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| # | Letters of Interpretation |
|---|---|
| 1 | - 1926.1126 - Exclusion of arsenic-treated wood from OSHA's Inorganic Arsenic standard |
| 2 | - 1926.1126(h)(3)(i) - Region V request for enforcment guidance on portland cement and hexavalent chromium |
| 3 | - 1926.1126(g)(1) - Region V request for enforcment guidance on portland cement and hexavalent chromium |
| 4 | - 1926.1126, 1926.1126(g)(1), 1926.1126(h)(3)(i) - Region V request for enforcment guidance on portland cement and hexavalent chromium |
| 5 | - 1926.1126 - OSHA has no authority to ban use of hexavalent chromium. |
| 6 | - 1926.1126 - Use of feasible engineering/work practice controls for exposure to Cr(VI) for welding in confined spaces; housekeeping and disposal of large/bulky waste materials. |
| 7 | - 1926.1126(d)(3) - Use of "objective data" to accurately characterize employee exposures to hexavalent chromium during welding operations |
| # | Regulations |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chromium (VI). |
| # | Directives |
|---|---|
| 1 | - 1926.1126 - National - CPL 02-02-076 [CPL 02-02-076] - National Emphasis Program - Hexavalent Chromium - PDF |
| 2 | - 1926.1126 - National - CPL 02-02-074 [CPL 02-02-074] - Inspection Procedures for the Chromium (VI) Standards - PDF |
| # | Settlement Agreement |
|---|---|
| 1 | - - Industry Settlement Agreement - National Association of Manufacturers - 05/21/2007 |
| 2 | - - Industry Settlement Agreement - Building and Construction Trades Department - 04/06/2007 |