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Standard Interpretations (Archived) - Publication Date

December

12/15/1977 - Standards regulating access for tubular steel scaffolding. - [1926.451(a)(13); 1926.450]
12/12/1977 - Insulate or guard the employee from the energized part. - [1926.950(c)(1)(i)]

November

October

10/27/1977 - Requirements for marking safety cans. - [1910.144]
10/03/1977 - Non-Serious Becoming Serious article.

September

09/28/1977 - What percent of detected flammable gas will require an employee withdrawal. - [1926.800(c)(2)(vi)]
09/27/1977 - "Normal operating conditions" for overhead and gantry cranes include maintenance activity. - [1910.179(e)(6)(i); 1910.179(g)(2)(i)]
09/27/1977 - De minimis provision for Floor Loading Protection - [1910.22(d)(1)]
09/22/1977 - Flooring requirements for skeleton steel construction in tiered buildings. - [1926.750]
09/09/1977 - Backhoe barricading standards. - [1926.550(a)(9)]
09/06/1977 - Definition of liquid as applicable to 1926.152. - [1910.106(a)(18); 1910.178; 1926.155; 1910.106(a)(19)]
09/02/1977 - Replacement tips for torches used in welding operations. - [1910.252]

August

08/30/1977 - The required working clearance around electrical equipment on cranes. - [1910.179]
08/15/1977 - The requirement that Republic Steel Corporation employees wear "Sankey" guards for foot protection. - [1910.217]

July

07/25/1977 - Shell-to-shell spacing requirement for above ground storage tanks is under review. - [1910.106(b)(2)(ii)(b)]
07/07/1977 - Guardrails on outside crane platforms. - [1926.550(a)(13)(ii)]

June

06/30/1977 - Guarding requirements for radial saws. - [1910.213(h)(1)]
06/23/1977 - Structural steel angles for cleats on fixed ladders. - [1910.27]
06/15/1977 - Guarding of Farm Field Equipment, Farmstead Equipment, and Cotton Gins. - [1928.21; 1928.57]
06/15/1977 - The wearing of personal protective equipment. - [1910.132]
06/13/1977 - Barricading Swing Radius of Backhoes. - [1926.550; 1926.602]
06/02/1977 - Information about outdoor wearing apparel to be provided by the employer. - [1910.132]

May

05/13/1977 - Review of a decision in Secretary of Labor v. Churchill Truck Lines, Inc. - [1910.136]
05/05/1977 - Changing and Charging Storage Batteries. - [1910.178]

April

04/27/1977 - Clarification of 1910.67(b)(4)(i)(c). - [1910.67]
04/27/1977 - The use of protective footwear. - [1910.132; 1910.136]
04/22/1977 - Approval for assembly of GFCIs. - [1910.309(c); 1926.400(h)]
04/19/1977 - Walking surface platforms attached to a billboard. - [1910.21]
04/15/1977 - Climbing structural members is a recognized hazard and prohibited. - [1910.27]

March

03/09/1977 - Shoring sides of trenches in hard or compact soil. - [1926.652]
03/04/1977 - Machinery and machine guarding. - [1910.212; 1910.219]

February

02/25/1977 - OSHA standards of exit requirements in steam tunnels. - [1910.36]
02/22/1977 - Placement of structural members when assembling structural steel. - [1926.751]
02/16/1977 - Colored location indicating lights. - [1910.37]
02/16/1977 - Ground-fault circuit interrupter protection devices and their application. - [1910.106]
02/14/1977 - Aisles and Passageways. - [1910.22]
02/11/1977 - Fiberglass storage tanks for crude oil storage is acceptable. - [1910.106(b)(1)(i)]

January

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