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Standard Interpretations (Archived) - Publication Date

December

12/02/1981 - Clarification of a fixed ladder requirement. - [1910.27]

November

11/27/1981 - Rung spacing for fixed ladders. - [1910.27(b)(1)(ii); 1910.27(b)(1)(iii)]

October

10/20/1981 - A crane may pick and carry or walk loads in accordance with the crane manufacturer's specifications. - [1926.550]

September

09/24/1981 - Fall Hazards in Steel Erection. - [1926.28]

August

08/18/1981 - Construction crane certifications. - [1926.550]

July

07/28/1981 - Steel bands used as guardrails. - [1926.500]
07/01/1981 - Proposed Powered Platform installations. - [1910.23]

June

06/25/1981 - Scaffolds need to be properly braced. - [1926.451]
06/24/1981 - Guarding Low-Pitched-Roof Perimeters. - [1926.500]

May

April

04/17/1981 - Employees exposed to falls of 25 feet or more must be protected by safety nets or some other device. - [1926.105]
04/13/1981 - Physical Qualifications of Crane Operators. - [1926.550]

March

03/16/1981 - Certain built-up roofing requirements. - [1926.500]
03/05/1981 - Fixed ladder requirements. - [1910.27]

February

02/20/1981 - Citing of Reversed Polarity. - [1910.309]
02/20/1981 - OSHA requirements on fixed ladders relating to communication towers. - [1910.27]
02/13/1981 - Definition of "massive release" of vinyl chloride. - [1910.1017(b)(5)]

January

01/20/1981 - Size of lumber to be utilized for side rails of job-made ladders. - [1926.450]
01/13/1981 - Standards that do not apply to overhand-bricklaying.; - [1926.28; 1926.104; 1926.105; 1926.500(d)(1)]
01/09/1981 - Correspondence regarding OSHA Instruction STD 1-12.24. - [1910.217]

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