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Whether certain employee benefit arrangements of the College are "church plans" within the meaning of § 3(33) of ERISA. If the Plans are not "church plans," they would be employee benefit plans within the meaning of the Act.
Removal of lockout devices by persons other than those who applied them. - [1910.147(e)(3)]
CPL 02-00-125 [CPL 2-0.125] - National - Home-Based Worksites. - 02/25/2000 - PDF
Applicability of Subpart L and Subpart X to stair towers used for access to multistory buildings. - [1926 Subpart L; 1926 Subpart X]
Fall protection, training, inspection and design requirements of aerial lifts and scissor lifts/scaffolds. - [1926.450(b); 1926.451; 1926.451(e); 1926.451(f)(3); 1926.451(g); 1926.451(g)(1)(vii); 1926.452(b)(1); 1926.452(b)(2); 1926.452(b)(3); 1926.452(w)
Whether the status of the Trust Fund as a "governmental plan" under section 3(32) of ERISA would be adversely affected if the Trust Fund were extended to cover employees of Local 71 (Union), all of whom are non-governmental employees.
Exceptions to minimum approach distances for power generation, transmission and distribution. - [1910.269(l)(2); 1910.269(l)(3)]
Use of electric floor buffer with rotating blade attachment to remove asbestos-containing mastic. - [1926.1101(g)(8); 1926.1101(b)]
NRTL certification for electrically-operated sewer inspection equipment. - [1910.303(a); 1910.307]
Powered industrial truck examinations do not have to be documented. - [1910.178(q)(7)]
Responsible party for MSDSs and labelling of imported chemicals. - [1910.1200(g)(2)(xii); 1910.1200(g)(5); 1910.1200(f)(1)(iii); 1910.1200(f)(11)]
Video Display Terminals (VDTs) and Radiation. - [1910.1096]
Use of tagout device attachments not meeting 50-pound unlocking strength requirements. - [1910.269(d)(3)(ii)(D); 1910.269(d)(6)(iv)(B)]
Fall protection requirements for fixed and portable ladders in construction. - [1926.1053(a)(19); 1926.1053(a)(18); 1926.502(d)(16)(iii); 1926.1050(b)]
Fall protection required for employees riding in aerial lifts. - [1926.453]
Regarding the fiduciary responsibility provisions of ERISA. Specifically, whether an assertion made by Fund trustees that they may only be removed (other than by death or resignation) "for cause" would establish lifetime terms of appointment inconsistent with the fiduciary responsibility requirements of ERISA and Advisory Opinion Opinion Letter 85-41A.
Grounding requirements for equipment connected by cord and plug. - [1910.304(f)(5)(v); 1910.304(a)(3)]
Use of Monitored Power Systems for lockout/tagout. - [1910.147(b); 1910.147(c)(1); 1910.147(a)(2)(ii)]
CPL 02-00-124 [CPL 2-0.124] - National - Multi-Employer Citation Policy. - 12/10/1999 - PDF
Whether the payment of certain performance-based compensation to Mount Lucas Management Corporation by employee benefit plan clients would violate section 406(b) of ERISA or section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Guarding requirements and options for packaging and pelletizing machines. - [1910.212(a)(1)]
Employee access to MSDSs required by 1910.1200 vs. 1910.1020. - [1910.1020; 1910.1020(e)(1)(iii)(A); 1910.1020(e)(1)(iii)(B); 1910.1200; 1910.1200(g)(8)]
Exposure monitoring requirements under the coke oven emissions standard. - [1910.1029(e)(1)(iii); 1910.1051(d)(1)(iv)]
1910.269: Application of personal protective grounds for employee protection. - [1910.269(m); 1910.269(n)(2); 1910.269(n)(6); 1910.269(n)(7)]
Agricultural operations: OSHA enforcement limitations and standards. - [1910.28]
Lead exposure during handling of lead balls or buckshot. - [1910.1025; 1910.1025 App A; 1910.1025 App B]
PSM standard applicability to a table glassware manufacturing process. - [1910.119(a)(1)]
Whether the East Islip Teachers' Association, Local 2618, AFT Welfare Trust Fund is a "governmental plan," as defined in ERISA section 3(32) and, thus, that it is excluded from ERISA Title I coverage by section 4(b)(1).
Duty of building owners to determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and PACM. - [1910.1001(j)(2)(i); 1910.1001(j)(1); 1910.1001(b)]
Confined space requirements for a testing chamber with/without limited access. - [1910.146(c); 1910.146(c)(5)]
Guarding/hazards of using woodcutting sawblades on a cut-off machine. - [1910.243(a)(1)(i); 1910.212; 1910.213(r)(4)]
LOTO of hydraulic systems; postal workers' exposure to hazardous material spills. - [1910.147; 1910 Subpart S; 1910.120(q); 1910.1030; 1910.1200]
OSHA policy regarding PEL adjustments for extended work shifts. - [1910.95; 1910 Subpart Z]
Regarding the continuation coverage provisions applicable to group health plans under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA.
Clarification of OSHA's CPL 2-1.30 regarding tractor trailer chocking. - [1910.178(k)(1); 1910.178(m)(7)]
OSHA will not currently pursue a national MSDS repository. - [1910.1200(g)]
Training for travel lift (mobile gantry crane) operators. - [1910.178(l); 1910.179(a)(35); 1910.179(b)(8)]
Clarification of HIV and HBV research and clinical laboratories. - [1910.1030(b); 1910.1030(e)]
Questions regarding the cleaning of asbestos-containing floor tile. - [1910.1001(k)(7); 1926.1101(l)(3)]
Powered industrial truck requirements regarding "split-forking" and "bulldozing." - [1910.178(o)(1); 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(M)]
Bloodborne Pathogens: Handwashing facilities must be readily accessible. - [1910.1030(d)(2)(iii); 1910.1030(d)(2)(v); 1910.1030(d)(2)(vi)]
HAZCOM: Clarification of "article" and "hazardous substance". - [1910.1200(c); 1910.1200(d)(4)]
Employers must ensure that post-exposure follow-up procedures are provided. - [1910.1030(f)(3); 1910.1030(f)(5)]
Host employers may require site-specific forklift training of visiting workers. - [1910.178(l)]
Minimum approach distances when using insulating gloves and sleeves. - [1910.269(l)(2)]
Fork inspection requirements for powered industrial trucks. - [1910.178(a)(2); 1910.178(l); 1910.178(q)(7)]
Forklifts: free rigging requires manufacturer approval. - [1910.178(a)(4)]
Earthmoving equipment is not covered by 1910.178; skid- steer equipment may be covered. - [1910.178(a); 1910.178(l); 1926.602(d)]
Employee hand placement on and around suspended crane loads. - [1926.1425]
Employees (daycare workers) required to provide first aid are covered by 1910.1030. - [1910.1030]
PRCS entry: the term "body" includes all extremities. - [1910.146(b)]
Trench shields must be installed to prevent lateral movement in a collapse. - [1926.652(g)(1)(ii)]
Using "stick-on" labels to meet the requirements of 1910.1200. - [1910.1200(f)]
Web-based HAZWOPER refresher training: hands-on training and trainer accessibility. - [1910.120(e)(8); 1926.65(e)(8)]
CPL 02-01-030 [CPL 2-1.30] - National - Chocking of Tractor Trailer under the Powered Industrial Truck Standard - 10/19/1999 - PDF
Excavations may be shored with wooden shoring. - [1926.652(a)(1); 1926.652(c)]
The PEL for cadmium at dry color formulator operations. - [1910.1027(c); 1910.1000 TABLE Z-2]
1910.1020 requirements regarding employee drug testing results. - [1910.1020(b); 1910.1020(c); 1910.1020(d); 1910.1020(e)]
GFCI and coverplate requirements in construction;use of fall arrest systems and scaffolding. - [1926.404(b)(1)(ii); 1926.404(b)(1)(iii); 1926.502(d)(15); 1926.502(d)(17); 1926.451(a)]
Group tagging requirements reqarding 1910.269(d). - [1910.269(d)]
Powered industrial truck training: different types of trucks/workplace conditions. - [1910.178(l)]
Powered industrial truck training content, certification, and record maintenance. - [1910.178(l); 1926.602(c); 1926.602(d)]
Respirators for voluntary use and cleaning respirators during fit testing. - [1910.134(c)(2); 1910.134(d)(1)(ii); 1910.134(f)(6); 1910.134(h)(1)]
Supplements the compliance guide on MSHA's Regulations on Diesel-Powered Equipment Used in Underground Coal Mines issued in October 1997.
Forklifts in construction: elevating personnel and operator training. - [1926.451(c)(2)(iv); 1926.602(c)(1)(vi); 1926.602(d); 1910.178(l)]
Regarding how a plan administrator should treat domestic relations orders the plan administrator has reason to believe are "sham" or "questionable" in nature.
Fall protection, lifejacket, and lifesaving requirements when working over or near water. - [1926.501(b)(1); 1926.105; 1926.106; 1926.106(a); 1926.106(c); 1926.106(d); 1926 Subpart M]
1910.178 does not apply to agricultural operations. - [1910.178; 1928.1; 1928.21(a)]
Neither a waist nor chest strap is a required part of body harness. - [1926.500(b); 1926.502(d)(16); 1910.66 App C]
Protection of ground-level workers from lowering of aerial lift bucket. - [1910.67; 1926.453]
Whether the Sheet Metal Workers International Association National Pension Fund may honor a side bar agreement with the Welfare Funds to pay the Welfare Funds certain monies received in settlement of litigation, with respect to which the Welfare Funds and the National Pension Fund were co-plaintiffs, without contravening Title I of ERISA.
Field sanitation standard requirements; OSHA does not approve products. - [1928.110]
Application of asbestos standard's brake and clutch repair provisions. - [1910.1001(f)(3)]
Falling object protection on scaffolds at scaffold access points. - [1926.451(h)]
Log skidder operators must be trained in accordance with 1910.266(i)(3)(ii). - [1910.266(i)(3)(ii); 1910.178(l); 1910.5(c)(1)]
OSHA requires fall protection for elevator work when a fall hazard is present. - [1910.23]
Appendix A requirements and techniques for fit testing respirators. - [1910.134(f); 1910.134 App A]
Rough Terrain Forklift training course; OSHA doesn't approve products/services. - [1926.602(d); 1910.178(l)]
Whether LaSalle Advisors Limited Partnership, which previously satisfied the financial requirements of a "qualified professional asset manager" as set forth in section V(a)(4) of PTE 84-14, continues to satisfy those requirements after merging with and into a newly formed corporation.
1910.134(i) does not apply to portable breathing air compressors. - [1910.134(i)]
Abrasive blasting monitoring requirements and sampling procedures. - [1910.94(a)(2); 1926.57(f)(2); 1926.62(d); 1910.1018(e); 1910.1027(d)]
Requirements for demolition operations involving material containing <1% asbestos. - [1926.1101(b); 1926.1101(f); 1926.1101(g); 1926.1101(k); 1926.1101(n)]
Application of the FLSA to compulsory service charges on members’ bills at a private club.
Correct method for calculating whole body dose for ionizing radiation. - [1910.1096]
Notification compliance for employees exposed above inorganic arsenic PEL. - [1910.1018(d)(1); 1910.1018(d)(2); 1910.1018(g)(2)]
OSHA's position on deviations from the manufacturer's guidelines on scaffolds. - [1926.450(b)]
Appropriate safety practices for the removal of electrical meters. - [1910.269(l)(2); 1910.269(l)(3); 1910.137]
Exclusive use of videotape training for construction workers. - [1926.21(b); 1926.602(d); 1926 Subpart L]
Fall protection methods when assembling and installing roofs. - [1926.501]
Protection of impalement hazards: rebar and other hazards. - [1926.701(b); 1926.25(a)]
OSHA's rationale for the noise exposure PEL. - [1910.95; 1910.95(i)(1); 1910.95(i)(2)(i)]
Whether participation by twenty-eight employees of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the California Public Employees' Retirement System would adversely affect the status of CalPERS as a "governmental plan" within the meaning of section 3(32) of ERISA.
Clarification of OSHA's risk assessment and approach for setting the asbestos PEL. - [1910.1001(c); 1926.1101(c)]
Bloodborne pathogens: OSHA acceptance of DOT "Infectious Substances" label. - [1910.1030(g)(1)(i)]
This letter provides guidance on the definition of "workweek"; calculating FMLA leave available when employee works a variable schedule.
OSHA's policy regarding the use of EPA-registered disinfectants. - [1910.1030(c)(4)(ii)(A)]
Child Labor: Guidance Criteria Considerations for Handling of Cases To Be Proposed for Violation-By-Violation. - [1903.15 ]
Child Labor: Importance of the Referral System Established in the MOU between the ESA Wage and Hour Division and OSHA. - [1975.3(c)]
Clarification of OSHA's citation policy for repeated violations. - [1903.15 ]
Applicability of the PSM standard to a flammable liquid manufacturing process. - [1910.119; 1910.119(a)(1)(ii)(B); 1910.119(e); 1926.64; 1926.64(a)(1)(ii)(B); 1926.64(e)]
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