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Compliance Audits. - [1910.119]
CPL 02-00-025 [CPL 2.25I] - National - Scheduling System for Programmed Inspections - 01/04/1995
This letter provides guidance on the intermittent leave and bonding with a newborn child or child placed for adoption or foster care.
This letter provides guidance on the payments from disability plans; and substitution of paid leave as FMLA leave.
Companies who send their employees to a service station to fill up company vehicles. - [1910.1200]
Interpretive views concerning in-kind contributions (i.e., contributions other than cash) in satisfaction of an obligation to contribute to en employee benefit plan to which part 4 of Title I of ERISA or a plan which section 4975 of the Internal Revenue C
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response. - [1910.120]
Application of the confined spaces standard to the elevator industry. - [1910.146]
Machine-guarding requirements. - [1910.212]
Request for interpretation of the final lead in construction. - [1926.62 ; 1926.353; 1926.354]
Certification of manufactured products intended for use in the workplace. - [1910.399; 1910.7]
Abortion clinics do not comply with OSHA regulations and guidelines. - [1910.1200; 1910.1030]
Clarification of Contaminated Waste Labelling Requirement. - [1910.1030]
Interlock of power supply line/fuel supply must not be time delayed. - [1910.263(l)(9)(iv)(a)]
Whether certain plan amendments which Enron proposes to adopt in terminating the floor-offset arrangement over a period of five years would cause the arrangement to lose its status as a grandfathered floor-offset arrangement under section 9345(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA 1987), and whether Title I of ERISA applies to such arrangements.
Whether the Hourly Sick Leave Policy of Parisian, Inc. (the Policy) is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA or a payroll practice described in Department of Labor regulation section 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-1(b)(2).
Whether section 514(a) of Title I of ERISA preempts the application of the Texas Unclaimed Property Statutes (Tex. Prop. Code Ann. Title 6 (West 1985)), to unclaimed benefits of those participants in the Luby's Cafeterias, Inc. Employees Profit-Sharing and Retirement Trust (the Plan) who cannot be located.
The mandate to use one of two pharmacies and whether or not the time it takes to attend a medical appointment is compensable. - [1910.1030]
Corrective Change to the Lead in Construction Compliance Directive, CPL 2-2.58. - [1926.62 ; 1910.1025]
Cotton Dust Standard and CD-ROMs for storing medical and exposure records. - [1910.1043]
OSHA's hazard communication requirements for the wood products you sell. - [1910.1200]
Process Safety Management Standard. - [1910.109; 1910.119]
Regulations for Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens. - [1910.1030]
Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals. - [1910.119]
Fall Protection at residential construction sites. - [1926.501(b)(13); 1910.1200(g)]
Whether the Southeast Alabama Gas District is an agency or instrumentality described in section 3(32), and whether five benefit programs offered by the Southeast Alabama Gas District to its employees are governmental plans within the meaning of section 3(32) of Title I of ERISA and, therefore, excluded from coverage under section 4(b)(1) of Title I of ERISA.
Whether a proposed distribution of plan assets to contributing employers upon the termination of a multiemployer plan would constitute a prohibited inurement of plan assets to employers under section 403(c)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
This letter provides guidance on the distinction between definition of "son or daughter" age 18 or older or under age 18/Adult child; and pregnancy.
The use of computer-based training to satisfy OSHA training requirements. - [1910.120; 1926.65 ]
HCS as it relates to the guidelines described in OSHA's 1986 publication regarding disposal of hospital wastes contaminated with cytotoxic drugs. - [1910.1030; 1910.1200]
Clarification on the use of negative pressure glovebags for the removal of asbestos-containing materials. - [1926.1101]
Interpretation for treated wood products in regards to paragraphs (f)(2)(i)-(iii) of the HCS. - [1910.1200]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) requirements for asbestos removal bags. - [1926.58; 1926.1101]
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) requirements for coatings on automobile parts that will be sanded and cut. - [1910.1200]
Medical clearance for respirator wearers in emergency response situations. - [1910.120]
Letter requesting that OSHA modify its strict application of the standard at 1910.104. - [1910.104]
Interpretation of the Process Safety Management (PSM) of Highly Hazardous Chemicals (HHCs) standard. - [1910.119]
Requesting a written opinion on the disposal of the needle-less Biojector syringe. - [1910.1030]
Whether the St. Anne's Maternity Home in Los Angeles, California, an institution of the Congregation of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart employee pension plan is a church plan within the meaning of section 3(33) of Title I of ERISA, and thereby excluded from the requirements of Title I of ERISA pursuant to section 4(b)(2) and is not required to comply with the provisions of Title I of ERISA.
Whether the Missouri Pacific Employees' Health Association (MPEHA) is an applicable employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA; although previous advisement offered that MPEHA was subject to Opinion 90-11A, which concluded "MPEHA is not an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA."
Clarification on HAZWOPER emergency response training requirements. - [1910.120]
Rounding practices to the nearest one-half hour would not be inconsistent with the hours worked regulations.
Whether St. Francis College of Fort Wayne, Inc. which is a college of the Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration College's employee benefit plans are church plans within the meaning of section 3(33) of Title I of ERISA and are thus excluded from ERISA Title I requirements by section 4(b)(2) of ERISA.
Whether a plan's receipt of the Core Fund's Form N-1A and the Additional Information complies with the prospectus disclosure requirement of paragraph (d) of section II of PTE 77-4.
This letter provides guidance on the health care provider employed by the employer for 2nd opinions.
Information relating to radial saws. - [1910.213]
Medical surveillance provision of the Cadmium standard for previously exposed employees. - [1910.1027]
This letter provides guidance on the employee unable to perform "essential functions" of job upon return to work.
This letter provides guidance on FMLA Leave for multiple births.
This letter provides guidance on the definition of "Hours Worked".
OSHA requirements for sharps containers under the Bloodborne Pathogens Standards. - [1910.1030]
Container labelling requirements. - [1910.1200]
Explosives and Blasting Agents. - [1910.109]
The acceptability of a computer based, self-paced training program for use in meeting the refresher training requirements of the standard. - [1910.120]
Labelling, training and material safety data sheet and the Hazard Communication standard. - [1910.1027; 1910.1200]
PSM clarification on flammable lubrication in aerosol cans, to prevent foods from sticking to heated cookware. - [1910.119]
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) regulations for ozone. - [1910.1000; 1910.1200]
Subpart I, and Subpart S requirements as they apply to electrical workers who wear glasses. - [1910.133]
A description of a retailer's responsibilities regarding material safety data sheets (MSDSs) and training under the HCS. - [1910.1200]
Clarification on whether flammable liquids used to mix (1) inks used in printing on aluminum foil and paper and (2) paint used in coating aluminum sheets are covered by the PSM standard. - [1910.119]
Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals as it may apply to more than 250 pounds thionyl chloride stored on your work site. - [1910.119]
The paperwork requirement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) Hazard Communication Standard (HCS). - [1910.1200]
Reclassification of silver inspection services' tank containers. - [1910.146]
Elevator industry employees working in and around pits and equipment. - [1910.146; 1910.146(c)(1); 1910.146(c)(7); 1910.146(c)(8); 1910.146(c)(8)(i); 1910.146(c)(8)(ii); 1910.146(c)(8)(iii); 1910.146(c)(8)(iv); 1910.146(c)(8)(v); 1910.146(c)(9); 1910.146(
Whether the Labor Management Cooperation Committee Trust, which was established in accordance with the Labor Management Cooperation Act of 1978 by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local Union 598, AFL-CIO (Local 598) and the employers’ signatory to the Local 598 Collective Bargaining Agreement, as revised December 1991, is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of Title I of ERISA.
CPL 02-02-045 (REVISED) [CPL 2-2.45A (REVISED),CPL 2-2.45A, CPL 2-2.45A CH-1] - National - Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals -- Compliance Guidelines and Enforcement Procedures. - 09/13/1994 - PDF
Rescue Equipment Requirements. - [1910.146]
Whether contributions to a purported grantor trust (the Trust) which is designed to offset liability for post-retirement benefits in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement 106 (FAS 106) would constitute plan assets under Title I of ERISA.
The applicability of HAZWOPER emergency response training requirements to workers who change leaking chlorine cylinders in a water treatment facility. - [1910.120]
Review and comment on generic labels and consumer information sheets for chromated copper arsenate (CCA) pressure-treated lumber. - [1910.1200]
The acceptability of your "FAX-on-demand" system for providing copies of material safety data sheets (MSDS). - [1910.1200]
CPL 02-00-035 [CPL 2.35 CH-25] - National - Changes to the Regulatory and General Industry Standard Alleged Violation Elements (SAVEs) Manual. - 08/29/1994
Application of OSHA's Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) standard to employers of news media personnel who are covering emergency response incidents. - [1910.120]
Interpretation of 29 CFR 1910.142(d)(2) and 1910.142(d)(8) Privies Lighting, Ventilation and Window Space Standards. - [1910.142]
Guidance to Compliance Officers for Focused Inspections in the Construction Industry. - [1926]
Review of Potential 1926.95(a) Citation for Fall Protection in Steel Erection. - [1926.95]
PSM as it may apply to processes containing HHCs. - [1910.119]
Whether Universities Research Association, Inc. has established or maintains an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(2) of Title I of ERISA with regard to either the "retirement annuity contracts" or the "supplemental retirement annuity contracts" made available to employees of Fermilab under the annuity program.
Explosives and Blasting Agents. - [1910.109]
Materials used for constructing guardrails. - [1926.702]
OSHA standard addressing the materials used for constructing guardrails. - [1926.702]
The Department does not consider the section 13(b)(1) exemption applicable to ambulance service employees.
Applicability of the bloodborne pathogens standard to tag attachment devices in garment industries. - [1910.1030(a); 1910.1030(b); 1910.1030(c)(2)]
Specifications for rubber insulating gloves based on ASTM standard. - [1910.137]
Interpretation on the Cadmium Standard with Respect to Interpreting Air Sampling Data for Establishing Acceptable Work Areas for Medically Removed Workers. - [1910.1027]
Permit-required confined spaces. - [1910.146]
Presence sensing devices (PSDs) for power presses. - [1910.217(c)(3); 1910.303(a)]
Requirements for emergency eyewash stations in retail autoparts stores. - [1910.132; 1910.133; 1910.151; 1910.303; 1910.307]
Information Letter to Judith A. McCormick.
Guidance regarding an editorial entitled Special Analysis, Perspectives on the "Float' Issue, which appeared in the American Banker's Association January 1994 edition of the Trust Letter. Specifically, an apparent misunderstanding in the editorial regarding prohibited self-dealing by banks that serve as fiduciaries to employee benefit plans under ERISA.
Most recent wage determination H&W increase (to $.90 and $2.56). Also, basis for using either low or high level of H&W fringe benefits.
This letter provides guidance on "House Officers" of Louisiana hospitals as "employees".
A crane may be used for rated load testing of below-the-hook lifting device provided the test does not exceed 125% for the crane's rated load. - [1910.179]
Permit space entry. - [1910.146; 1910.268; 1910.269]
Wedge Sockets Wire Rope Clips (Piggy-Back Clip). - [1926.800]
The list of hazardous chemicals are required under 1910.1200. - [1910.1200]
Requirement for safety nets for steel erection. - [1926.105(a)]
Whether VIZ Manufacturing Company’s Savings and Investment Profit-Sharing Plan can apply the "qualified domestic relations order" (QDRO) exception to the anti-assignment and alienation rules contained in section 206(d)(3) of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and sections 401(a)(13)(B) and 414(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).
Clarification of the policy for classifying violations as repeated, as well as clarification of specific regulations. - [1910.95]
Medical and First Aid standards. - [1926.50]
Wire rope clips in conjunction with wedge sockets. - [1926.800]
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