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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.
- 1910.1020 - 29 CFR 1910.1020 Application to Workplace Drug Testing Results - 02/06/1990
- 1910.1020 - Access to employee exposure and medical records - 06/07/2001
- 1910.1020 - Access to employee exposure and medical records. - 10/29/1997
- 1910.1020 - Application of 1910.1020 to 7(c)(1) consultation activity. - 01/21/1981
- 1910.1020 - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020 - Consumer Products that Contain Hazardous Chemicals. - 05/28/1996
- 1910.1020 - Employee access to medical records. - 09/23/1983
- 1910.1020 - Employee access to MSDSs required by 1910.1200 vs. 1910.1020. - 12/07/1999
- 1910.1020 - Favorable Review Commission Decision. - 04/03/1991
- 1910.1020 - Internet use for posting Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs). - 06/16/1997
- 1910.1020 - Interpretation of application of 1910.1020 to Federal agencies. - 11/19/1985
- 1910.1020 - Interpretation on preservation of employee x-ray films. - 06/28/1984
- 1910.1020 - Interpretation on the application of 1910.1020 to material safety data sheets. - 11/08/1985
- 1910.1020 - Maintaining Medical Records for Employees Subject to Medical Surveillance. - 06/14/1991
- 1910.1020 - Maintaining MSDSs on a computer data base. - 01/13/1986
- 1910.1020 - Maintenance of and access to employee medical records. - 06/16/1988
- 1910.1020 - Maintenance of material safety data sheets(MSDS) and the written hazard communication program. - 07/31/1989
- 1910.1020 - Maintenance of material safety data sheets(MSDS) and the written hazard communication program. - 07/31/1989
- 1910.1020 - Maintenance of medical records in the electronic form is acceptable to the agency. - 04/03/1995
- 1910.1020 - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020 - Regulations pertaining to respirator use. - 03/15/1995
- 1910.1020 - Release of employee exposure and medical records to persons other than the employee - 10/24/2013
- 1910.1020 - Requirement for MSDSs with hazardous chemicals. - 08/28/1992
- 1910.1020 - Retention of atmospheric monitoring records for a permit-required confined space - 11/03/2023
- 1910.1020 - Retention of medical and exposure records by successor employers - 12/21/2023
- 1910.1020 - Retention requirements for x-rays. - 12/28/1989
- 1910.1020 - Storage of Chest X-Rays on Digitized Film. - 08/23/1995
- 1910.1020 - Successor Employer - 01/11/2017
- 1910.1020 - Voluntary safety and health audits under the Occupational Safety and Health Act - 09/11/1996
- 1910.1020(a) - Release of employee exposure and medical records to persons other than the employee - 10/24/2013
- 1910.1020(b) - 1910.1020 does not apply to work situations with just safety hazards. - 04/24/1981
- 1910.1020(b) - 1910.1020 requirements regarding employee drug testing results. - 10/14/1999
- 1910.1020(b) - Applicability of 1910.1020 to workers' compensation records. - 12/08/1980
- 1910.1020(b) - Recordkeeping and maintenance of respirator medical evaluations - 12/04/2014
- 1910.1020(b) - Retention requirements for orthopedic x-rays. - 12/04/1989
- 1910.1020(b)(1) - Release of employee exposure and medical records to persons other than the employee - 10/24/2013
- 1910.1020(b)(1) - Retention of atmospheric monitoring records for a permit-required confined space - 11/03/2023
- 1910.1020(b)(3) - Retention of Spirometry Records - 09/18/2019
- 1910.1020(c) - 1910.1020 requirements regarding employee drug testing results. - 10/14/1999
- 1910.1020(c) - 29 CFR 1910.1020 Application to Workplace Drug Testing Results - 02/06/1990
- 1910.1020(c) - Employer's obligation to maintain and transfer medical records after the retainment period has passed. - 04/15/1999
- 1910.1020(c) - Recordkeeping and maintenance of respirator medical evaluations - 12/04/2014
- 1910.1020(c)(10) - Requirements for maintenance of employee exposure records and alternative methods for long-term retention. - 05/26/2006
- 1910.1020(c)(13) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(c)(13) - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(13) - Retention of atmospheric monitoring records for a permit-required confined space - 11/03/2023
- 1910.1020(c)(14) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(c)(3) - Release of employee exposure and medical records to persons other than the employee - 10/24/2013
- 1910.1020(c)(5) - Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Record and the OSHA’s Federal Labor Laws Poster - 07/16/2018
- 1910.1020(c)(5) - Air monitoring results, citations, and employee exposure records - 03/27/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(5) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(c)(5) - Maintenance and preservation of employee exposure records - 04/01/1999
- 1910.1020(c)(5) - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(5) - Retention of atmospheric monitoring records for a permit-required confined space - 11/03/2023
- 1910.1020(c)(5)(i) - Interpretation of "employee exposure record". - 03/01/1983
- 1910.1020(c)(5)(i) - OSHA policy for laboratory analysis of wall deposits on the inside of an air sample cassette - 04/19/2023
- 1910.1020(c)(5)(i) - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(5)(iii) - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(6) - Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Record and the OSHA’s Federal Labor Laws Poster - 07/16/2018
- 1910.1020(c)(6) - Air monitoring results, citations, and employee exposure records - 03/27/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(6) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(c)(6) - Employee examination of the original x-ray in lieu of providing a copy is permitted. - 12/15/1981
- 1910.1020(c)(6)(i)(B) - Clarification explaining that chest X-rays be retained in their original form. - 03/13/1990
- 1910.1020(c)(6)(i)(B) - Retention of Spirometry Records - 09/18/2019
- 1910.1020(c)(6)(ii)(C) - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020(c)(7) - Successor liability for employee exposure and medical records. - 10/26/1998
- 1910.1020(c)(8) - Definition of "exposure" under 1910.1020. - 07/08/1982
- 1910.1020(d) - 1910.1020 requirements regarding employee drug testing results. - 10/14/1999
- 1910.1020(d) - Employer's obligation to maintain and transfer medical records after the retainment period has passed. - 04/15/1999
- 1910.1020(d) - Employers must provide exposed employees access to their medical and exposure records. - 01/23/2001
- 1910.1020(d) - Retention of Spirometry Records - 09/18/2019
- 1910.1020(d)(1) - Medical record retention requirements when companies contract outside agencies. - 05/12/1981
- 1910.1020(d)(1) - Noise exposure measurement records must be retained for 2 years. - 08/17/2000
- 1910.1020(d)(1) - Qualifications for interpreting/classifying chest roentenograms and maintenance of interpretation forms. - 11/30/2005
- 1910.1020(d)(1) - Retention of atmospheric monitoring records for a permit-required confined space - 11/03/2023
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(i) - Interpretation on the retention of x-ray films and employee access. - 05/14/1981
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(i) - Qualifications for interpreting/classifying chest roentenograms and maintenance of interpretation forms. - 11/30/2005
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(ii) - Maintenance and preservation of employee exposure records - 04/01/1999
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(ii) - Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports - 08/01/2002
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(ii) - Requirements for maintenance of employee exposure records and alternative methods for long-term retention. - 05/26/2006
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(ii) - Retention of atmospheric monitoring records for a permit-required confined space - 11/03/2023
- 1910.1020(d)(1)(ii)(B) - Maintaining MSDSs on a computer data base. - 01/13/1986
- 1910.1020(d)(2) - Clarification explaining that chest X-rays be retained in their original form. - 03/13/1990
- 1910.1020(e) - 1910.1020 requirements regarding employee drug testing results. - 10/14/1999
- 1910.1020(e) - Employee examination of the original x-ray in lieu of providing a copy is permitted. - 12/15/1981
- 1910.1020(e) - Employers must provide exposed employees access to their medical and exposure records. - 01/23/2001
- 1910.1020(e) - Interpretation of "employee exposure record". - 03/01/1983
- 1910.1020(e) - Maintaining MSDSs on a computer data base. - 01/13/1986
- 1910.1020(e) - OSHA access to personally identifiable medical records (HIV test results). - 12/22/1998
- 1910.1020(e) - Recordkeeping and maintenance of respirator medical evaluations - 12/04/2014
- 1910.1020(e)(1)(i) - Air monitoring results, citations, and employee exposure records - 03/27/2002
- 1910.1020(e)(1)(iii)(A) - Employee access to MSDSs required by 1910.1200 vs. 1910.1020. - 12/07/1999
- 1910.1020(e)(1)(iii)(B) - Employee access to MSDSs required by 1910.1200 vs. 1910.1020. - 12/07/1999
- 1910.1020(e)(1)(iv) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(e)(2) - Former employees may have access to exposure and medical records. - 12/01/1980
- 1910.1020(e)(2) - Release of employee exposure and medical records to persons other than the employee - 10/24/2013
- 1910.1020(f)(4) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(f)(4)(ii) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(f)(4)(iv) - Clarification of "trade secret" and the employer's obligation to provide genetic coding information. - 03/27/2006
- 1910.1020(g)(1) - Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Record and the OSHA’s Federal Labor Laws Poster - 07/16/2018
- 1910.1020(g)(1) - Air monitoring results, citations, and employee exposure records - 03/27/2002
- 1910.1020(h) - Clarification of NIOSH's obligation under OSHA to receive and maintain employee exposure and medical records. - 02/01/2008
- 1910.1020(h) - Retention of medical records for companies ceasing to do business. - 02/17/1999
- 1910.1020(h) - Successor liability for employee exposure and medical records. - 10/26/1998
- 1910.1020(h)(1) - Clarification of NIOSH's obligation under OSHA to receive and maintain employee exposure and medical records. - 02/01/2008
- 1910.1020(h)(1) - Retention of medical and exposure records by successor employers - 12/21/2023