Construction Safety Standards are enforced for maintenance painting of the building or structure at a manufacturing plant.

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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. 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 25, 1983

Mr. Richard A. Kappel, Jr.
Director - Safety Engineering
JLG Industries, Inc.
JLG Drive
McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania 17233

Dear Mr. Happel:

This is in response to your letter of September 29, 1983, addressed to Mr. John K. Barto, requesting a clarification of whether General Industry or Construction Safety Standards apply to maintenance painting being done in and around a manufacturing plant.

Requirements for cord sets connected to permanent wiring.

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 15, 1992

Mr. Robert L. Echols
Belco Electric, Inc.
3118 Marian Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30340

Dear Mr. Echols:

This is in response to your January 31 letter requesting an interpretation of the application of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction standards and whether temporary wiring requirements apply to cord sets connected to permanent wiring.

Bloodborne pathogens standard's relationship to employees who perform maintenance operations.

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 14, 1992

Nicholas A. Fiore
V.P. Labor Relations & Safety
National Constructors Association
1730 M. Street N.W.
Suite 900
Washington, D.C. 20036-4571

Dear Mr. Fiore:

This is in response to your letter of June 1 in which you requested clarification concerning the scope of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation, 29 CFR 1910.1030, "Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens." You requested clarification of the applicability of the standard to employees who perform maintenance operations.

Confined spaces: use of rescue-type SCBAs; maintenance vs. construction

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 12, 1996

BMW Constructors, Inc.
1740 West Michigan St.
PO Box 2210
Indianapolis, Indiana 46222-0210

Dear Sirs:

This is in response to your letter requesting clarification of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standards addressing the use of escape only, self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) in permit-required confined spaces.

Application of Asbestos Standards to repair and maintenance operations.

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.

 

Guarding requirements for a rotary pneumatic angle-drive hand-held tool.

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 11, 2001

Mr. Magnus Thuresson
855 Hazel Trail
Crownsville, MD 21032-1822

Re: Vertical Hand Tool Grinder

Dear Mr. Thuresson:

This is in response to your letter of May 24, 2001 to Keith Goddard of the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Administration, requesting an interpretation on hand tool shielding requirements. We understand that you would like us to address your question with respect to federal Occupational Safety and Health requirements.

Clarification of maintenance vs. construction activities; standards applicable to the removal and replacement of steel tanks and structural steel supports.

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.

November 18, 2003

Mr. Raymond V. Knobbs
Minnotte Contracting Corporation
Minnotte Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15220

Building and Construction Trades Department - 04/06/2007

 

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
TRADES DEPARTMENT, AFL-CIO,
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, and
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD
OF TEAMSTERS,

Petitioners,

v.

Safety Standards for Steel Erection.

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    63:43451-43513
  • Title:
[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 1998)][Proposed Rules][Pages 43452-43513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-21112]


      

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