Guidance Search
The Department of Labor provides this guidance search tool as a single, searchable location where users may search for guidance issued by any of the Department’s agencies, including significant guidance documents under Executive Order 12866. Individual guidance documents are maintained on the various agency websites, and if you know what agency you are looking for, you may also find guidance by navigating directly to that agency’s website. The Code of Federal Regulations and the Federal Register, which are not maintained by the Department, also include some of the Department’s interpretations of law and similar material.
The Department and its agencies issue guidance to provide clarifying information and technical assistance to the public on existing statutory and regulatory rights and obligations, inform the regulated community about best practices, and provide other useful information. The contents of these documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way, except as authorized by law or incorporated into a contract, cooperative agreement, or grant.
Members of the public may petition the Department to modify or withdraw specific guidance documents. To petition for a significant guidance document to be created, modified, reconsidered, or rescinded, email the Department of Labor.
Petitions to Modify or Withdraw a DOL guidance document may also be submitted by mail at the address below. Petitions should identify the specific guidance document by name and include your reason(s) for requesting withdrawal or modification.
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Executive Secretariat
200 Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20210
Search Tips
- If you are searching using an acronym, try a second search with the acronym spelled out. For example, if you are searching for guidance related to the Davis-Bacon Act, try searching "Davis-Bacon Act" as well as "DBA".
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This handbook sets forth guidelines and instructions for conducting special investigations pursuant to Title I of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended. The guidelines and instructions in this handbook are primarily procedural and administrative, and they are intended to serve solely as organizational and technical aids for Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) personnel.
This handbook sets forth procedures for the conduct of investigations of accidents at the Nation’s mines. The procedures in this handbook are intended to serve as organizational, technical, and instructional aids for MSHA’s accident investigations with the recognition that investigator discretion may be appropriate based on circumstances specific to individual investigations. This handbook does not create legal obligations or confer legal rights for any persons or entities.
When, as a matter of enforcement policy, WHD will consider electronic posting by employers by email or an internet or intranet website to satisfy the employer's requirement to provide employees with the required notice of their statutory rights under a variety of federal labor laws.
Letter from former Assistant Secretary of Disability Employment Policy, Kathy Martinez, discussing volunteerism for youth with disabilities.
Effective safety and health training should include hands-on instruction and exercises, interactive questions and answers, and site- or job-specific training.
If gloves have been electrically tested but not issued for service, they may not be placed into service unless they have been electrically tested within the previous 12 months.
The exposed employee’s blood should be tested for HBV and HIV after consent is obtained, regardless of the status of the source patient.
Technical Brief that lists Federal resources and initiatives that support Employment First efforts
The PSM standard is performance-based and does not specify the way an employer documents, compiles, or tracks actions taken on a process hazard analysis (PHA) or a facility siting study's findings and recommendations.
An in-depth overview video about Customized Employment.
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