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Standard
Interpretations
of Compliance Letters
Asbestos
Removal | Sampling & analysis | Building
evaluation | Worker protection | Other | Hazard
information bulletins
Asbestos
Removal
- Asbestos
Standard for Construction (1996, March 28),
1 page. OSHA considers the removal of wallboard
and joint compounds to be Class II work.
- Clarification
of Asbestos standard (1996, August 26), 1 page.
Clarification concerning asbestos-containing paint.
- Clarification
of "mechanical chipping device" used
in floor tile removal (1995, November 1), 1
page.
- Effectiveness
of the Glove Box for removal of asbestos-containing
pipe insulation (1990, April 4), 1 page.
- High-Efficiency
Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters For Vacuum Cleaning
Equipment (1990, September 6), 1 page. Incorrect
use of DOP aerosol for testing & certifying
efficiency of HEPA filters.
- Negative
exposure assessment for 1926.1101 (1995, December
4), 2 pages.
- Negative
Pressure Glovebag Usage in Asbestos Removal (1990,
August 27), 2 pages.
- OSHA's
requirements for asbestos removal bags (1994,
November 17), 1 page.
- Portam
Process asbestos abatement equipment use for asbestos
removal (1990, August 23), 1 page. OSHA does
not approve or certify equipment or processes for
use in the workplace. This does discuss OSHA's
intent.
- Power
Roof Cutter on a Built-up Roof (1996, July
15), 1 page.
- Red
Baron Negative Air Enclosure System (1990,
May 3), 1 page.
- Responsibility
of each person involved in Class I glovebag removal
operations (1997, September 18), 1 page.
- Use
of a "Negative Air Bag" in the removal
of asbestos pipe insulation (1989, July 5),
2 pages.
- The
use of "pipe cases" manufactured by Therm-Equip,
Inc., in lieu of standard glove bags (1995,
December 15), 1 page.
Sampling & analysis,
and characteristics of asbestos-containing materials
- Clarification
of Asbestos Standard for construction (1996,
June 28), 2 pages. Sampling of bulk materials.
- Clarification
of the requirement for representative monitoring
under the asbestos standard for construction (1987,
September 8), 1 page.
- Compliance
with OSHA's Asbestos Standard - Composite Bulk
Samples (1997, February 7), 4 pages.
- Definition
of "statistically reliable measurements" in
1926.58(f)(4) (1987, August 20), 1 page.
- Exposure
monitoring requirements (1993, August 19),
1 page. Equivalent methods and samplers.
- NIOSH
582 training requirements relating to asbestos
analysis slides (1991, August 28), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, March 4), 1 page.
- OSHA
requires a minimum of 2 and at least 10% blanks
be taken for all samples regardless of purpose (1990,
May 4), 1 page.
- Recommended
changes for asbestos sampling from SLCAL (1989,
April 26), 1 page.
- Reporting
limits for Asbestos air concentrations (1991,
August 28), 1 page.
- Sampling
of Resilient Floor Covering (1992, January
6), 1 page.
- Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1 page.
Building
evaluation and use
- Building
and/or facility owner notification requirements (1996,
February 21), 1 page.
- In
multi-story buildings "employee notice" requirement
of asbestos standard (1996, March 19), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3 pages.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1997, February 5), 2 pages.
- (OSHA)
revised asbestos standard (1995, May 8), 2
pages. Discusses requirements for asbestos flooring.
- Questions
concerning OSHA's Asbestos Standard (1996,
September 5), 1 page.
- The
requirements of a building owner for conducting
a survey, and the labeling of asbestos materials
under the OSHA asbestos standard (1996, February
16), 1 page.
- Smoking
and occupational exposure to asbestos (1990,
September 4), 1 page.
Worker
protection
- After
changing protective clothing for a lunch break,
it should not be reused for the balance of the
shift (1993, June 21), 1 page.
- Asbestos
and the Hazard Communication Standard (1989,
December 26), 1 page.
- Classification
of asbestos work for employees performing asbestos
inspections and obtaining bulk samples (1997,
April 28), 1 page.
- Employee
safety and the laundering of contaminated clothing (1997,
April 1), 2 pages.
- Evaluation
of X-rays and pulmonary function tests for early
diagnosis of lung disease (1985, February 4),
2 pages. Notifing employees of medical test results.
- How
the Exposure to Asbestos standard regulates activities
that involve "thin-layered" asbestos-containing
paint (1997, April 25), 2 pages.
- Interpretation
of 1926.58, Training and Medical Surveillance as
Condition of Employment (1989, December 13),
1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3 pages.
Training of employees.
- Regulation
on OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Asbestos (1995,
May 9), 1 page. Classification of telecommunication
workers.
- Respirator
fit testing requirements in the revised asbestos
standard (1986, September 25), 1 page.
- Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1 page.
- Trailer
mounted vacuum system and bagging station used
in asbestos abatement (1990, August 10), 3
pages.
- Training
requirements for Class II roofing work (1996,
February 29), 2 pages.
- Training
requirements of the competent person for Class
II roofing work (1996, April 2), 1 page.
Other
topics
Hazard
Information Bulletins
- (1996,
March 28), 1 page. OSHA considers the removal
of wallboard and joint compounds to be Class
II work.
- Clarification
of Asbestos standard (1996, August 26),
1 page. Clarification concerning asbestos-containing
paint.
- Clarification
of "mechanical chipping device" used
in floor tile removal (1995, November 1),
1 page.
- Effectiveness
of the Glove Box for removal of asbestos-containing
pipe insulation (1990, April 4), 1 page.
- Glove
bag methods for control of exposure to airborne
asbestos (1997, May 15), 1 page.
- Glove
bag use (1996, May 22), 1 page.
- High-Efficiency
Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters For Vacuum Cleaning
Equipment (1990, September 6), 1 page.
Incorrect use of DOP aerosol for testing & certifying
efficiency of HEPA filters.
- Negative
exposure assessment for 1926.1101 (1995,
December 4), 2 pages.
- OSHA's
requirements for asbestos removal bags (1994,
November 17), 1 page.
- Portam
Process asbestos abatement equipment use for
asbestos removal (1990, August 23), 1 page.
OSHA does not approve or certify equipment
or processes for use in the workplace. This
does discuss OSHA's intent.
- Power
Roof Cutter on a Built-up Roof (1996, July
15), 1 page.
- Red
Baron Negative Air Enclosure System (1990,
May 3), 1 page.
- Responsibility
of each person involved in Class I glovebag
removal operations (1997, September 18),
1 page.
- Use
of a "Negative Air Bag" in the removal
of asbestos pipe insulation (1989, July
5), 2 pages.
- Sampling & analysis,
and characteristics of asbestos-containing materials
- Clarification
of Asbestos Standard for construction (1996,
June 28), 2 pages. Sampling of bulk materials.
- Clarification
of the requirement for representative monitoring
under the asbestos standard for construction (1987,
September 8), 1 page.
- Compliance
with OSHA's Asbestos Standard - Composite Bulk
Samples (1997, February 7), 4 pages.
- Definition
of "statistically reliable measurements" in
1926.58(f) (4) (1987, August 20), 1 page.
- Exposure
monitoring requirements (1993, August 19),
1 page. Equivalent methods and samplers.
- NIOSH
582 training requirements relating to asbestos
analysis slides (1991, August 28), 1 page.
- OSHA
requires a minimum of 2 and at least 10% blanks
be taken for all samples regardless of purpose (1990,
May 4), 1 page.
- Reporting
limits for Asbestos air concentrations (1991,
August 28), 1 page. Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1
page.
- Building
Evaluation and Use
- In
multi-story buildings "employee notice" requirement
of asbestos standard (1996, March 19),
1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3
pages.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1997, February 5), 2
pages.
- (OSHA)
revised asbestos standard (1995, May 8),
2 pages. Discusses requirements for asbestos
flooring.
- Questions
concerning OSHA's Asbestos Standard (1996,
September 5), 1 page.
- Smoking
and occupational exposure to asbestos (1990,
September 4), 1 page.
- After
changing protective clothing for a lunch break,
it should not be reused for the balance of
the shift (1993, June 21), 1 page.
- Asbestos
and the Hazard Communication Standard (1989,
December 26), 1 page.
- Classification
of asbestos work for employees performing asbestos
inspections and obtaining bulk samples (1997,
April 28), 1 page.
- Employee
safety and the laundering of contaminated clothing (1997,
April 1), 2 pages.
- Evaluation
of X-rays and pulmonary function tests for
early diagnosis of lung disease (1985,
February 4), 2 pages. Notifing employees of
medical test results.
- How
the Exposure to Asbestos standard regulates
activities that involve "thin-layered" asbestos-containing
paint (1997, April 25), 2 pages.
- Interpretation
of 1926.58, Training and Medical Surveillance
as Condition of Employment (1989, December
13), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3
pages. Training of employees.
- Regulation
on OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Asbestos (1995,
May 9), 1 page. Classification of telecommunication
workers.
- Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1
page.
- Trailer
mounted vacuum system and bagging station used
in asbestos abatement (1990, August 10),
3 pages.
- Training
requirements for Class II roofing work (1996,
February 29), 2 pages.
- Training
requirements of the competent person for Class
II roofing work (1996, April 2), 1 page.
- Hazard
Information Bulletins
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