical to the International Standard's Organization's (ISO) #284, "Conveyor Belts-Electrical Conductivity-Specification and Method of Test" at 29 CFR 1910.272, Appendix A, Section 13. As indicated in Section 13, Inside Bucket Elevators, when an employer has a written certification from the manufacturer that a belt has been tested using one of the specified test methods, and meets the 300 megohm criteria, the belt is acceptable as meeting this standard. However, please be advised that the employer has the responsibility for compliance with OSHA regulations. Because the Australian test method AS 1334.9 is not one of the test methods specified in 1910.272, OSHA would consider its use to be a de minimis violation if it is identical to ISO #284. De minimis violations are violations of standards which have no direct or immediate relationship to safety and health and shall not be included in citations.

We appreciate your interest in occupational safety and health. If you have any further questions, please contact Wil Epps of my staff at (202) 219-8041.

Sincerely,



John B. Miles, Jr., Director
Directorate of Compliance Programs

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