Standards Improvement Project-Phase II

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    70:1111-1144
  • Title:
    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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Part V





Department of Labor





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Occupational Safety and Health Administration



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29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, and 1926



Standards Improvement Project-

29 CFR 1910.1025 - Respiratory Protection

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.

May 22, 1989

MEMORANDUM  FOR:   Linda R. Anku
                  Regional Administrator

THROUGH:           Leo J. Carey, Director
                  Office of Field Programs

FROM:              Patricia K. Clark, Acting Director
                  Directorate of Compliance Programs

SUBJECT:           29 CFR 1910.1025 - Respiratory Protection

This is in response to your letter of April 13, 1989 concerning the subject captioned above. Your interpretation of the respiratory protection requirements of the lead standard is correct.

Clarification of medical removal protection benefits in the lead standard.

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.

 

Organic lead soap containing lead naphthenate is regulated under the lead standard.

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.

January 24, 1985

Gary E. Wynn
Acting Supervisor
Hazardous Materials Department
General Dynamics Land Systems Division
P. O. Box 1901
Warren, Michigan 48090

Dear Mr. Wynn:

This is in response to your letter of December 6, 1984, requesting the definition of "organic lead soap," a term used in the standard for occupational exposure to lead, 29 CFR 1910.1025.

Clarification of employment options for employees that fall under the medical removal protection benefits of the lead standard.

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.

 

Criteria for final medical determinations under medical removal protection benefits of the lead standard.

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.

May 24, 1985

Sidney Lerner, M.D.
College of Medicine
Mail Location 182
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267

Dear Dr. Lerner:

Your letter dated May 8, 1985, concerning questions regarding the lead standard has been referred to this office for reply.

Following are responses to your questions:

Respiratory Protection Tables

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.

December 18, 1989

MEMORANDUM FOR:       LINDA. R. ANKU
                     REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR

THROUGH:              LEO CAREY, DIRECTOR
                     OFFICE OF FIELD PROGRAMS

FROM:                 THOMAS J. SHEPICH, DIRECTOR
                     DIRECTORATE OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

SUBJECT:              Respiratory Protection Table

This is in response to your memorandum of September 12, 1989, concerning the respiratory protection tables in standard 29 CFR 1910.1028 for benzene and standard 29 CFR 1910.1025 for inorganic lead.

OSHA policy regarding medical surveillance requirements

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 6, 1987

The Honorable Sam Gejdenson
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Gejdenson:

This is in response to your letter of June 26 on behalf of your constituent, Kenneth E. Jacobs, a shop steward for Boilermakers Local - 614 in Groton, Connecticut. Mr. Jacobs represents an employee who was required by his employer to submit to a medical examination in order to prevent lead related illnesses.

Training program requirements in the lead standard.

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.

April 25, 1979

P. T. Chien,
Senior Engineer
Industrial Hygiene
Occupational Environmental
Control Group E. I.
du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc.
Engineering Department
Louviers Building
Wilmington, Delaware 19898

Dear Mr. Chien:

This is in response to your inquiry seeking a clarification of the training program requirement stated in the OSHA lead standard (29 CFR 1910.1025).