The hazard warning labels attached to shipments of solder.

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 11, 1989

Mr. Carl Seymour
Administrator and Credit Manager
Borde Communications
Valsayn Road, CUREPE
Post Office Box 897
Port-of-Spain
TRINIDAD

Dear Mr. Seymour:

Labeling and material safety data sheet requirements under the Hazard Communication 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.

July 6, 1989

[Name Withheld]

Dear [Name Withheld]:

This is in response to your letter of February 8, addressed to Mr. Thomas J. Shepich, regarding labeling and material safety data sheet (MSDS) requirements under the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200. Please accept my apology for the delay in response.

Safety and Health regulations over large dairy farms.

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

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.

 

Applicability of the HCS to office workers and copy machine operators.

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.

March 31, 1989

The Honorable Jim Bunning
Member, United States House of Representatives
1717 Dixie Highway, Suite 160
Ft. Wright, Kentucky 41001

Dear Congressman Bunning:

This is in response to your letter of March 3, on behalf of your constituent, Mrs. Brenda Schissler, concerning the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) requirements of the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS).

Applicability of the HCS to diesel exhaust emissions and diesel fuel

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

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 22, 1988

Mr. Allen R. Schaeffer
Environmental Specialist
Engineering Department
American Trucking Associations
2200 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Mr. Allen Schaeffer:

This is in response to your letter of November 4, regarding diesel exhaust emissions and the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Our responses to your questions are numbered in the sequence in which they were posed.

Question 1:

The HCS's requirement for target organ effects on labels for shipped containers of 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.

June 29, 1987

Mr. Frank L. Pellegrini
A Professional Corporation
Suite 400
133 South Eleventh Street
St. Louis, Missouri 63102

Dear Mr. Pellegrini:

This is in response to your letter of April 14, concerning the Hazard Communication Standard's requirement for target organ effects on labels for shipped containers of hazardous chemicals.

IARC listing of boot and shoe manufacturing and repair as an occupation associated with cancer in humans

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.

June 24, 1987

Mr. Ralph Mosely
Mosely and Associates, Inc.
Post Office Box 150302
Nashville, Tennessee 37215

Dear Mr. Mosely:

This is in response to your letter dated May 11, regarding the International Agency for Research on Carcinogens (IARC) listing of boot and shoe manufacturing and repair as an occupation causally associated with cancer in humans.

Clarification of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) as it applies to independent contractors operating in beauty salons.

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.

 

HCS requirements applicable to oil and gas producers.

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 3, 1989

The Honorable David L. Boren United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Senator Boren:

This is in further response to your letter of March 6, addressed to former Assistant Secretary John A. Pendergrass, on behalf of your constituent, Mr. Tom M. Oly, Eagle Resources, Inc., regarding the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS), 29 CFR 1910.1200.

HCS does not require a particular labeling system's code on the MSDS.

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 1, 1989

Mr. Nelson C. Holly Safety Administrator Certaineed Corporation Kansas City, Kansas 66115

Dear Mr. Holly:

This is in response to your letter of October 31, 1988, requesting that HMIS and NFPA labeling information be included on the material safety data sheet.