Driver training and seat belt use.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

September 24, 1990

Mr. V. M. Speakman, Jr. President
Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen Box U
Mount Prospect, Illinois 60056

Dear Mr. Speakman:

Thank you for your letter of July 23, concerning driver training and seat belt use. You wanted to know to what extent the proposed rule on Occupant Protection in Motor Vehicles, published in the Federal Register on July 12, would affect your members.

Application of Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals to the manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnics.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 15, 1992

Mr. Ronald V. Ludlow
Corporate Manager
Industrial Hygiene Affairs
Thiokol Corporation
2475 Washington Boulevard
Ogden, Utah 84401-2398

Dear Mr. Ludlow:

Thank you for your letter of March 5, addressed to Acting Assistant Secretary Dorothy Strunk, concerning the application of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standard, "Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals" with respect to the manufacture of explosives and pyrotechnics.

Oregon Interagency Migrant Labor Camp Enforcement Agreement

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

April 9, 1991

 

 

Applicability of OSHA's PRCS standard to gas industry.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

June 1, 1994

MEMORANDUM FOR:     REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS
 
FROM:               JOHN B. MILES, JR., DIRECTOR
                    DIRECTORATE OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS
 
SUBJECT:            TRANSMITTAL OF THE CONFINED SPACE
                    SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE AMERICAN GAS
                    ASSOCIATION

 

Transportation of hazardous waste.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

January 14, 1993

The Honorable Robert C. Byrd
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Senator Byrd:

Limitation on Enforcement of Certain Subsections of the Excavation Standard.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 1, 1990 [Reviewed May 31, 2018]

 

 

Concern over the quality of care given to patients by dentists.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

April 24, 1997

[Name Withheld]

Dear [Name Withheld];

This is in response to your February 1, letter sent to President Clinton expressing concern over the quality of care given to patients by some dentist. You also mentioned that some dentists are not complying with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Standards to protect their workers. Your letter was sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and then forwarded to OSHA for a response.

Railroad tankcars off-loading points at an industrial facility.

Archive Notice - OSHA Archive

NOTICE: This is an OSHA Archive Document, and may no longer represent OSHA Policy. It is presented here as historical content, for research and review purposes only.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

November 14, 1996

Mr. Steven Jay Sherman, CIH
Manager, Industrial Hygiene Compliance
85 Metro Park
Rochester, NY 14623-2674

Dear Mr. Sherman:

This is in response to your letter of August 20, in which you requested regulatory interpretation regarding railroad tankcars off-loading points at an industrial facility.

OSHA does not have jurisdiction over aircraft crews.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

March 5, 1999

Mr. John Edwards
Aviation Safety Advisory Services
31 Woolley Street
Essendon Victoria 3040
Australia

Dear Mr. Edwards:

Concern for seasonal employees who are exposed in the fields to pesticides which are harmful to their health.

OSHA requirements are set by statute, standards and regulations. Our interpretation letters explain these requirements and how they apply to particular circumstances, but they cannot create additional employer obligations. This letter constitutes OSHA's interpretation of the requirements discussed. Note that our enforcement guidance may be affected by changes to OSHA rules. Also, from time to time we update our guidance in response to new information. To keep apprised of such developments, you can consult OSHA's website at https://www.osha.gov.

August 26, 1991

Ms. Sara Alejandra Alejo
Post Office Box 638
Nocatee, Florida 33864

Dear Ms. Alejo:

The White House Office referred your letter of May 1, to the Department of Labor. Subsequently, your letter was assigned to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). In your letter you express concern for seasonal employees who are exposed in the fields to pesticides which are harmful to their health.