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Guarding requirements for a rotary pneumatic angle-drive hand-held tool. - [1910.12; 1910.12(b); 1926.32; 1926.32(g); 1926.300(b)(1); 1926.300; 1926.301; 1926.302; 1926.303; 1926.304; 1926.305; 1926.306; 1926.307]
Installation of the HBS Composite Action System's continous plate prior to erection of beam poses tripping hazard. - [1926.754(c)(1)(i)]
Ladder-access gates in scaffold configuration. - [1915.71(k); 1926.451(e)]
Applicable standards to lifting personnel on a platform supported by a rough-terrain forklift. - [1926.451; 1926.451(a)(1); 1926.451(a)(6); 1926.451(c)(2)(iv); 1926.451(c)(2)(v); 1926.452; 1926.453; 1926.454; 1926.602; 1926.602(c); 1926.602(c)(1)(vi); 192
CPL 02-02-069 [CPL 02-02-069] - National - Enforcement Procedures for the Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens - 11/27/2001 - PDF
Whether career firefighters employed by a county must be compensated if they perform volunteer work for the independent non-profit volunteer fire and rescue corporations located in the same county.
Response to the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act. - [1910.1030(d)(2)(i); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv)]
Process hazard analysis facilitator's training requirements. - [1910.119(e)(4)]
Qualifications for resetting circuits or replacing fuses; electrical enclosures must be approved. - [1910.334(b)(2); 1910.333(c)(2)]
Recording of cases in which a health care professional issues a prescription, whether that prescription is filled or not. - [1904.7(b)(5)(ii)(A)]
Harris, Danny Dean
Criteria for trade secret status - [1910.1200(i)]
OSHA does not certify oven inspectors;must be representative of the oven manufacturer. - [1910.263(l)(9)(ii)]
Clarification of minimum face velocity requirements for spray booths. - [1910.107(b)(5); 1910.94(c)(6)(i); 1910.1000]
Acceptable methods to reduce heat stress hazards in the workplace. - [OSH Act of 1970 - Section 5(a)(1)]
OSHA has no authority over merchant/customer relationships. - [1975.3]
History and background of the Steel Erection Final Rule. - [1926.750; 1926.751; 1926.752; 1926.753; 1926.754; 1926.755; 1926.756; 1926.757; 1926.758; 1926.759; 1926.760; 1926.761]
Application of Asbestos Standards to repair and maintenance operations. - [1926.1101; 1910.1001; 1910.12(b)]
Differentiation between the 80 dBA threshold for hearing conservation and the 90 dBA PEL. - [1910.95]
Applicable standards to protect employees, not engaged in electrical work, operating an aerial lift within 10 feet of overhead electrical lines. - [1926.400; 1926.400(b); 1926.402; 1926.408; 1926.416(a)(1); 1926.416; 1926.417; 1926.431; 1926.432; 1926.441
Clarification of utility "owner" as used in the Safety and Health Standards for Excavations, Underground Installations. - [1926.651(b)(2); 1926.651(b); 1926.650; 1926.651; 1926.652]
Fall protection requirements of various construction (1926) standards. - [1926.502; 1926.751; 1926.752(d); 1926.753(c)(1)(i); 1926.753(c)(2); 1926.753(d); 1926.757(a)(9); 1926.759(b); 1926.760(a)(2); 1926.760(b)(3); 1926.760(c); 1926.760(c)(3); 1926.760(d
Full compliance with NFPA 33-2000 may be considered a de minimus violation. - [1910.107(d)(9)]
Fall protection requirements for both residential and commercial HVAC systems; clarification of confined spaces. - [1926.501(b); 1926.501(b)(1); 1926.502(f)(2); 1910.132(a); 1926.21(b)(6); 1926.21(b)(6)(ii); 1910.146]
Plasma derivatives are covered by the Bloodborne Pathogens Standard. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(b)]
Above-ground 500-gallon polyethylene tank is unacceptable for storage of flammable and combustible liquids. - [1910.106(b)(1)(i); 1910.106(a)(18)(ii)(b)]
Compliance with NFPA 30-2000 ventilation requirements is considered a deminimus violation. - [1910.106(e)(3)(v)(a)]
Determining if a state hospital is an employer under the OSHAct. - [1975.5(b); 1975.5(c)]
Two employees must be present during work on energized systems >600 volts. - [1910.269(l)(1)(i); 1910.269(l)(1)(ii)]
Standard syringes may still be used in certain situations. - [1910.1030(d)(2)]
Evaluation of safer medical devices and the use of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. - [1910.1030]
OSHA's construction crane standard does not make a distinction between production and non-production cranes. - [1926.550; 1926.550(b)(2)]
Application of the definition of "governmental plan" in Sec. 3(32) of ERISA.
Acceptability of storing Class II combustible liquids in DOT/NRTL approved polyethylene containers. - [1910.106(d)(2)(i)]
Acceptability of the Pin-Lok scaffold plank product. - [1926.451]
Whether time spent by nurses volunteering at community service activities is compensable under the FLSA when when such time is performed under the direction and control of their employer, the hospital.
Access requirements for cantilevered work platforms; use of unstable objects is prohibited. - [1926.451(e)(1); 1926.451(c)(2)(iii); 1926.450(b)]
Minimum approach distances to insulated power lines by construction workers working close to, but not on, the lines. - [1926.451(f)(6); 1926.955]
Application of the definition of "governmental plan" in Sec. 3(32) of ERISA.
Workers over PEL inside asbestos containments with all feasible controls - [1926.1101]
Means of reducing needlestick exposure hazards. - [1910.1030(d)(2); 1910.1030(b)]
Decontamination and labeling requirements for BBP-contaminated equipment and sharps. - [1910.1030(d)(2)(xiv); 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii); 1910.1030(g)(1)(i)(H)]
Access to employee exposure and medical records. - [1910.1020]
Use of Electro Sensitive Protection Equipment as point of operation guarding devices. - [1910.212(a)(3)(ii)]
Acceptability of using a straight needle where there's no exposure to blood or OPIM. - [1910.1030]
Whether FLSA overtime protections may be waived for Tribal employees who are employed as nurses to work in hospitals and health clinics.
Application of ERISA Secs. 403, 404 and 406 to an amendment to provide for the payment of certain federal tax obligations that arise as a result of the Fund’s provision of domestic partner coverage and an additional gross-up benefit to participants who elect domestic partner coverage.
Application of ERISA Sec. 206(d)(3) to income withholding notices issued by DSCE or a county child support enforcement agency operating under DSCE guidelines.
Acceptability of climbing over or through guardrails on scaffolds used in construction. - [1926.450; 1926.451; 1926.452; 1926.453; 1926.454]
Acceptability of an engineered steel fire barrier to comply with separation/firewall requirements. - [1926.350(a); 1926.350(a)(10)]
Application of OSHA requirements to self-employed construction workers. - [1975.3(d)]
Construction standards for equipment such as Shuttle Buggy. - [1926.600; 1926.601; 1926.555; 1926.1050; 1926.1053; 1926.800; 1926.407]
OSHA compliance of Terra Flex stair system (models L-400 and A-500). - [1926.1052; 1926.1053; 1926.1050; 1926.502(h); 1926.502(j); 1926.1051(a)]
Whether the unauthorized extension of an authorized break by an employee results in the loss of the entire period of the break from compensable time rather than just the amount of time by which the break has been extended without authorization.
Hazwoper training for security guards; documentation necessary when training varies. - [1910.120(q)(6)]
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act amplifies the requirements to use safer needle devices. - [1910.1030(d)(2)]
Backcut requirements for Humboldt cutting. - [1910.266(h)(2)(vii)]
Compensability of work performed by home care aides employed by a third-party agency.
Standards applicable to aerial lifts; acceptable uses of body belts as restraint systems and positioning devices. - [1926.453(a); 1926.453(b)(2); 1926.500(b); 1926.502(d); 1926.502(e); 1926.453(b)(2)(i); 1926.453(b)(2)(ii); 1926.453(b)(2)(iii); 1926.453(b
Requirements applicable to the design, inspection, and testing of imported scaffolding. - [1926.452(o); 1926.452(p); 1926.452(q); 1926.451(f)(3); 1926.450(a); 1926.450; 1926.451; 1926.452; 1926.453; 1926.454]
Whether volunteers at a psychiatric rehabilitation (clubhouse) program are covered by the FLSA.
OSHA's gravity-based penalty policy and consultation service. - [1903.15(b); 1908.1 ]
Application of 1926.800 to lone employees working underground in a tunnel or shaft connected to a tunnel. - [1926.800; 1926.800(c); 1926.800(f)(5); 1926.800(a); 1926.800(g)(2); 1910.134; 1926.103; 1926.800(e); 1926.800(f)(1)]
Fall protection requirements for workers engaged in "roof blocking." - [1926.501(b)(1); 1926.501(b)(13); 1926.501(b); 1926.501; 1926.501(b)(10)]
Use of aerial lifts to transport workers to elevated workstations; scissor lifts are not covered by the aerial lift provisions. - [1926.453(b)(2); 1926.453(b)(2)(iii); 1926.453(b)(2)(v); 1926.501(b)(1); 1926.452(w); 1926.451; 1926.502(d); 1926.453]
Whether a particular method of computation for employees paid on a piece-rate is permissible pursuant to section 7(g) of the FLSA.
Whether employees who work as "Home Office Sales Consultants ("HOSC") are administrative employees for purposes of an overtime pay exemption under section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA.
Compensability of certain travel time in company-owned vehicles.
Requirements of Interim Fall Protection Compliance Guidelines for Residential Construction for guardrails and fall protection during roofing work. - [1926.501(b)(13); 1926.500; 1926.450; 1926.451(b)(3); 1926.451(g); 1926.451(b)(3)(i); 1926.451(b)(3)(ii)]
Review of electrical schematic diagrams; OSHA does not approve equipment designs. - [1910.399(a); 1910.304(f)(3)(i)]
Two-inch clearance must be maintained for overhead bridge cranes. - [1910.179(b)(6)(i)]
A sink-on-a-drum style parts cleaner is a dip tank. - [1910.123(a); 1910.123(b)]
Coverage of the BBP standard for Good Samaritan acts and personal medical conditions. - [1910.1030(a)]
Storage of flammable liquids and corrosives in the same cabinet. - [1910.106; 1910.1200(g)]
Whether the subject plan is maintained by a "group or association of employers" for purposes of the definition of "employer" in Sec. 3(5) of ERISA.
Hepatitis B vaccine and titer requirements for firefighters, police, and EMTs. - [1910.1030(f)(1)]
Feasible ventilation controls for large containments of abrasive blasting operations - [1926.62 ]
Use of multi-station electric pump nebulizer and the squeeze bulb Bitrex for QLFT. - [1910.134(f); 1910.134 App A]
Whether the certified scuba instructor is exempt as a teacher under section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA.
Significance of ANSI standards with respect to OSHA requirements, specifically A92.6-1999. - [1926.453; 1910.1; 1910.6]
OSHA coverage does not extend to home-based care for the elderly. - [1975.6]
Requirements for scaffold grade lumber; qualifications of qualified/competent persons for grading scaffold lumber. - [1926.451(b); 1926.452(e); 1926.452(p)(4); 1926.450(b); 1926 Subpart L App A]
Whether an employer may deduct the cost of uniforms from an employee’s wages in a week in which that employee works more than 40 hours, if the employer pays the employee overtime compensation computed at 1 ½ times the regular rate (before deductions are taken out) and if the deduction does not reduce the regular rate below the minimum wage required by the FLSA.
Information Letter to Theodore R. Groom.
Guidance regarding the alternatives available under the trust requirement of Title I of ERISA with respect to receipt by policyholders of demutualization proceeds belonging to an ERISA covered plan in connection with The Prudential Insurance Company of America’s proposed plan of demutualization.
Application of the definition of a "fiduciary" in certain circumstances relating to the allocation of demutualization proceeds. See also Information Letter to Theodore R. Groom dated 02/15/01.
Whether certain individual retirement annuities and tax deferred annuities that are otherwise exempt from coverage under Title I of ERISA by virtue of DOL regulations at 29 CFR 2510.3-2(d) and (f) would remain exempt if the employer as the contract holder (1) votes on the proposed plan of demutualization and (2) selects an allocation method for distributing the demutualization proceeds among the employees covered under the group contract. See also Information Letter to Theodore R. Groom dated 02/15/01.
Whether a particular 401(k) pension plan is a “bona fide thrift or savings plan” for the purpose of section 7(e)(3)(b) of the FLSA.
Whether a practice or policy of forwarding unpaid commissions on an indefinite basis would violate the FLSA for those sales employees entitled to the exemption under section 13(b)(10) of the Act, as long as the employees actually receive not less than the statutory minimum wage for all hours worked in each work week.
Whether cash in lieu of vacation, holiday, and sick pay must be included in the regular rate of pay.
Whether the teachers would lose their status as exempt professional employees under section 13(a)(1) of the FLSA if they are given disciplinary deductions, without pay, of less than a full work week.
Whether a 401(k) profit sharing plan meets the requirements for a bona fide thrift or savings plan as defined in 29 CFR 547 so that the employer’s contributions under the plan may be excluded in calculating FLSA overtime for participating employees.
Whether money paid to employees as "finder's fees" for discovering and confiscating unauthorized credit cards should be included in their regular rate of pay for purposes of overtime pay calculations.
Use of engineering and work practice controls during pouring of blood or OPIM. - [1910.1030(d)(2)(i); 1910.1030(c)(1)(iv); 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)]
OSHA's fixed ladder requirements do not apply to vehicle-mounted fixed ladders. - [1926.1053; 1926.1050(b)]
Acceptability of Task-Based Noise Exposure Assessment Modeling (T-BEAM). - [1910.95(d)(1)(i); 1910.95(d)(1)(ii)]
Determination of safety for existing process equipment is required prior to start-up. - [1910.119(d)(3)(iii)]
Whether the educational requirements for the Social Caseworker II and III positions satisfy the “advanced learning” requirement for the professional exemption, and do the job duties satisfy the “discretion and independent judgement” test.
Employers must provide exposed employees access to their medical and exposure records. - [1910.1020(d); 1910.1020(e)]
Hazards of Inipol EAP22 used during cleanup of oil spills. - [1910.1200]
Application of 1926.451(b)(3)(ii) to "Drivit" (synthetic stucco) systems. - [1926.451(b)(3)(ii)]
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