December

• 12/22/1988 - Applicability of the HCS to diesel exhaust emissions and diesel fuel - [1910.1200]
• 12/13/1988 - Information from the Solicitor of Labor concerning the Federal Employees Liability Reform and Tort Compensation Act of 1988.
• 12/06/1988 - Seat belts for occupants of side facing seats for off-highway vehicles. - [1926.601]

November

• 11/29/1988 - Booms in which lowering is controlled by a brake is prohibited without aid from other devices which slow the lowering speeds. - [1926.550]
• 11/22/1988 - Favorable Decision in Fluor Constructors, Inc. v. OSHRC, No. 87- 4029 that a six-foot lanyard is not a lifeline. - [1926.451(g)(3)]
• 11/16/1988 - The use of fall protection devices during service activities by CATV personnel. - [1910.268]
• 11/15/1988 - Exemption for weighing outbound containers that are consolidated in a marine terminal. - [1918.85; 1917.71]
• 11/08/1988 - Where a safety monitor may be used in lieu of a motion-stopping-safety system (MSS system) on construction sites. - [1926.500]

October

• 10/05/1988 - Alarm devices not effective protection for hoisted personnel. - [1926.550]
• 10/05/1988 - Recordkeeping requirements under the OSH Act of 1970 for employees of temporary help services. - [1904]

September

• 09/17/1988 - Recordkeeping requirements under the OSH Act of 1970 for employees supplied by a temporary help service. - [1904]

August

• 08/31/1988 - STD 3-10.3 is a guideline, for 29 CFR 1915.71(j)(2). - [1915.71]

June

• 06/29/1988 - Qualifications for instructors under the training requirements of OSHA's Hazardous Waste and Emergency Response interim final rule. - [1910.120]
• 06/28/1988 - Training requirements under 1910.120 for employees providing services which do not disturb the hazardous materials on a waste site. - [1910.120(e)]
• 06/21/1988 - Use of direct reading instruments to comply with the monitoring requirements in the Hazardous Waste Operation and Emergency Response interim final rule. - [1910.120]
• 06/15/1988 - Cooperation in State or Local Criminal Prosecutions
• 06/13/1988 - Request for Guidance Relative to Guardrail Requirements for Ladder Jack Scaffolds used on Construction sites. - [1926.451]
• 06/07/1988 - Small Purchase Procedures

May

• 05/17/1988 - Cyanide Antidote Kits
• 05/11/1988 - Articles such as styrofoam and white-out exempt from HCS requirements in florist shops. - [1910.1200(b)(6)(iv)]
• 05/05/1988 - Medical examinations for employees exposed to Chromic Acid. - [1910.124(h)]

April

• 04/05/1988 - Approved Courses for Competent Person Training under the Asbestos Construction Standard. - [1926.58]

March

• 03/31/1988 - Failure of Wire Rope and Banding Steel Guardrails to provide Protection. - [1926.500]
• 03/16/1988 - Christmas Treeing, Steel Erection. - [1926.550; 1926.751]

February

• 02/24/1988 - Review of Electrical Utilities Procedures for Compliance with Subpart K of Part 1926. - [1910.304]
• 02/16/1988 - Hexavalent chromium in photocopier toners. - [1910.1200]

January

• 01/27/1988 - Hooks on overhaul ball assemblies shall be of a type that can be closed and locked. - [1926.550]
• 01/25/1988 - The process for employee transfer from the aerial device to a fixed structure.