Standard Interpretations (Archived)

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Previous Years > 1994

December

[12/27/1994] Review of Manual for training personnel engaged in oil spill emergency response.[1910.120; 1910.121; 1910.146; 1910.1200; 1910.1030]
[12/23/1994] Fall protection during rebar assembly construction.[1926.501]
[12/09/1994] Latex allergy a priority for action on the agenda of workplace hazards.[1910.1030]
[12/07/1994] Recording protocol for work related cumulative trauma disorder cases.[1904]

November

[11/30/1994] Recording occupational asthma cases on the OSHA 200 Log.[1904]
[11/22/1994] Bloodborne Pathogen and HAZWOPER-Media Coverage.[1910.1030]
[11/22/1994] Exemptions from the OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping requirements.[1904]
[11/18/1994] OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard.[1910.120]
[11/03/1994] Exemptions from the OSHA Injury and Illness recordkeeping requirements.[1904]

October

[10/18/1994] Employer Obligation to Pay for Personal Protective Equipment.[1910.132; 1910.138]
[10/17/1994] Recording of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.[1904]
[10/11/1994] Clarification and Interpretations of the PSM Standard.

September

[09/30/1994] Requirements for emergency eyewashes and showers.[1910.151(c); 1926.50(g)]
[09/29/1994] HHC as it applies to tank battery.[1910.119]
[09/16/1994] Recording and Reporting Deaths, Injuries and Illnesses Resulting from Acts of Workplace Violence.[1904.2; 1904.6]

August

[08/25/1994] Detector Tube Test Kits.[1910.430]
[08/25/1994] Posting requirements for non-fixed construction sites.[1904]
[08/12/1994] Lockout/tagout procedures, including work permits and groups of machines/equipment.[1910.147(c)(4); 1910.333(b)(2)]
[08/08/1994] Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals standard as it may apply to the batch chemical processes.[1910.119]
[08/05/1994] Authorized employees and periodic lockout/tagout inspections.[1910.147]
[08/04/1994] Clarifications of the OSHA standards, 29 CFR 1910.109 and 29 CFR 1910.119.[1910.109; 1910.119]
[08/02/1994] OSHA Regulation 1910.1030 and the Applicability to Electric Utilities.[1910.1030]
[08/01/1994] Recording of an illness involving lost workdays.[1904]
[08/01/1994] A review of the publication "Safety News" as it relates to the OSHA regulation 1910.1030.[1910.1030]

July

June

[06/30/1994] State approval of a State occupational safety and health program.
[06/29/1994] Key to open locked exits.[1910.36]
[06/28/1994] Central repository for violence in the workplace materials.
[06/27/1994] Recording of a hearing injury.[1904]
[06/21/1994] Out-of-doors emergency eyewash and shower installations in freezing and hot temperature areas.[1910.151]
[06/13/1994] Fall Protection for Steep Roofs and During the Performance of Built-Up Roofing Work.[1926.451]
[06/06/1994] Fall protection for steel erection and the requirements for lifting tandem loads.[1926.550]

May

[05/26/1994] The Reporting of Fatality of Multiple Hospitalization Incidence.[1904.8]
[05/25/1994] Chimney platforms and space between the scaffold working edge and the structure.
[05/25/1994] Worker's Compensation Laws and the OSHA recordkeeping requirements.[1904]
[05/20/1994] The standard does not mandate that tag lines must be used every time a load is being moved.[1926.751]
[05/19/1994] Recording of cases involiving heat realted disorders.[1904]
[05/19/1994] Recording of needlestick injuries on the OSHA 200 log.[1904]
[05/12/1994] Completing the OSHA Supplementary Record of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.[1904]
[05/12/1994] Clarification of "lost workday" for reporting purposes.[1904]
[05/06/1994] OSHA requires the use of a tuberculocidal disinfectant to clean up blood or body fluids.[1910.1030]
[05/03/1994] Employer exemptions to the recordkeeping requirements.[1904]
[05/02/1994] Noise Citation Policy for Construction.[1926.52]
[05/02/1994] Annual written test may suffice to meet annual training requirements if hazard and assigned duty remain the same.

April

[04/21/1994] Oregon Fall Protection Policy for Residential Construction.[1926.105]
[04/21/1994] Request for Review of Potential 5(a)(1) Citations for Fall Protection in Steel Erection.
[04/13/1994] The requirements for disinfection as referenced in CPL 2-2.44C, the Directive for Bloodborne Pathogens Standard.[1910.1030]
[04/12/1994] Policy on fall protection in steel erection.
[04/08/1994] Retest of audiogram for hearing loss.[1904]
[04/08/1994] Ergonomic problems and recordkeeping issues.[1904]
[04/08/1994] Recording hearing loss on the OSHA 200 log.[1904]
[04/07/1994] Highly Hazardous Chemicals, hydrocarbon fuels.[1910.119]
[04/01/1994] Washington Inspection Procedures for Enforcing Excavation Standards.

March

February

[02/25/1994] Capping of Rebar to Prevent Impalement (OSHA 2202).
[02/22/1994] Incidents involving hospitalization of multiple employees.[1904.8]
[02/16/1994] Testing ground fault circuit interrupters.[1926.505]
[02/15/1994] Recording TB related cases on the OSHA 200 Log.[1904]
[02/14/1994] Recording of hearing loss on the OSHA Log 200.
[02/11/1994] Restricted work definitions.[1904]
[02/11/1994] Physician vs employee on the employee's ability to perform restricted work activity.[1904]
[02/10/1994] Clarification of several recordkeeping issues.[1904]
[02/09/1994] Interpretation of the term "in near proximity".[1910.151(b)]
[02/07/1994] Equivalency of "Roof Creeper Kit Apparatus".
[02/02/1994] Requirements for containers used for storage and handling one gallon or less of flammable liquids such as gasoline.
[02/02/1994] Accidents involving wood or brush chippers.
[02/02/1994] Safety regulations for roof top rolling scaffolds.[1926.451(h)(4); 1926.451(k)(10); 1910.66; 1926.451(a)(3); 1926.451(a)(7); 1910.28(a)(4)]
[02/01/1994] The proper use of "U" bar guards to temporarily guard flush manholes opened during shipbuilding or ship repair operations.[1915.73(b)]

January

[01/31/1994] Highly Hazardous Chemicals as it applies to toxic or reactive chemical mixtures which are not explosive and which are not flammable liquids or gases.[1910.119]
[01/31/1994] Proper recording of a bloodborne pathogens case.[1904]
[01/27/1994] IMIS Software Release CPLN 5.4.0.
[01/19/1994] Statement of compliance for skylights.
[01/13/1994] Recording bloodborne related cases on the OSHA 200 Log.[1904]
[01/10/1994] Proper recording of second degree burns on the OSHA 200 Log.[1904]
[01/06/1994] Proper recording of restricted work activity on the OSHA 200 Log.[1904]
[01/04/1994] Laptop computer usage and repetitive motion disorders.


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