Guidance Search
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.
The Department and its agencies issue guidance to provide clarifying information and technical assistance to the public on existing statutory and regulatory rights and obligations, inform the regulated community about best practices, and provide other useful information. The contents of these documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, except as authorized by law or incorporated into a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.
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Set of FAQs providing instructions on how to respond to the Question C.9 on the ETA Form 9089 and foreign worker's qualifications.
Extended and Unusual Work Shifts - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)]
Acceptability of Using Web Based Electrical Training - [1910.332(c)]
Fall protection requirements while working from an elevated location above four feet. - [1910.269(g)(2)(iii); 1910.269(g)(2)(iv); 1910.269(g)(2)(iv)(C)(2); 1910.269(g)(2)(iv)(C)(3)]
Permit-Required Confined Space Entry Requirements For IDLH and Non-IDLH Spaces - [1910.146(b); 1910.146(k)(1)(i); 1910.134; 1910.134(g)(3)]
This set of FAQs addresses coverage of preventive services.
Policy Background on the Temporary Worker Initiative Posted - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)] - [1910; 1915; 1917; 1918; 1919; 1926; 1928; 1960]
Provides information for workers and employers about preparing for, responding to, and recovering from earthquakes
Permanent Places of Employment - [1910.22]
Clarification on whether a worker is allowed to stand on the top step of equipment, similar in design to a step stool - [1926.1050(b); 1926.1053(b)(13)]
Clarification on whether a worker is allowed to stand on the top step of equipment, similar in design to a step stool
Interpretation, Application and Guidelines on Enforcement of 30 CFR
Investigation of the February 1, 2014 Collapse of a Telecommunication Tower at the Summit Park Community in Clarksburg, WV
Structural Investigation of the January 20, 2014 Plant Collapse at International Nutrition Facility in Omaha, NE
An agricultural guide to federal labor law.
FAQs about previously denied claims where there was a negative x-ray reading by Dr. Wheeler
This memorandum reiterates OSHA's long-standing policy of ensuring that safety and health hazards identified during the whistleblower complaint intake and screening process are referred to OSHA enforcement or the appropriate agency.
CPL 02-00-158 [CPL 02-00-120] - National - Inspection procedures for the Respiratory Protection Standard. - 06/26/2014 - PDF
Notice to stakeholders that the Federal Black Lung Program requires approval of the pre-evaluation processes for lung transplants and the lung transplant itself for Black Lung beneficiaries.
Clarification regarding hazard access zones in steel erection.
Clarification regarding shop installed continuous bent plate in steel erection
Clarification regarding hazard access zones in steel erection - [1926.760(d)(1); 1926.502(f)(2)]
Clarification regarding shop installed continuous bent plate in steel erection - [1926.754(c)(1)]
Interpretation of 1910.1200 - Clarification on effective date of SDSs replacing MSDSs - [1910.1200]
Lifting compressed-gas cylinders - [1910.253(b)(5)(ii)(A)]
Provides guidance to staff in the consideration of Dr. Wheeler X-ray interpretations that are negative for complicated pneumoconiosis or simple pneumoconiosis
Provides guidance to staff on the acceptable standards, format and storage for digital X-rays
Interpretation and Guidelines on Enforcement of the 1977 Act
Compliance Guide Subpart CC
An interactive, online, game-based training tool for small business owners, workers and others interested in learning the core concepts of hazard identification.
Fall protection requirements applicable during the construction of retaining walls
Fall protection requirements applicable during the construction of retaining walls - [1926.501(b)(1); 1926.502(d)]
Asbestos training for removing asphaltic coatings from utility pipes - [1926.1101; 1926.1101(g)(11)]
Youth Team webpage discussing information and resources for youth service professionals.
Youth Team webpage discussing information and resources for families with youth with disabilities.
Describes the hazards often found in nail salons and provides employers and workers with recommendation to prevent injuries and illnesses.
Describes the hazards often found in nail salons and provides employers and workers with recommendation to prevent injuries and illnesses.
A similar document was completed for shipyard employment - this focuses on small hollow or enclosed spaces in marine terminals - such as stanchions, guard rails, where welding must be completed
This Fact Sheet provides guidance on personnel safety zones for on-dock container rail operations.
The fact sheet will help employers and workers performing duties such as servicing, mounting, installing, repairing, and assembling rim wheels in marine terminals. OSHA has two regulations that address rim wheels, 1910.177 and 1917.44(o), but 1917.44(o)
Boundaries of a PSM-Covered Process that Includes the Storage of Cylinders of HHCs (Anhydrous Hydrogen Fluoride) - [1910.119]
This set of FAQs addresses updated DOL model notices, limitations on cost-sharing, coverage of preventive services, health FSA carryover and excepted benefits, and the Summary of Benefits and Coverage requirements of PHS Act §2715.
Document outlines union member rights and officer responsibilities
Provides basic information about chemical hazards and toxic substances in the workplace.
Provides information on recognizing and preventing heat related illnesses.
Provides information on recognizing and preventing heat related illnesses.
Guidance developed for use by employers for the safe servicing of vessels and vessel sections, and machinery, equipment, or systems in landside facilities. The document highlights the harmful effects of hazardous energy and ways to control it, including
Provides general information regarding the Breaktime for Nursing Mothers requirement of the FLSA in a Frequently Asked Questions format.
Installing a barrier film over asbestos-containing flooring - [1926.1101(k)(9)(vi); 1926.1101; 1910.1001(j)(7)(iv); 1910.1001]
Interpretation of what constitutes a salt of 4,4' Methylenedianiline (MDA) - [1910.1050(b); 1926.60(b)]
Protection of employees by overhead protection on a personnel platform, being lifted by a crane, when employees are exposed to falling objects - [1926.1431(e)(10)]
Protection of employees by overhead protection on a personnel platform, being lifted by a crane, when employees are exposed to falling objects.
Provides information on the health effects associated with asbestos and methods used to control worker exposures.
Replacing electrical cords - [1926.404(b)(1)(iii)(C)]
Round rungs on ladders - [1910.27(b)(1)]
Information about OFLC's revised retention schedule following a 30-day period of public notice and review.
Safe Work Practices while Working from Orchard Ladder Quick Card provides guidance on orchard ladder safety for orchard employers and workers in the agriculture industry.
Safe Work Practices while Working from Orchard Ladder Quick Card provides guidance on orchard ladder safety for orchard workers in the agriculture industry.
Acute Toxicity classification under hazard communication - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(f)(1)(v)]
Centralized Monitoring for Permit-Required Confined Spaces - [1910.146(c)(5); 1910.146(d); 1910.146(i)]
Lifting requirements for hospital nurse - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)]
This webpage provides guidance for employers to ensure that their employees operate riding lawn mowers safely.
Workers in the consumer financial product and service industries are protected from retaliation for reporting violations of the CFPA or any other provision of law that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Investigation of the November 2, 2013 collapse of concrete beams at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport runway project
Scaffolding: Narrow Frame Scaffolds Fact Sheet
worker safety fact sheet
Aircraft Flight Attendants
Temporary Enforcement Policy for Proximity Alarm and Insulating Link Use with Cranes and Derricks in Construction - [1926.1401; 1926.1407; 1926.1408; 1926.1409; 1926.1410]
Establishes uniform criteria for the training and retraining of MSHA personnel assigned to conduct special investigations pursuant to Sections 105(c), 108, and 110 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977.
Extension of Effective Date for NRTL requirements for Prox Alarms and Insulating Links
Provides mine operators guidance in implementing: (1) post-accident wireless two-way communication between underground and surface personnel and (2) electronic tracking systems, both of which are required by the MINER Act. The two-way communication systems currently include infrastructure underground to provide untethered communications with miners.
Facts about how a worker died when a material hoist failed. Guidance is specific to preventing another fatality from the same sequence of events.
(30 C.F.R. Sections 56/57.15005)
Establishes uniform procedures for Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety and Health enforcement personnel to notify the appropriate state agencies when dams are no longer subject to MSHA jurisdiction.
Clarification regarding impalement hazards on construction worksites
Clarification regarding impalement hazards on construction worksites - [1926.701(b); 1926.25(a)]
Regarding the determination of whether an employee may be considered a "qualified rigger" - [1926.1401]
worker safety
DOL issues guidance on implementing Streamlining Claims for Federal Contractor Employees Act (Pub L.113-50)
Sanitation-Toilet Facility - [1910.141(c)(1)(i)]
Provides safe usage information for adhesives used to glue membranes in place on a roof. The adhesives are often flammable and can easily ignite.
This memorandum explains that in effort to improve customer service for complainants, DWPP and SOL recommend that OSHA refer complainants who have filed, or attempted to file, untimely complaints under the OSH Act Section 11(c) to the NLRB.
Whether qualified rigger required when lifting a load below 2000 lbs or less.
Whether qualified rigger required when lifting a load below 2000 lbs or less - [1926.1401; 1926.1404; 1926.1425; 1926.1441]
Application of OSHA's Amended Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) to Combustible Dust (1910.1200)] - [1910.1200]
OSHA's Amended Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) about classification criteria for Single Target Organ Toxicity - [1910.1200]
OSHA's Amended Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) about Hazards Not Otherwise Classified - [1910.1200]
OSHA's Amended Hazard Communication Standard (HCS 2012) regarding Petroleum Streams - [1910.1200]
Investigation of the November 13, 2013 collapse of precast walls at a garage construction site, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
worker safety fact sheet
Pangrace, Nathan
Smart, John
Clarification of a pre-existing injury or illness and recordable events - [1904.5; 1904.7]
Clarification of Multiple Business Establishments and Covered Employees - [1904.30]
Strengthen and improves proposed decision and orders in instances where the party opposing entitlement has submitted medical evidence subsequent to the issuance of an SSAE that recommended an award of benefits
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