Alternative fall protection program when guardrails are infeasible to install.

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February 14, 2006

Mr. Todd B. Logsdon
Greenebaum, Doll, & McDonald PLLC
3500 National City Tower
101 South Fifth Street
Louisville, KY 40202-3197

Dear Mr. Logsdon:

Acceptability of a fixed ramp with a one-in-four slope on an industrial conveyor.

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July 6, 2005

Mr. Marian Podlovsky, P. E.
Fluor Canada LTD.
1075 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, B. C., Canada, V6E 4M7

Dear Mr. Podlovsky:

Additional fall protection requirements for concrete trucks when work platforms are equipped with guardrails and toeboards.

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December 16, 2003

Thomas Harman, CSP
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
900 Spring Street
Silver Spring, MD 20910

Dear Mr. Harman:

Loading docks.

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March 23, 1976

Mr. Neill Darmstadter
Senior Safety Engineer
American Trucking Associations, Inc.
1616 P Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036

Dear Mr. Darmstadter:

This is in response to your letter of February 6, 1976, with attachments, regarding an exception from 29 CFR 1910.23(b) for loading docks used as such.

Acceptability of slip on fittings on stair rails and requirement for stair rails to be smooth surfaced.

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 14, 2005

Mr. Ron Crebo
Hollander Structural Fittings
P.O. Box 156399
Cincinnati, OH 45215-6399

Dear Mr. Crebo:

Guarding requirements for skylights and "grandfather" provisions for buildings constructed over twenty years ago.

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 28, 2006

Mr. Kyle Yancey
Attorney At Law
5855 Mableton Parkway, SW
Mableton, GA 30126-3467

Dear Mr. Yancey:

Guarding of Access Openings to Fixed Ladders.

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September 29, 2009

Compliance of stair and platform railings with height requirements in OSHA standards for fixed industrial stairs.

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August 27, 2008

Mr. Bryan Cobb
500 Industrial Drive, NE
White, GA 30184

Dear Mr. Cobb:

Thank you for your January 23, 2008, fax to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Directorate of Enforcement Programs (DEP). You had specific questions regarding the OSHA standards for fixed industrial stairs. Your paraphrased questions and our responses are below. This letter constitutes OSHA‹s interpretation only of the requirements discussed and may not be applicable to any questions not delineated within your original correspondence.

Clarification of OSHA requirements pertaining to winding stairway systems.

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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.

June 15, 2010

Ms. Darla J. Fanelli, PE, PS
Senior Project Engineer
1645 Indian Wood Circle, Suite 101
Maumee, OH 43537

Dear Ms. Fanelli:

Walking-Working Surfaces; Information Collection Requirements.

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    63:34933-34934
  • Title:

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

[Docket No. ICR-98-26]

Walking-Working Surfaces; Information Collection Requirements

ACTION: Notice; Opportunity for Public Comment.