Noise Citation Policy for Construction.

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May 2, 1994

MEMORANDUM FOR:     H. BERRIEN ZETTLER
                   Deputy Director 
                   Directorate of Compliance Programs

FROM:               MICHAEL G. CONNORS 
                   Regional Administrator

SUBJECT:            Noise Citation Policy for Construction

Due to a marked increase in industrial hygiene construction inspections as the result of our lead emphasis program we are anticipating an increase in the number of violations of 1926.52(d)(1) for the lack of an effective hearing conservation program in construction.

Confined Spaces in Construction; Final Rule

  • Publication Date:
  • Publication Type:
  • Fed Register #:
    80:25365-25526
  • Title:
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 85 (Monday, May 4, 2015)][Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25365-25526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08843]


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