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Work permits in lockout/tagout standard requirements - [1910.147]
Oregon Interagency Migrant Labor Camp Enforcement Agreement - [1975.1]
Enforcement of the Chromate and Chromic Acid PEL - [1910.1000]
Tipped employees cannot be required to pay for uniforms from tips since tips belong to the employee. The uniform is primarily for the benefit of the employe, and any recoupment of the cost of the uniform, either by payroll deduction or a security deposit would not comply with the FLSA if it would reduct the employee's wage below the minimum wage or overtime pay due the employee.
MSDS requirements for scrap materials - [1910.1200(g)]
Emergency response in the trucking industry. - [1910.120; 1910.1200; 1910.120(q)(1); 1910.120(q)(3)(vii); 1910.120(q)(3)(iv); 1910.120(q)(6); 1910.38; 1910.1200(h)]
Location of excessive temperature sensors in the grain industry - [1910.272]
Bolt-together, divided wheels are not considered multi-piece rim wheels - [1910.177]
Non-finishing spraying of contact cement to wood or to laminae - [1910.107]
Occupational noise exposure limits - [1910.95(a)]
Whether certain deductions from salaries of registered nurses would defeat the minimum wage and overtime pay exemption in section 13(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Clarification of approval requirements for equipment to classify underground construction operations as potentially gassy - [1910.7; 1926.800(h)]
The Standards do not exclude equipments by weight of the machine for rollover protective structure. - [1926.602; 1926.1000]
Interpretation of the meaning of "Fixed Jacks" on trailers - [1910.178; 1910.178(k)(3)]
Automatic return attachments on radial saws - [1910.213]
Employees who design and engineer hazardous waste facilities and their coverage under 1910.120. - [1910.120]
Proper wheel radius in manually propelled carriage to comply with 40 pound limit for horizontal force - [1910.66(f)(3)(i)(C)]
A rescue team is required during all phases of underground construction operations in a tunnel. - [1926.800(g)(5)]
Clarification of OSHA standard on Overhead and Gantry Cranes - [1910.179]
Machine Guarding - [1910.212(a)(1)]
The excessive space required on job sites to comply with the posting of various posters mandated by Federal law. - [1903.2(a)(3)]
Use of thermoplastic pipe in above ground locations
CPL 02-00-092 [CPL 2.92] - National - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Employment Standards Administration and OSHA - 02/28/1991
Whether several employee benefit plans of the St. Mary's Hospital, Inc. constitute church plans within the meaning of section 3(33) of title I of ERISA and, accordingly, whether the plans are excluded from the requirements of title I of ERISA by section 4(b)(2).
Training requirements for post-emergency response operations - [1910.120(q)(11)(ii); 1910.1200]
Respirators for fire-fighters. - [1910.156(b)(2); 1910.156(c)]
Length of service compensaton to volunteer firefighters appear to be a reasonable benefit. No determination whether the program would qualify as a "nominal fee".
Application of the OSHA standards 1910 and 1926 to "Operating Plant Services" - [1910; 1926]
Applicability of 1910.120(p)(2) to a RCRA TSD hazardous waste site handling PCB's - [1910.120(p)(2); 1910.1200(b)(6)(i)]
Maintenance employees having regular duties in permitted areas are covered by 1910.120(p) - [1910.120(p); 1910.1200]
Investigation conducted by OSHA at the Houston Chemical Complex. - [1903.17(a)]
OSHA standards that may apply to monorail systems and underhung cranes.
Label requirements for crystalline silica - [1910.1200(f)]
Coverage of various types of laboratories by the Laboratory Standard - [1910.1450]
Whether the National Employees and Operators Association Trust is saved from such authority under the general preemption provision of section 514(a) of title I of ERISA because it is a MEWA or is subject to the applicable regulatory authority of the state of Tennessee's insurance law.
Back-welding of threaded connections in anhydrous ammonia service. - [1910.111; 1910.111(b)(7)(iv)]
Peroxides and chlorates in blasting agents, slurries and emulsions - [1910.109(h)]
HCP requirements for employers at multi-employer worksites - [1910.1200(e); 1910.1200(h)]
Material Safety Data Sheet distribution to retail hardware store customers. - [1910.1200]
Whether the Construction Industry Service Corporation Trust (the CISCO Trust) is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA.
Rehabilitation of a sewer tunnel constructed in the years between 1926 and 1932 - [1926.800]
The intervals between physical examinations for employees performing interior structural firefighting. - [1910.134; 1910.156]
The use of fork trucks in plants. - [1910.178(m)(5)(iii)]
Application of 1910.120 to emergency Responders at a nuclear power plants - [1910.120]
Decontamination of equipment used on hazardous waste sites. - [1910.120(k)]
Use of non-approved respirators and improper use of approved respirators - [1910.134(d)(1)(ii)]
Application of the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response to general industry. - [1910.38; 1910.120]
Employee emergency alarm systems. - [1910.165; 1910.165(b)(2); 1910.165(b)(3); 1910.165(b)(4); 1910.165(c)(1); 1910.165(d)(3); 1910.164(d)(4); 1910.38; 1919.120(l); 1910.120(q); 1910.7]
Whether the Florida Association of Blood Banks Group Insurance Trust (the Trust), created as a Voluntary Employee Benefit Association Trust, is a MEWA within the meaning of ERISA section 3(40) and subject to state regulation to the extent provided in section 514(b)(6)(A).
Sampling for benzidine congener dyes - [1910.1010]
Chemical manipulation, production, multiple uses of chemicals in QC Labs - [1910.1200; 1910.1450]
Decision in The Hardaway Co. v. Dole Case. - [1910.132(a)]
Laboratory Standard's application in testing building products - [1910.1200; 1910.1450]
Whether Diversified Industrial Group (DIG), a self- insured or partially self- insured trust that provides health and other benefits to members of the International Union of Petroleum and Industrial Workers, is an "employee welfare benefit plan" within the meaning of ERISA section 3(1). Whether state regulation is preempted under ERISA section 514(a).
Whether the Health Services Association Health Plan (HSA Plan) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of Section 3(40) of title I of ERISA. Whether the preemption provisions of ERISA would not preclude state regulation of the HSA Plan at least to the extent provided in section 514(b)(6)(A).
Whether the Joint Economic Total Trust (the Trust), also known as the Midwest Benefits Trust, 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 regulatory authority of the State of New Jersey.
Whether the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (AGC) Health Benefit Trust (the Trust) 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 regulatory authority of the State of Oregon.
Applicability of the OSHA Laboratory Standard to laboratories within the electric utility industry. - [1910.1200; 1910.1450]
Clarification of Standards - [1926 Subpart P; 1926.651; 1926.652]
Point of operation guarding for the AMPOMATOR CLS II Wire Terminal Machine - [1910.212(a)]
Use of loss control reports prepared by an insurance company for its policyholders, will create a detrimental relationship between the company and the policyholders. - [1903.3 ]
Whether the United Dairy Association Benefit Plan (the Plan) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA, and whether the Plan is subject to the applicable regulatory authority of the State of Texas.
Whether the Stop Loss Concepts Employee Benefit Trust (the Trust) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of that title and therefore subject to applicable state insurance commission regulation.
QC Labs conduct physicochemical analyses with no altering relating to Quality Control - [1910.1450]
Jurisdiction over tanks of malodorant gas. - [1975.1]
Potential release of hazardous substances from heat shrink products - [1910.1200(b)(2)]
Lead Standard medical removal requirements and blood lead level testing - [1910.1025(j)(2)(ii); 1910.1025(k)(1)(i)]
Cleaning petroleum storage tanks located in tank terminals and refineries. - [1910.120]
Whether the Select Business Development Trust (the Trust) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA and, if so, whether the Trust is fully insured within the meaning of section 514(b)(6)(A) of that title.
Adjusting cotton dust permissible exposure limits (PELs) for extended work shifts. - [1910.1043]
Material safety data sheets (MSDSs) under the Hazard Communication Standard. - [1910.1200]
Whether the 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 Court Order that was issued in a probate proceeding and would recognize an interest in pension benefits of the surviving spouse solely on the basis of the state community property law is considered a "domestic relations order" within the meaning of section 206(d)(3)(B)(ii) of ERISA and is enforceable against the Plan.
Whether the Court Order that was issued in a probate proceeding and would recognize an interest in pension benefits of the surviving spouse solely on the basis of the state community property law is considered a "domestic relations order" within the meaning of section 206(d)(3)(B)(ii) of ERISA and is enforceable against the Plan.
Information from (OSHA) Pamphlet 3000. - [1903.14 ; 1903.20 ]
Employee exposure to consumer products. - [1910.1200]
Clarification of the "Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories" regulations regarding a Physician's written opinion - [1910.1450]
Hazwoper does not require training for employees not involved or exposed to hazardous waste areas. - [1910.120]
Whether two programs operated by the West Indies Central Labor Organization (WICLO) for certain non-resident aliens of the United States who work in the United States under an H-2A program constitute employee benefit plans covered by title I of ERISA.
Whether the Agriculture Producers & Associates Employee Benefit Trust (the Trust) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA and, if so, whether the State of Texas may require the Trust to obtain a certificate of authority from the State.
CPL 02-02-052 [CPL 2-2.52] - National - Enforcement Procedure for Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde - 11/20/1990
HCS applicability to hazardous by-products such as Ozone- generating operations - [1910.1200(b)(1)]
Whether the Members and Clerks Group Insurance Trust (the Trust), also known as the M&C Trust, is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA and whether the Trust is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of that title.
Whether the Illinois Members & Clerks Trust (the Trust), also known as the IM&C Trust, is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA and whether the Trust is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of that title.
Travel by an employee from home to a training site at the beginning and end of the workday is a home to work commute which is not compensable. However, if there is a custom, contract, or practice providing that employee's regular daily travel between home and the workplace Is compensable, such time will be so regarded under the provisions of the Portal-to-Portal Act.
Laboratory setting and subsequent requirements for Hazwoper. - [1910.120; 1910.1200]
Intermittent stabilization system building anchors and components for powered platforms for exterior building maintenance. - [1910.66]
The type and quantity of rescue equipment that is required and whether a provision for outside rescue teams can be used in conjunction with an in-house rescue plan. - [1910.272]
Inspection conducted by OSHA at the Greater Pittsburg Internation Airport. FAA Jurisdiction - [1975.1]
Communication Standard (HCS) to hydrotreated refined oils. - [1910.1200]
Container labeling requirements under the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard - [1910.1200(f)]
First responders, training, hazardous materials technician, etc. - [1910.120; 1910.120(q)(6)(ii); 1910.120(q)(6)(iii)]
Whether the Construction and Service Industry Trust (the Trust) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA and, if so, whether the State of Texas may require the Trust to obtain a certificate of authority from the State, and whether the preemption provisions of title I of ERISA do not preclude state regulation of the Trust at least to the extent provided in section 514(b)(6)(A).
CPL 02-02-051 [CPL 2-2.51] - National - Inspection Guidelines for Post-Emergency Response Operations Under CFR 1910.120 - 11/05/1990
Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories. - [1910.1450]
Whether the United Health Care Benefits Trust (the Trust) is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA and whether the Trust is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of that title, and whether the preemption provisions of title I of ERISA do not preclude state regulation of the Trust at least to the extent provided in section 514(b)(6)(A).
Whether the Independent Distributors of America, Inc. Health Benefits Plan (the Plan) is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of title I of ERISA and whether the Plan is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of that title, whether the preemption provisions of title I of ERISA do not preclude state regulation of the Plan at least to the extent provided in section 514(b)(6)(A).
Whether the United Health Care Benefits Trust (the Trust) is a multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) within the meaning of section 3(40) of title I of ERISA. Whether the Trust is an employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of section 3(1) of that title and whether certain requirements of the Texas Insurance Code are preempted by with title I of ERISA.
29 U.S.C. 218 does not operate to preempt state laws establishing labor standards provided they do not diminish the minimum federal standards established by the FLSA.
Response to various overtime compensation matters with respect to on-call pay, standby pay, show-up pay under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement. Also excludability of such payments under 207(e)(3).
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