Hearing Conservation Program

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OSHA INSTRUCTION

DIRECTIVE NUMBER: PER 04-00-004 EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/23/2008
SUBJECT: Hearing Conservation Program

ABSTRACT

Release of employee exposure and medical records to persons other than the employee

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. This 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. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

October 24, 2013

Marc Garland, CSP
Safety Director
Precision Environmental Co.
5500 Old Brecksville Road
Independence, OH 44131

Dear Mr. Garland,

Standards Improvement Project-Phase II

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    70:1111-1144
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    Standards Improvement Project-Phase II
[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1111-1144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28221]


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29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926



Standards Improvement Project-

Employee access to medical records.

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. This 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. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

September 23, 1983

MEMORANDUM FOR:    GERALD P. REIDY
                   REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

FROM:              JOHN B. MILES JR., DIRECTOR
                   OFFICE OF FIELD COORDINATION

SUBJECT:           [Company name withheld]

This is in response to your memorandum of August 26, 1983, concerning an employee of [company name withheld] who requested copies of his medical records pursuant to 29 CFR 1910.[1020].

 

Maintaining MSDSs on a computer data base.

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. This 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. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

 

Requirement for MSDSs with hazardous chemicals.

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. This 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. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 28, 1992

The Honorable Michael R. McNulty
Member, United States House of Representatives
U.S. Post Office
29 Jay Street
Schenectady, New York 12305

Dear Congressman McNulty:

This is in response to your letter of July 24, to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), written on behalf of your constituent Mr. Robert J. Stein, Jr., of Delmar, New York. Mr Stein wrote to you concerning his inability to obtain a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for a product to which he was exposed in 1989.

Maintenance of material safety data sheets(MSDS) and the written hazard communication program.

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. This 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. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

July 31, 1989

Dr. Lynn A. Corson
Civil Engineering Building
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Dear Dr. Corson:

This is in response to your letter of May 5, regarding the relationship between the Hazard Communication (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200, and Access to Employee Medical Records, 29 CFR 1910.1020, as they relate to maintenance of material safety data sheets (MSDS) and the written hazard communication program.

Maintenance of material safety data sheets(MSDS) and the written hazard communication program.

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. This 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. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

July 31, 1989

Mr. Charles E. Lindsay
Lindsay Hardwoods, Incorporated
Post Office Box 343
Highway 15 and 460 West
Farmville, Virginia 23901

Dear Mr. Lindsay:

This is in response to your correspondence of May 2, regarding SARA Title III reporting requirements under sections 311, 312 and 313.