Take a look at the OSHA Letters of Interpreations. They can be found at www.osha.gov
Below is a copy pertaining to your question.
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anuary 14, 1994
Mr. Bruce W. Ensworth
IBG
121 Royal Drive
P.O. Box 1824
Forest Park, Georgia 30051 - 1824
Dear Mr. Ensworth:
Thank you for your inquiry of...
Nitri-solve 727 by Best Glove has an MDL/PPM of 45.0 for Sodium Hypochlorite 4-6% (CAS # 7681-52-9. In addition the following gloves by Best have the same rating Neoprene 6780, Ultraflex Neoprene 32 and Ultraflex Nitrile 22R.
If a two prong plug (one prong is polarized) is plugged into a three prong receptacle is the appliance with the two prong plug "grounded"? I have a metal box fan with a flat two-wire cord with a two prong plug. When I take a volt pen and touch the cord in several places the volt pen...
Is there a "code" that specifies the number of "exits" required based on square footage and/or occupancy? For example, we are in the process of creating an office environment on the second level of our facility that will hold a maximum of 100 employees and the square footage...
Continuation of an earlier response: As an Outreach Trainer you can conduct the 10-hour and 30-hour construction safety and health course and to issue cards to participants verifying course completion. students in course 500 who wish to participate as authorized trainers in the Outreach Program...
If you are referring to the OSHA Training institute Courses, the 500 Trainer Course in OSHA standards is for the construction industry. The course is designed for individuals in the private sector interested in teaching the 10 and 30 hour construction safety and health outreach program. to...
We are building a room within our manufacturing facility. The facility itself has six EXIT doors. These are the doors that employees enter and exit the facility by. My question is about the construction of a fully enclosed room (600 sq ft) within our facility. How many EXITS must there be...
Here is a text version of an OSHA interpretation that may assist you with your question.
Standard Interpretations
05/02/1998 - OSHA's position on providing a drug-free workplace.
May 2, 1998
Mr. Patrick J. Robinson
Safety Coordinator
Starline Manufacturing Co., Inc.
6060 West Douglas...
According to OSHA, power strips/surge-noise protective strips are generally referred to as temporary power taps. If the temporary power taps are being used to provide transient voltage surge protection, then these devices would meet the OSHA standards. If the temporary power taps are being...
We use a #10 shaded glass, which in adequate per the amperage setting of the welding task. However, the welder is still brother by the arc, would wearing of shaded safety glasses in addition to the glass be of any help to the welder?