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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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Recordkeeping regulation contained in 29 CFR Part 1904 - Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses - [1904.5(b); 1910.141(a); 1910.141(a)]
Provides information to workers who chemicals to clean.
Ballas & Associates
Provides information for workers and employers on the hazards of removing snow from rooftops and elevated surfaces.
A topics page that provides detailed content information on heat illness prevention and management, and contains links to the National Integrated Heat Health Information System Weather-Ready Nation White House page with links to the OSHA heat campaign.
The fact sheet provides an overview of the final regulation that requires covered service providers to provide responsible fiduciaries with the information they need to assess the reasonableness of total compensation, both direct and indirect, received by the provider and its affiliates and subcontractors, identify potential conflicts of interest, and satisfy reporting and disclosure requirements under Title I of ERISA.
The fact sheet provides an overview of the final rule that requires that when a plan allocates investment responsibility to participants and beneficiaries, the plan administrator must take steps to ensure that such participants and beneficiaries, on a regular and periodic basis, are made aware of their rights and responsibilities with respect to the investment assets in their accounts and are provided sufficient information regarding the plan and its investment options to make informed decisions with regard to the management of their individual accounts.
Announces the availability of revised Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAA) petition forms that must be used starting January 31, 2012. Downloadable and online petition forms currently in use will be rendered obsolete and may not be used as of that date.
PEL for cotton dust when exposure is from cotton fibers used in the manufacture of absorbent glass tubes. - [1910.1043; 1910.1000]
Clarification of OSHA's position on FR Clothing for welders. - [1910.252; 1910.252(b)(3); 1910.132]
Dental office employers with one or more employees must comply with the OSH Act. - [1975.4; 1910.1200; 1910.1030; 1910.132]
Requirements of a third-party evaluator of rigger and signal person qualifications. - [1926.1401; 1926.1428; 1926.1428(a)]
Clarification on when a trestle ladder would be considered a stepladder. - [1926.1053; 1926.1053(b)(13); 1926.1060]
ETA-authored TEN on employment-related transportation options applicable to local employment networks.
The purpose of this document is: 1) to provide successful strategies to the public workforce system for connecting individuals with transportation to jobs and training, and 2) to help businesses access a diverse workforce.
Clarification on when a trestle ladder would be considered a stepladder.
Investigation of the July 27, 2011 Systems-engineered Metal Building Collapse in San Marcos, TX
Fact sheet focused on hazards associated with installing standing seam roofs
Fact sheet focusing on re-roofing
fact sheet focused on Reducing Falls During Roof Sheathing installations/Residential Construction
Description of the different types of respiratory protection
Fit testing requirements for respirators used for CBRN protection. - [1910.134; 1910.134(f)(7); 1910.134(f)(8)]
Clarification on the applicability of the Hazard Communication standard DEF tank operations. - [1910.1200; 1910.1000]
Removal of Contaminated Needles Prior to Disposal. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(d)(2)(vii)(A)]
Whether certain cash contributions to a pension plan by the Cement and Concrete Workers District Council Labor Management Cooperation Trust would result in prohibited transactions under section 406 of ERISA and section 4975 of the Code.
Clarification on whether an employer with multiple facilities needs a separate written ECP for each facility. - [1910.1030; 1960]
Revised interim policy on electronic disclosure under 29 CFR 2550.404a-5. (Revised Technical Release 2011-03.)
Obtaining source individual's consent to release test results. - [1910.1030]
Electrical Grounding of Overhead Cranes and Hoists. - [1910.179; 1910.304]
Guidance on Rebates for Group Health Plans Paid Pursuant to the Medical Loss Ratio Requirements of the Public Health Service Act.
Provides a simplified explanation of plan and investment fees.
Employees who work for publicly traded companies or companies that are required to file certain reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are protected from retaliation for reporting alleged mail, ire, bank, or securities fraud; violation(
Nail Gun Safety Guide
Provides information on the health effects associated with formaldhyde used in hair straightening producta and the methods used to control worker exposures.
Explains a variety of rights for individuals employed as miners, designated representatives of miners, and applicants for employment in mine related jobs under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Respo
Provides guidance to help mine owners and operators develop their Federally required training plans.
Explains a variety of rights for individuals employed as miners designated representatives of miners and applicants for employment in mine related jobs under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Respons
Clarification of sampling and testing protocols for determining employee exposure to airborne contaminants. - [1910.1048; 1910.1048(c)(2); 1910.1200]
Numerous questions on filtering facepiece/dusk mask respirators. - [1910.134; 1910.134(b); 1910.134(c)(2); 1910.134(h)]
Retrieval Lines Tied to Rescuers Entering a Confined Space - [1910.146]
This set of FAQs addresses the Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary requirements of PHS Act §2715 and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Numerous questions on the removal of asbestos containing gaskets - [1926.1101]
Use of IOM sampler for inhalable dust. - [1910.1000]
CPL 02-01-053 - National - Compliance Policy for Manufacture, Storage, Sale, Handling, Use and Display of Pyrotechnics - 10/27/2011 - PDF
Clarification on the intermingling of flammable and combustible liquids in a storage cabinet. - [1910.106; 1910.106(d)(3)(i)]
Fit testing for CBRN respirators. - [1910.134; 1910.134(f)(7)]
Whether PTE 80-26 provides relief for an indemnification agreement between an IRA owner and a broker where such agreement is required in order for the IRA to engage in futures trading.
Clarification of Hazcom provision intended to preempt conflicting state regulatory actions, but not tort claims. - [1910.1200; 1910.1200(a)(2)]
Clarification of utility owner/operator obligation to provide voltage information. - [1926.1407; 1926.1407(e); 1926.1408]
Clarification of utility owner/operator obligation to provide voltage information
Certified flame-resistant clothing (FRC) used by industrial personnel. - [1910.132]
The fact sheet provides an overview of the final rule implementing the statutory exemption added by the Pension Protection Act to expand the availability of fiduciary investment advice to participants in 401k-type plans and IRAs.
Guidance on potential prohibited transaction violations that may arise in leasing or service provider arrangements.
Investigation of the April 5, 2011 Flow Equalization Basin Wall Collapse at Wastewater Treatment Plant in Gatlinburg, TN
Guidance booklet that provides a summary of the most important hazards that are encountered in laboratories and how workers can avoid them
Guide to help small businesses comply with the OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard
Details the proper procedures for use of BSCs
Describes the proper way to develop a chemical hygiene plan
Outlines the basic requirements contained in OSHA's Laboratory Standard
Describes the proper way to work with chemical fume hoods to avoid potential hazards
Describes the potential electrical hazards that are present in laboratories
Provides guidance and preventative measures for latex allergies
Provides safe work practices and PPE when working with small animals
Details the proper procedures for use of centrifuges and how to avoid associated hazards
Guidance on DOL's policy and laws against age discrimination
Guidance on DOL's policy and laws against discrimination based on religion
Guidance on DOL's policy and laws against age discrimination for internal DOL Employees/Applicants for employment
Guidance on DOL's policy and laws against discrimination based on religion for Internal DOL Employees/Applicants for Employment
This memorandum underscores the importance of effective enforcement of Section 11(c ) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Clarification of the Chromium (VI) Standard - Change Rooms and Hygiene Practices. - [1910.141; 1910.141(e); 1910.1026; 1910.1026(h)(1); 1910.1026(i)(1)]
Worker Safety Fact Sheet
Fact sheet focusing on reducing falls while installing roof trusses
Fact sheet focusing on reducing falls while installing tile roofs
Fact sheet focusing on reducing falls during roof repair
Poster focused on trenching
quick card dedicated to trench safety
Use of local valves as a means of equipment isolation for energy control. - [1910.147]
Rescue and retrieval requirements for enclosed spaces covered under 1910.269. - [1910.269]
OSHA's Formaldehyde PEL compared to NIOSH's Formaldehyde REL - [1910.1048(c)]
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