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General Requirements
  • All About OSHA (Doc. #2056, 2000) (.PDF, 223K)
    A generic overview of OSHA  requirements

 

Voluntary Protection Program
The OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) is a cooperative effort where a site meets the VPP requirements of an exemplary safety program in return for OSHA's forbearance in making regular, programmatic inspections. According to OSHA, VPP participants have 60 to 80 percent fewer lost workday injuries than industry averages for the type and size of the facility.

  • Safe Act (S. 385 ), which contains the program's enabling language (.HTML, 2K)
  • OSHA's VPP Page
  • Notice: Revisions to the Voluntary Protection Programs To Provide Safe and Healthful Working Conditions (July 24, 2000) (.TXT, 97K)

Ergonomics Standards
  • Frequently Asked Questions about the OSHA proposed ergonomics standard (from OSHA) Link
  • OSHA press kit explaining the history, text of the proposed rule, and more. Link
 

U.S. OSHA, Emergency Action Plans and Fire Prevention Plans 

  • 29 CFR § 1910.38 (.HTML, 14K) (courtesy of the US OSHA web site)

U.S. OSHA, HAZWOPER

  • Main text of the regulation, 29 CFR § 1910.120 (.HTML, 169K)(.TXT, 210K)
  • Appendix A, Personal Protective Equipment Test Methods (.HTML, 29K)
  • Appendix B, General Description and Discussion of the Levels of Protection and Protective Gear (.HTML, 18K)
  • Appendix C, Compliance Guidelines (.HTML, 32K)
  • Appendix D, References (.HTML, 10K)
  • Appendix E, Training Curriculum Guidelines (non-mandatory) (.HTML, 59K
  • Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (1998) (.HTML, 111K)

Personal protective Equipment

  • U.S. OSHA Personal Protective Equipment Regulations, 29 CFR §§ 1910.132 - 139 (link)
  • Personal Protective Equipment Guidance (1995) (.HTML, 42K)

 

OSHA Inspections

  • OSHA Inspections Guidance (1998) (.PDF, 406K)
  • Final Policy Concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Treatment of Voluntary Employer Safety and Health Self-Audits (July 28, 2000) (.HTML, 47K)

Lockout/Tagout

  • The Control of Hazardous Energy (lockout/tagout), 29 CFR § 1910.147 (link)
  • Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) Guidance (1997) (.HTML, 110K)

Confined Space Entry

  • Permit-Required Confined Spaces, 29 CFR § 1910.146 (link)
  • Permit-Required Confined Spaces Guidance (1998) (.PDF, 172K)


Operator Training

  • Compliance Assistance for the Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training Standards (.HTML, 64K)

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