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Standard Interpretations(Archived) - Standard Number

1910.38 - Clarifications of Interpretations and Citation Policy - 06/24/1992
1910.38 - Corrugated storage and plastic returnable packaging storage. - 09/09/1996
1910.38 - Employee Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention standard;Portable Fire Extinguishers standard; Electrical Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution standard. - 05/10/1996
1910.38 - NFPA, Life Safety Code and Means of Egress. - 10/01/1993
1910.38 - OSHA's Fire Protection Standard. - 06/20/1983
1910.38 - Standard applicable to two point suspension scaffolds and power platforms used in window cleaning and to hazards in refrigeration plants. - 07/16/1985
1910.38(a) - Hazwoper's application to general industry. - 12/14/1990
1910.38(a) - Hierarchy of air contaminant controls; respirators for emergencies. - 01/26/1993
1910.38(a) - Interface of 1910.120 and other standards. - 05/08/1992

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