Letters of Interpretation

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards, and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. Each letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed.

Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information.

These letters of interpretation and the standards they address may not apply to OSHA State Plans. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or additional requirements. Please see OSHA-approved State Plans for more information.

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Date Title Standard Number
Leather gloves are considered personal protective equipment. 1910.132
OSHA policies concerning employees working at home. 1904.14, 1910.1200(g), 1910.147, 1910.146, 1910.132
OSHA policies concerning employees working at home. 1904.14, 1910.1200(g), 1910.147, 1910.146, 1910.132
Fall protection and foot protection for power line workers. 1910.269(g), 1910.132
Assessing hazards to select eye and respiratory protection. 1910.132(d), 1910.133, 1910.134(d)
PPE for overexposure to the sun's radiation. 1910.132(a)
Workers must be protected from hazards of heated (hot) surfaces. 1910.261(k)(11), 1910.262(c)(9), 1910.23(c)(3), 1910.147, 1910.132(a)
Using sunscreen to shield worker exposure to sun's radiation. 1910.132, 1910.132(a)
Fire retardant PPE requirements and PPE hazard assessment. 1910.132, 1910.1029(h)(1), 1910.272 App A
A hazardous chemical is any chemical which is a physical hazard or a health standard. 1910.132, 1910.1200
OSHA standard for rung spacing on fixed industrial ladders and PPE in powered industrial vehicle battery changing. 1910.27, 1910.132(d), 1910.133
Fall protection for the entertainment industry under the OSH Act of 1970. 1910 Subpart D, 1910.132, 1910.12
Issuance of and paying for Personal Protective Equipment. 1910.132, 1910.133, 1910.134, 1910.135, 1910.136, 1910.137, 1910.138
Enforcement of Fall Protection on Moving Stock 1910 Subpart D, 1910.132(d)
Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1910.1020, 1910.95, 1910.119, 1910.120, 1910.132, 1910.134, 1910.137, 1910.146, 1910.147, 1910.272, 1910.1025, 1926.20
Scope of logging standard -- 1910.266 1910.132, 1910.138, 1910.242, 1910.266, 1910.269
Interpretation of the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution standard. 1910.132, 1910.269
Interpretation of OSHA requirements for personal protective equipment to be used during marine oil spill emergency response operations 1910.120, 1910.132
OSHA PPE standard requirements for hazard assessment and employee training and the OSHA HAZWOPER standard requirements. 1910.120, 1910.132
Interpretation of the Personal Protective Equipment standard 1910.132, 1910.133, 1910.134, 1910.135, 1910.136, 1910.137, 1910.138