Permit-Required Confined Spaces Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

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Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

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    Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements 
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
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Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

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    Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
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OSHA's policy concerning repeat violations and requirements for PRCS sign posting.

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 18, 1998

Mr. Jesse L. McDaniel
Countrymark Cooperative, Inc.
950 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3909

Dear Mr. McDaniel:

This is in response to your letter of December 5, 1997, requesting clarification of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) enforcement policy and clarification of paragraph 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2). Please accept our apology for the delay in this response.

Questions concerning OSHA's policy for "Repeat" violations

Requirements for posting signs for PRCSs.

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 22, 1998

Dear Mr. Black:

Thank you for your letter of May 21 requesting clarification of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) 29 CFR 1910.146(c)(2) standard requirement to inform exposed employees of the presence of permit-required confined spaces (PRCS) in the workplace.

Paragraph (c)(2) was interpreted in OSHA instruction [CPL 2.100, May 5, 1995], and is provided below.

Federal posting requirements.

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 30, 1993

The Honorable Robert S. Walker
United States House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Congressman Walker:

This is in further response to your inquiry of November 8, 1993 on behalf of your constituent, Mr. Edward E. Birchall, who resides in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. In the copy of the October 30, 1993 letter from Mr. Birchall you provided, he asked for federal posting requirements, particularly those applicable to an employer with no more than 10 employees.

Questions regarding the Permit-Required Confined Space standard, 1910.146, and the Grain Handling standard, 1910.272.

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.

February 8, 2005

Mr. Ronald R. Demaray
Regulatory Consultants, Inc.
140 West 8th Street
Horton, KS 66439

Dear Mr. Demaray:

Requirements for developing entry procedures for permit-required confined spaces.

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 21, 2006

Mr. Fred N. Rubel
Dewling Associates, Inc.
1605 Vauxhall Road
Union, NJ 07083

Dear Mr. Rubel:

Thank you for your March 13 letter to the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Your letter has been referred to OSHA's Directorate of Enforcement Program's Office of General Industry Enforcement for an answer to your questions regarding OSHA's Permit-Required Confined Spaces standard, 29 CFR 1910.146. Your questions have been restated below for clarity.

Steelworkers - 06/21/1994

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

No. 93-2474

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA,
AFL-CIO-CLC, et al.

Petitioner,

V.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION,
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,

Respondent.

MOTION TO VOLUNTARILY DISMISS
PETITION FOR REVIEW UNDER FED. R. APP. P. 42(b)

Permit-Required Confined Spaces; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Collection of Information (Paperwork) Requirements

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    80:23297-23300
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)][Notices]
[Pages 23297-23300]
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