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The Department of Labor provides this guidance search tool as a single, searchable location where users may search for guidance issued by any of the Department’s agencies, including significant guidance documents under Executive Order 12866. Individual guidance documents are maintained on the various agency websites, and if you know what agency you are looking for, you may also find guidance by navigating directly to that agency’s website. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, which are not maintained by the Department, also include some of the Department’s interpretations of law and similar material.
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measures to keep outdoor workers safe
translation of preexisting English version
information for employers to keep zip-line workers safe
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Application of construction crane standard when handling precast components - [1926.1400(c)(17)(i)]
Explained section 511 requirements as applied to section 14(c) certificateholders.
Provides enforcement guidance regarding section 511 limitations on the payment of subminimum wages under Section 14(c) effective July 22, 2016.
Container labeling requirements for importer under HCS 2012 - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(c); 1910.1200(f)(1)]
OSHA provided clarification for container labeling requirements for importer under HCS 2012.
Changes enforcement policy regarding covered concentrations of PSM ocvered chemicals listed in appendix A of 29 CFR 1910.119
Provides guidance for lockout/tagout of electric power generation, transmission and distribution stanard
This memorandum serves to clarify what Whistleblower Investigators should tell interview subjects who request confidentiality.
Use of Zip Ties As An Additional Means of Control for Tagout under 1910.269(d) - [1910.269(d)(2); 1910.269(d)(3); 1910.269(d)(6)]
Clarification of OSHA requirements for dual-rated equipment meeting consensus standards for both aerial lifts and cranes - [1926.1400; 1926.453]
OSHA requirements for individuals interested in employment as Heavy Equipment Operator. - [1926.21(b)(2); 1926.602(d); 1910.178(l)]
Whether handling of stones for foundation work is considered a construction activity; Clarification of whether a crane can be derated based on the load being lifted. - [1926.32(g); 1926.1441]
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This memorandum explains that the final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses prohibits employers from discouraging workers from reporting an injury or illness.
Concern for the hazards of sleep deprivation from working night shifts.
Sleep-deprivation and fatigue hazards for night shift workers - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)]
Outdoor workers may be at the greatest risk of exposure to Zika virus, which is primarily spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes. This OSHA Quick Card includes information about the risk of exposure through mosquito bites and how to protect ones
Outdoor workers may be at the greatest risk of exposure to Zika virus, which is primarily spread through the bites of infected mosquitoes. This OSHA Quick Card includes information about the risk of exposure through mosquito bites and how to protect ones
Investigation of the February 5, 2016 Crane Collapse at 40 Worth Street, New York, NY
information on electrical hazards and keeping workers safety
provides signs and symptoms of Zika infection, recommendations for employers, how to protect workers
provides signs and symptoms of Zika infection, recommendations for employers, how to protect workers
Develop general emergency preparedness infomation for the agri sector with the focus gear toward work conducted away from emergency and medical factilities, haz chemicals, and agri emergency situations.
Helminiak
Clarification of whether the handling of propane tanks is considered construction - [1926.1400(c)(17)]
Whether unloading a pallet suspended by a crane is considered construction. - [1926.1400(c)(17)]
Kosta
OSHA provided clarification of the BBP standard training requirements and how BBP standard applies within tatoo parlors.
OSHA provided clarification of the responsible party's address and phone number requirements on SDSs and labels
Obligations of establishments that provide tattoos and body piercing under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - [1910.1030(g)(2)]
Responsible party's address and phone number on SDSs and labels - [1910.1200(c)]
WOTC 2015 Reauthorization
This set of FAQs addresses notice of coverage options – COBRA and the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Provides an exemption from the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the FLSA for "any employee employed in connection with the publication of any weekly, semiweekly, or daily newspaper with a circulation of less than four thousand the major part of which circulation is within the county where published or counties contiguous thereto."
Provides that FLSA section 7 (overtime) shall not apply to any employee for whom the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (DOT/FHWA) has power to establish qualifications and maximum hours of service pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Motor Carrier Act of 1935.
OSHA provided clarification for HCS Classification and Labeling and its application for products manufactured for shipment to domestic or international destinations.
Requirements for labeling of products shipped for export to domestic and international destinations, under the revised Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) - [1910.1200(f)(1)(i); 1910.1200(f)(1)(ii); 1910.1200(f)(1)(iii); 1910.1200(f)(1)(iv); 1910.120
Set of FAQs clarifying process.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is an emerging viral respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus (MERS-CoV). This Safety and Health Topics web page provides information about MERS-CoV and MERS for workers and employers.
Provides examples of group health plan treatment limits that may violate the parity law.
Confined Spaces- Frequently Asked Questions
This advisory contains information on recent and past accidents involving AMMONIUM NITRATE (commonly referred to as AN), on the hazards of AN, how to manage these hazards, and appropriate steps for community emergency planning and proper emergency respons
Tips to help employers and employees control combustible dust
information to lessen impact of natural or man-made incidents and importance of emergency action plans
info to prevent tractor rollovers
info to prevent tractor rollovers
outlines steps for employers and workers to control the dust and prevent flash fires and explosions
update of OSHA’s 1996 and 2004 voluntary guidelines for preventing workplace violence for healthcare and social service workers.
OSHA provided clarification of the the Occupational Noise Standard permissible exposure Limit (PEL) and our inability to ban/prohibit use of equipment
An update to the OSHA Technical Manaul was issued as a non-policy technical document replacing the policy OSHA Technical Manual Chapter, now archived.
Exposure to noise during the use of high-velocity dryer nozzles in pet grooming salons - [1910.95]
Provide guidance to DCMWC staff regarding implementation of the regulatory changes associated with the final rule on Disclosure of Medical Information and Payment of Benefits
Recordkeeping Regulation contained in 29 CFR Part 1904 - [1904.39(b)(11)]
Clarification on the new reporting requirements regarding amputations.
Huffer Letter - 26712
The use of dry down draft tables or benches for collection of metal dust generated during grinding, buffing, and deburring operations - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)]
By-product hazard information included in safety data sheet, Section 2 - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(g)(2)]
OSHA provided clarification on the HCS Classification requirements, including Hazards Not Otherwise Classified (HNOCs)
Lightning is often overlooked as an occupational hazard, but employers need awareness about lightning hazards to ensure their workers’ safety. This fact sheet provides employers and workers at outdoor worksites with lightning safety recommendations from t
Describes application and enforcement of RAGAGEP provisions in 29 CFR 1910.119
This memorandum addresses three issues (naming employers, extending damages, and retaliatory transfer) relating to temporary worker claims under Section 11(c ) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices in Process Safety Management Enforcement - [1910.119]
Definition of a "physician" under 29 CFR 1910.95 and what credentials would qualify a person to perform the duties that are specifically ascribed to physicians by the standard - [1910.95(g)(3); 1910.95(g)(9)]
OSHA provided guidance regarding its Noise Standard 's definition of "physician"
OSHA provided guidance regarding its Respiratory Protection standard as it applies to workers with facial hair and fit-testing
Facial hair and respirator fit - [1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A); 1910.134(g)(1)]
ways to keep workers safe in maritime industry
translation of preexisting English version
translation of preexisting English version
Recording criteria for cases involving occupational hearing loss when employees use hearing protection - [1904.5(a); 1904.10(a); 1904.10(b)(5); 1910.95]
Provides guidance and instructions to MSHA personnel who use digital cameras during their inspections or investigations and maintain digital images, including photographs and videos, taken during inspections or investigations as part of their documentatio
Guidance regarding the exclusion of sleep time from the hours worked of domestic service employees. Describes applicable rules governing under what circumstances an employer may exclude sleep time from an employee's hours worked under the FLSA and, if exclusion is permissible, how many hours may be excluded, with explanations and examples from the domestic service context.
OSHA CSHO resource for technical infromation about fall protection equipment and use. Publically available for transparency.
This NIOSH/OSHA interim guidance provides employers and workers, including outdoor workers who may be exposed to mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus as well as workers are or may become pregnant or whose sexual partners are or may become pregnant, wit
This NIOSH/OSHA interim guidance provides employers and workers, including outdoor workers who may be exposed to mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus as well as workers are or may become pregnant or whose sexual partners are or may become pregnant, wit
The Protecting Agricultural Workers from Tractor Hazards Fact Sheet is a companion guidance product document that was developed to expand upon the tractor hazards noted in the Tractor Hazard Quick Card guidance product. Designed for the agriculture employ
Peck
This set of FAQs addresses coverage of preventive services, rescissions, out-of-network emergency services, coverage for individuals participating in approved clinical trials, limitations on cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act.
Provides an exemption from sections 6 and 7 under the FLSA (section 13(a)(1)) for any employee employed by any retail or service establishment (except an establishment or employee engaged in laundering, cleaning, or repairing clothing or fabrics or an establishment engaged in the operation of a hospital, institution, or school described in section 3(s)(5)), if more than 50 percent of such establishment's annual dollar volume (ADV) of sales of goods or services is made within the state in which the establishment is located, and such establishment is not in an enterprise described in section 3(s).
Regarding setting time restrictions by crane operator testing organizations for crane-certification test. - [1926.1427(b); 1926.1418; 1926.1417]
Evaluation of chemical exposures in shipyard operations by competent persons - [1915.3(c); 1915.4(o); 1915.7]
OSHA provided clarification of shipyard competent person and the testing of atmopheres where there is no permissible exposure limit
To use the rigid brace for pain relief is considered medical treatment beyond first-aid.
Recordkeeping Regulation contained in 29 CFR Part 1904 - [1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(F)]
Provides information to the mining community on examination of electrical underground coal mine equipment, under 30 C.F.R. Section 75. 512, 75.800-3, 75.821, and 75.900-3, regarding equipment that is put into service for the first time, out-of-service equipment.
Medical and First Aid
This comprehensive document highlights hazards associated with surface preparation and preservation activities such as blastingm paint removal, and degreasing. It also discusses the hazards associated with the application of paint and other protective coa
Final disclosure templates, uniform glossary, and instructions.
describes responsibilities for host employers and staffing agencies to provide mandatory safety and health training to temporary workers
describes responsibilities under 29 CFR 1910.1200 for both host employers and staffing agencies for temporary workers
Highlights key elements 1926 Subpart L and describes best practices as they relate to Ladder Jack Scaffolds
1926 Subpart AA guidance/rescue and emergency services
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