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Regulations for scaffold casters. - [1910.29; 1926.452(w)]
Whether the New Jersey Automotive Wholesalers Association Health Benefit Plan, also known as the N.J.A.W.A. Insurance Trust, is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA and, therefore, subject to applicable state insurance regulation at least to the extent permitted under section 514(b)(6)(A) of that title.
CPL 02-02-042 [CPL 2-2.42] - National - Guidelines for Implementing the Field Sanitation Standard. - 06/22/1992
Display of a nonionizing radiation warning sign meets standard. - [1910.97]
Acceptable job-made extension cords. - [1910.303(b)(1)(i); 1910.303(e); 1910.304(a)(2); 1910.305(a)(2); 1910.305(g)(2)(iii); 1926.403(b)(1)(i); 1926.404(a)(2); 1926.405(g)(2); 1926.405(g)(2)(iv); 1926.405(g)(2)(v); 1910 Subpart S; 1926 Subpart K]
Application of Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals to the manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnics. - [1910.119(a); 1975.1]
Soil testing for excavations and confined spaces. - [1926.21; 1910.146; 1926.651(g)]
Bloodborne pathogens standard's relationship to group home living programs for retarded adults. - [1910.1030]
Slings used in conjunction with other material handling equipment for the movement of materials by hoisting in the workplace. - [1910.184]
Addresses comptuation of overtime under a number of scenarios where the employee works at two or more different types of work at different rates of pay in a workweek. Also addresses 7(g)(2) application of overtime pay based on the hourly rate in effect when the overtime work is performed.
Applicability of compressed gas cylinder standard to workplaces subject to the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard. - [1910.120; 1910.101]
Storage of flammable liquids and the PSM. - [1910.119]
Exposure of temporary nursing personnel to bloodborne pathogens. - [1910.1030]
Janitorial employees exposure to bloodborne pathogens. - [1910.1030]
Nursing personnel exposure to bloodborne pathogens. - [1910.1030]
Tie-in guides for platform stabilization. - [1910.66(e)(2)(iv); 1910.66(e)(2)(iii); 1910.66(c)]
Application of provisions of the Bloodborne Pathogens standard to Funeral and Nursing Homes. - [1910.1030; 1910.1030(b); 1910.1030(c)(2); 1910.1030(d)(2)(xiii); 1910.1030(d)(3)(i); 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(B); 1910.1030(d)(4)(iii)(C); 1910.1030(f); 1910.1030(
Feminine hygiene products as regulated waste. - [1910.1030]
Fire station fire poles and the OSHA standards. - [1910.21(a)(2); 1910.144; 1910.145]
Safety and health inspections. - [1960.25; 1960.26]
Bloodborne pathogen standard as it applies to regulated waste. - [1910.1030]
Bloodborne pathogen standard as it applies to the use of disposable gloves. - [1910.1030]
Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it applies to the work area. - [1910.1030]
Bloodborne pathogens standard regarding clarification of the recommendations when the hepatitis B vaccine schedule is interrupted. - [1910.1030]
Safety concerns in rubber mills. - [1910.216]
Guidance announcing the revised enforcement policy for contributory welfare plans, and providing circumstances where the Department will not assert a violation of the trust or reporting requirements solely because of a failure to hold participant contribu
Design of protective systems for employees working in trenches. - [1926.652]
Design of Protective Systems in Trenches. - [1926.652]
Fall hazards over 25 feet. - [1910.28; 1926.105]
Riding manually propelled mobile scaffolds at construction sites. - [1926.452(w)]
Use of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) underground. - [1926.800]
Whether the health benefit program offered by New Mexico Medical Associates, Inc. (NMMA) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA and therefore subject to the applicable insurance laws of the State of New Mexico to the extent permitted under section 514(b)(6)(A) of ERISA.
Whether a "rabbi trust” which is designed to invest primarily in employer stock, would be "unfunded" for the purposes of the so-called "excess benefit" and "top hat" plan exemptions under sections 4(b)(5), 201(2), 301(a)(3) and 401(a)(1) of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it applies to personal protective equipment and chemical labeling. - [1910.1030]
Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it applies to gloves used as personal protective equipment. - [1910.1030]
OSHA's regulations apply only to employer-employee relationship and not to employer activities that can affect the general public. - [1926.52]
Persons employed in the logging industry. - [1910.266]
MSDS requirements in the workplace. - [1910.1200]
Refresher training, supervisor training and the hazardous waste standard. - [1910.120]
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. - [1910.120(q)]
Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it relates to care facilities for the mentally retarded. - [1910.1030]
Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it relates to extracted teeth. - [1910.1030]
Heavy-duty pipe, valves and fittings must be used between digesters and blow pits. - [1910.261]
Post closure operations and maintenance activities; training requirements of HAZWOPER. - [1910.120]
Bloodborne Pathogen standard as it applies to personal protective equipment. - [1910.1030]
Excavation standards relating to aluminum rail. - [1926.652]
Site observations and writing reports and findings at hazardous waste sites. - [1910.120(e); 1910.120(a)]
Summer camps and conference/retreat centers and the bloodborne pathogens standard. - [1910.1030]
Transportation of compressed gas chambers. - [1926.350; 1926.800]
Minimally acceptable levels of illumination; Resistor banks on overhead cranes; Overhead lines; Protective gloves on energized equipment. - [1910.331; 1910.332; 1910.333; 1910.334; 1910.335]
Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens in the telecommunications industry. - [1910.1030]
Eating and drinking in area where potentially infectious material exists - [1910.1030]
Employment of individuals with disabilities.
Temporary storage carrier for oxygen and acetylene cylinders. - [1910.253]
Whether an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA may provide benefits not specifically set forth in that section.
Coverage of Janitorial Workers Under Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - [1910.1030]
Feminine Hygiene Products - [1910.1030]
Hazards to and personal protective equipment for hands and torsos of retail meat cutters. - [1910.132]
Bloodborne pathogens. - [1910.1030]
Rear fly extension ladders manufactured by Keller Industries. - [1926.1060; 1926.32]
Bloodborne Pathogens - [1910.1030]
Guidance on wearing gloves. - [1910.1030]
Requirements for cord sets connected to permanent wiring. - [1910.12(b); 1926.404(b)(1)]
Rules addressing competent persons and qualified persons. - [1926.32]
Use of plywood for shoring and support systems in trenches and excavations. - [1926.652]
Premium rate paid to nurses for hours worked in a nurse registry program for hours in excess of the employee's normal working hours or regular working hours may be excluded from the reguar rate of pay for overtime purposes under section 7(e)(5).
Handwashing requirements. - [1910.1030]
Bloodborne pathogen standard as it relates to top-loading washing machines vs. front-loading washing machines. - [1910.1030]
EPA Fact sheet "Emergency Responder Agreements". - [1910.120(q)]
Bloodborne pathogen standard relating to the telecommunications industry. - [1910.1030]
Infectious materials and nail and tissue clippers as sharps. - [1910.1030]
Loads carried by persons climbing or descending a ladder. - [1926.1053(b)(22)]
Vehicle operations on hazardous waste sites. - [1910.120]
Address several questions regarding nominal fees, mutual aid agreements, and employment relationship under the FLSA.
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard - [1910.1030]
Medical personnel exposed to patients contaminated with hazardous waste. - [1910.120]
Whether unit voting procedures used by the Boards of Trustees; specifically, the Greyhound Lines, Inc.- Amalgamated Council Retirement and Disability Trust; Greyhound Lines, Inc.- Amalgamated Council Health and Welfare Trust; Greyhound Lines, Inc.- Amalgamated Council Cash or Deferred Trust; and the West Des Moines-Greyhound Amalgamated Council Health and Welfare Trust comply with section 403 and 404 of ERISA.
Technical interpretation of Baird & McQuire superfund cleanup site. - [1910.120]
Inspection of running ropes. - [1910.179]
Towing operators skilled in operating equipment for emergency responses. - [1910.120]
Are Seybolt Cutter subject to machine guarding requirements. - [1910.212]
Clarification of cleanup operation identified by a governmental body as an uncontrolled hazardous waste site. - [1910.120]
Design of Debris Chute - [1926.852]
PSM Standard: listing of hydrogen chloride and hydrochloric acid, anhydrous. - [1910.119 App A; 1926.64 App A]
Texaco emergency response assistance team. - [1910.120]
Whether the Franciscan Healthcare Corporation of Colorado Springs Retirement Plan constitutes a church plan within the meaning of section 3(33) of title I of ERISA and, accordingly, whether the plan is excluded from the requirements of title I of ERISA by section 4(b)(2) thereof.
Whether the Northern Wisconsin Schools Employee Benefit Plan and Trust is a "governmental plan" within the meaning of section 3(32) of title I of ERISA and, therefore, is excluded by section 4(b)(1) from coverage under that title.
Construction standards addressing excavations. - [1926.651(h)]
Eating and drinking in area where potentially infectious material exists. - [1910.1030]
Professional employees who otherwise meet the duties test but a paid based on a percentage of the hourly rate an employer bills its customers does not satisfy the salary basis requirement under 541.118. The employees are not guaranteed a salary free and clear, but receive compensation based solely on the quantity of work performed. The employees must be paid in accordance with the FLSA minimum wage and overtime requirements.
OSHA Regulations for single family dwelling construction. - [1926.11; 1926.12; 1910.12; 1926.13]
Classification of soils for providing protective systems in excavations. - [1926.652(b)(1)(i)]
HAZWOPER requirements in the "territorial seas". - [1910.120]
Insufficient information information provided to address the 13(a)(3) exemption. Employees of the nonprofit may not volunteer services to the nonprofit at any time without compensation in accordance with the FLSA.
Annual 8 hour refresher training for employees who work on hazardous waste sites. - [1910.120]
Contractor shop-made extension cords. - [1910.305(a)(2); 1910.403(b)(1); 1910.404(a)(2); 1910 Subpart S; 1926.403(a); 1926.403(a)(2); 1926.403(b)(1)(i); 1926.403(g); 1926.404(a)(2); 1926.405(g)(2)(v); 1926 Subpart K]
The primary duties of the fire protection isnpectors include the actual inspection of buildings and enforcement of fire safety standards. Their primary duties do not relate to the administrative policies or general management of the employer's business operations; as a result, they cannot qualify for the administrative employee exemption. Such employees cannot volunteer the same type of fire protection duties as "volunteer" firefighters to their employer and the hours worked must be combined.
General flange requirements. - [1910.215]
The need for an employer to comply with standards other than those which are enforced by OSHA. - [1910.179]
Use of laminated veneer lumber in lieu of scaffold grade planks on scaffold systems - [1926 Subpart L App A]
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