Companies who send their employees to a service station to fill up company vehicles.
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December 28, 1994
Ms. Elizabeth L. Hay Attorney StarEnterprise 12700 Northborough Drive Houston, Texas 77067
Dear Ms. Hay:
Thank you for your letter of March 11, concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200.
Your question requests a written interpretation to confirm that companies who send their employees to a service station to fill up company vehicles with motor fuel, pursuant to a fleet fueling account, do not constitute "commercial accounts" as defined in the amended HCS.