Osha 29cfr1910 Standards (OSHA General Industry Standards)

Avoid serious errors, fines and penalties by making sure you have instant access to full text of the latest OSHA Health Standards for General Industry (29 CFR 1910), with up-to-date coverage of the complete standards and all amendments as of January 2005, including the most recent OSHA interpretation letters. Also included: §1903 regulations on inspections, citations, and proposed penalties; §1904 regulations covering recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses; §1990 carcinogen policy and model standards; and §5(a) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (the "General Duty" clause) Recent amendments: Respiratory Protection Standard additions. OSHA added a quantitative fit testing methodology known as a controlled negative pressure REDON fit testing protocol to Appendix A of the Respiratory Protection Standard, 29 CFR 1910.134. The change affects respiratory protective standards for general industry and construction. The protocol requires three different test exercises to be performed after which the test subject redons the respirator two times. Some editorial and minor technical changes are also included. The changes are effective September 3, 2004. Sarbanes-Oxley Employee Protections. A new rule published at 29 CFR 1980 contains procedures for handling discrimination complaints made to OSHA, as governed by the whistleblower employee protections of Sec. 806 of the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 also known as Sarbanes-Oxley. The new rules apply to employment in construction and general industry. Section 806 and the rules implementing it protect employees who provide information to the employer, a federal agency or Congress about violations of federal law relating to fraud against shareholders from retaliation by those companies with registered securities. ,