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This Advisory Opinion Opinion Letter concerns the application of the fiduciary and prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA to certain “cleared swap” transactions conducted pursuant to provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Informing OA/SAA about a revised Quality Assurance Assessment form, criteria for selection of registered apprenticeship programs for Remote Reviews and instructions for remote preparation and completion of Apprenticeship Program Quality Assurance Assessme
OLMS interpretative guidelines under LMRDA.
Clarification of the term "hydrocarbon" as used in the PSM standard. - [1910.119]
Labeling Nonpotable Water - [1910.141(b)(2)(i)]
OSHA requirement for updating Prescription Safety Glasses - [1910.133(a)(3)]
Training requirements for mechanics repairing and/or testing pressure relief devices. - [1910.119]
General guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring TDFs, and other investment options in 401(k), and similar participant-directed individual account plans.
Provides information on how hydrogen sulfide can affect your health, where you might find it, and how to prevent harmful exposures. Highlights OSHA Standards related to hydrogen sulfide.
Investigation of the September 6, 2012 Partial Collapse of a Slab during Construction at Hyatt Place, Omaha, NE
The fact sheet provides general guidance to assist plan fiduciaries in selecting and monitoring target date funds and other investment options in 401K and similar participant-directed individual account plans.
Clarification on labeling and SDS requirements under HCS 2012. - [1910.1200]
Employers responsibilities under HCS 2012 to classify hazards and create SDSs for products whose manufacturers are no longer in business. - [1910.1200]
Fixed ladders inside wind turbine towers - [1910.27; 1910.27(c)(1); 1910.27(c)(7); 1910.269(h)]
Transporting contaminated surgical instruments for cleaning - [1910.1030(d)(2)(viii); 1910.1030(d)(4)(ii)]
Advises the underground coal mining community that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently published a report on the Coal Dust Explosibility Meter (CDEM).
This set of FAQs addresses the employer notice of coverage options, health reimbursement arrangements, disclosure of information related to firearms, employer group waiver plans supplementing Medicare Part D, fixed indemnity insurance and payment of PCORI fees. Related information: CMS Bulletin on Non-Medicare Supplemental Drug Benefits.
(**Note: See Technical Release 2013-03 for comprehensive guidance addressing health reimbursement arrangements that was issued after the date of these FAQs.)
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) revised the Agency’s existing regulation for pattern of violations (POV).
Digester Piping Must Be Secured With Through Bolts - [1910.261(g)(12)(ii)]
Clarifies that the age of a son or daughter at the onset of a disability is not relevant in determining a parent's entitlement to FMLA leave, and provides guidance on the impact of the ADAAA on a parent's ability to take FMLA leave to care for an adult child.
Provides information regarding application of FMLA to care for children 18 years and older.
This is a OSHA and MSHA collaboration that discusses the hazards associated with exposures to particulate matter from diesel exhaust. The alert also provides safet guards employers can take to protect their workers.
Provides information to employers and workers of the hazards involved in using stone-cutting machines and describes methods to eliminate or reduce the risk of injury when operating stone-cutting machines.
Subpart CC Fact sheet- wire rope inspaection
quick card focusing on electrcial safety in construction
Pictogram requirements for product labels under the revised Hazard Communication standard. - [1910.1200]
Guidance on Handling Cases Developed Pursuant to the FRC Enforcement Policy Memorandum. - [1910.132; 1910.132(a)]
Whether an LED type device ca be used for the isolation and deenergization verification requirements of 1910.147 and 1910.333. - [1910.147]
Worker Safety
Worker Safety
Provides additional clarification concerning the application of the MSPA, FLSA, and OSH Act FSS to activities in connection with the raking, gathering, baling, and loading of pine straw gathered from pine trees grown for commercial timber.
Clarification concerning fall protection and vertical walled trenches with depth of 6 feet or greater and use of controlled access zones
Is reassembly of a cylinder valve a mechanical integrity activity? - [1910.119; 1910.119(j)(4)(iv)]
Facts about how a worker died when he fell from an oil derrick where fall protection was not adequate. Guidance is specific to preventing another fatality from the same sequence of events.
This is a OSHA and NIOSH collaboration that discusses the hazards associated with exposures to crystaline silica during hydaulic fracturing operations. The alert also provides safet guards employers can take to protect their workers.
Facts about how a worker died when flammable vapors ignited caused by the electric equipment they were using. Guidance is specific to preventing another fatality from the same sequence of events.
Facts about how a worker died because a load was not properly rigged while being moved. The load came off the rigging and struct the worker. Guidance is specific to preventing another fatality from the same sequence of events.
Facts about how a worker died when rigging used to lift a load failed and the load struck the worker. Guidance is specific to preventing another fatality from the same sequence of events.
Facts about how two workers died when their vehicle skidded off the road. Guidance is specific to preventing another fatality from the same sequence of events.
Investigation of the September 10, 2012 Partial Collapse of a Building under Construction at 227 Carlton Avenue in Brooklyn, NY
This is a OSHA and NIOSH collaboration that discusses the hazards associated with exposures to crystaline silica during hydaulic fracturing operations. The alert also provides safet guards employers can take to protect their workers.
Provides information, resources and links to help clinicians navigate OSHA's web site and aid clinicians in caring for workers.
Qualifications of designers and inspectors of tiered single-post concrete shoring.
Powered Industrial Trucks Equipped with Flashing Lights and/or Back-up Beepers - [1910.178]
Qualifications of designers and inspectors of tiered single-post concrete shoring. - [1926.703(a)(1); 1926.703(b)(8)(i)]
Clarification of OSHA safety requirements between a temporary staffing agency and its client - [1904.31; 1910.1200]
Minimum approach distances for conductive objects to exposed energized parts. - [1910.269]
Clarification of the lockout/tags-plus standard for maritime employment. - [1915.80; 1915.81(b)(2); 1915.82; 1915.84; 1915.89; 1915.89(c)(7); 1915.89(k)(2); 1915.89(m)]
Information Letter to Susan M. Camillo, Esq.
Guidance as to the definition of "related" in PTE 84-14, the QPAM class exemption.
worker safety fact sheet
worker safety fact sheet
worker safety card
worker safety card
worker safety card
worker safety
Skills to pay the bills discussion guide for the video series.
Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers.
Compatibility requirements of fall protection equipment from different manufacturers. - [1926.502(d)(5); 1926.502(d)(6); 1926.502(e)(7); 1926.502(e)(8)]
CPL 02-01-054 - National - Inspection and Citation Guidance for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones - 10/16/2012 - PDF
Audiograms to Retest Hearing for Threshold Shifts - [1910.95]
Applicability of Supbart CC standards to equipment with dragline attachments. - [1926.1400(a); 1926.1400(b); 1926.1427(h)(2); 1926.1400(c)(14)]
Fall Protection in General Industry QuickCard™ (updating to reflect current policy)
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard Requirements for Exposure Control Plans - [1910.1030]
Clarification of the term controlling entity and responsibility for ground conditions for safe crane operations. - [1926.1402(b); 1926.1402(e); 1926.1412(d)(1)(x)]
OSHA does not have the legal authority to evaluate and certify products. - [1926.1052(b)]
Provides information on the hazards associated with combustion engines as ignition sources where flammable vapors are present.
Clarification of the term controlling entity and responsibility for ground conditions for safe crane operations.
OSHA does not have the legal authority to evaluate and certify products.
Whether the Hawaii Laborers’ and Employers’ Cooperation and Education Trust Fund, a fund established and operated as a labor management cooperation committee under section 302(c)(9) of the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 186(c)(9), is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
Facial Hair Under Seal of Tight-fitting Respirator - [1910.134]
Criteria and protocols for determining whether peronal fall arrest systems comply with OSHA standards - [1926.502(d)(16); 1926.502(d)(16)(iii)]
Criteria and protocols for determining whether personal fall arrest systems comply with OSHA standards
Describes some of the key information participants will receive from their plan and tips on using it in evaluating the investment choices in your plan.
Describes how combustible dusts can create and explosion hazard and provides links to guidance, rulemaking, and enforcement materials on the subject.
Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation under Public Health Service Act § 2708.
Crane operator certification and whether a practical test is required for re-certification. - [1926.1427; 1926.1427(a); 1926.1427(j)]
Fall Protection of Telecommunication Workers - [1910.268]
Labeling requirements for Diatomaceous Earth - [1910.1200]
Car Dealership Accident - [1904]
Speed-Sensing Machine Guards - [1910.212]
Severe Violators
The Requirements of Submitting OSHA's Recordkeeping Forms to the United States Department of Labor/OSHA - [1904.41; 1904.42; 1904.32(b); 1904.40(b); 1904.35]
Inoue, Naohisa
Enforcement Policy for Citing General Duty Clause instead of 29 CFR 1910.68 for Grandfathered Manlifts - [1910.68]
This FAQ addresses the Summary of Benefits and Coverage requirements of PHS Act §2715.
Some of the guidance in FAQs Parts VIII, IX, and X has been superseded by guidance contained in FAQs Part XIV. Some of the guidance in FAQs Parts VIII, IX, X, and XIV has been superseded by guidance contained in FAQs Part XIX.
Clarification of OSHA training requirements for basic first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). - [1910.151; 1910.146; 1910.266; 1910.269; 1910.410; 1926.950]
Clarification on the use of a tagout device when an energy isolating device is capable of being locked out. - [1910.147]
Hooking and Unhooking Loads with a Helicopter During Work on Electric Transmission Systems - [1910.183; 1910.269; 1926.551; 1926 Subpart V]
CPL 02-00-154 - National - Longshoring and Marine Terminals "Tool Shed" Directive - 07/31/2012 - PDF
Guidance concerning requirements of 29 CFR 2550.404a-5 (participant-level disclosure and 29 CFR 2550.408b-2 (exemption for services or office space). This guidance document supersedes Field Assitance Bulletin 2012-02.
Requirements for watertight longitudinal bulkheads on crane barges.
Requirements for watertight longitudinal bulkheads on crane barges. - [1926.1437; 1926.1437(n)(7)(ii); 1926.1437(m)(5)]
A set of FAQs addressing occupation-specific issues, the documentation of an affiliated or related nonprofit entity, and the issuance of hourly wages.
Definition of multi-employer worksite
Whether the requirements for "qualifying employer real property" under ERISA section 407(d)(4)(A) are satisfied when a single parcel of real property is contributed to or sold by a pension plan such that section 408(e) of ERISA would be available for such transaction.
Applicability of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard during transection of the umbilical cord. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(c)(2); 1910.1030(c)(1)(v); 1910.1030(d)(2)(i); 1910.1030(g)(2)(vii)(F)]
Hazard communication of ammonia gas from new fuel additive in diesel trucks - [1910.1200]
Protecting Trainers of Killer Whales - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)]
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