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Standard Interpretations referencing 1926.1101

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# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Title 2012 - 09/24/2012 - OSHA's position on the acceptability of digital radiography in place of traditional chest roentgenograms. 2011 - 11/10/2011 - Numerous questions on the removal of asbestos containing gaskets 2010 - 08/17/2010 - Clarification of the terms street clothing and work clothing as used in the asbestos standard for construction work. 2010 - 06/08/2010 - Acceptability of rounding laboratory-reported percentages of bulk asbestos analyses by point-counting to the nearest whole-number percent. 2009 - 12/01/2009 - Compliance with 1926.1101 when drilling through asbestos-containing floor tile/mastic. 2009 - 08/18/2009 - Medical exams and chest roentgenograms (x-rays) under OSHA's Asbestos standards. 2009 - 07/13/2009 - Clarification on number of employees required for glovebag removal operations. 2009 - 06/12/2009 - Comprehensive building/facility/vessel surveys for asbestos. 2008 - 10/16/2008 - Contractor responsibilities for health and safety when removing asbestos-containing materials from private dwellings. 2008 - 07/10/2008 - Refresher training requirements for Class III asbestos work and training for excavations disturbing soil with ACM. 2007 - 11/09/2007 - Glove bag requirements for outdoor removal of intact and non-intact asbestos-containing gaskets under 1926.1101. 2007 - 11/05/2007 - Requirement to determine, in advance, whether employees are likely to disturb ACM or PACM and to train accordingly. 2007 - 05/10/2007 - Clarification of OSHA's asbestos standards for general industry and construction and the respiratory protection standard as applied to medical surveillance of employees.

10 2008 - 09/25/2008 - Clarification of the provision banning smoking in the OSHA asbestos standards. 11 12 13

14 2007 - 05/29/2007 - Requirements for tapping or tying-in to asbestos containing cement water pipes for construction. 15

16 2007 - 04/05/2007 - Classification of removal of asbestos-containing gaskets; requirement to conduct removal in a "glove bag." 17 2007 - 03/01/2007 - Clarification of decontamination procedures for employees involved in Class I asbestos work. 18 2007 - 01/16/2007 - Requirement for facility owners to notify tenants or employers of presence of ACM and PACM. 19 20 21 2006 - 11/13/2006 - Notification of alternative control methods for Class I asbestos work no longer required; notification requirement eliminated. 2006 - 01/17/2006 - Correct manner to interpret air sample measurements of an employee's asbestos exposure when the samples are overloaded. 2006 - 01/17/2006 - Requirements for providing awareness training for employees performing housekeeping duties; providing notification of ACM/PACM for employers and employees.

22 2005 - 06/30/2005 - Use of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) instead of Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) to determine asbestos concentrations in air samples. 23 24 25 2005 - 06/27/2005 - Construction industry asbestos standard, 1926.1101, as applied to the demolition of buildings containing installed asbestos. 2005 - 05/18/2005 - Prohibitions and/or restrictions on aggressive methods for removing asbestos-containing mastic from floors. 2005 - 02/01/2005 - Construction industry asbestos standard definition of "regulated area" and requirements for work involving materials of <1% asbestos for demolition and sheetrock projects.

26 2003 - 11/24/2003 - Compliance requirements for renovation work involving material containing less than 1% asbestos. 27 2003 - 10/27/2003 - Application of construction standard to demolition operations involving material less than 1% asbestos. 28 2003 - 09/10/2003 - Applicable asbestos standard for replacing a rubber encapsulated asbestos gasket. 29 2003 - 05/07/2003 - Aggressive vs non-aggressive removal of asbestos-containing flooring material; negative exposure assessment methods for direct and indirect employee exposures.

30 2001 - 09/26/2001 - Application of Asbestos Standards to repair and maintenance operations. 31 1998 - 11/20/1998 - Building owner requirements in the asbestos standards. 32 1998 - 04/21/1998 - Class III asbestos work: training, medical surveillance, PPE, and surfacing materials. 33 1997 - 10/31/1997 - Routine asbestos inspections, bulk sampling activities, and training with regards to specific provisions in the Occupational Exposure to Asbestos Standard.

34 1997 - 09/18/1997 - Responsibility of each person involved in Class I glovebag removal operations. 35 1997 - 09/03/1997 - Construction Asbestos Standard. 36 1997 - 08/20/1997 - Asbestos surveying and sampling associated with the remodeling, renovation, and demolition of buildings. 37 1997 - 08/01/1997 - Construction Asbestos Standard. 38 1997 - 05/15/1997 - Glove bag methods for control of exposure to airborne asbestos.

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38 1997 - 05/15/1997 - Glove bag methods for control of exposure to airborne asbestos. 40 1997 - 04/28/1997 - Sheetrock and joint compound.

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39 1997 - 04/28/1997 - Classification of asbestos work for employees performing asbestos inspections and obtaining bulk samples. 41 1997 - 02/07/1997 - Compliance with OSHA's Asbestos Standard - Composite Bulk Samples. 42 1997 - 02/05/1997 - OSHA Asbestos standard. 43 1996 - 09/05/1996 - Questions concerning OSHA's Asbestos Standard. 44 1996 - 09/04/1996 - Asbestos Standard for Construction. 45 1996 - 08/26/1996 - Clarification of Asbestos standard. 46 1996 - 06/28/1996 - Clarification of Asbestos Standard for construction. 47 1996 - 05/22/1996 - Glove bag use. 48 1996 - 04/02/1996 - Training requirements of the competent person for class II roofing work. 49 1996 - 03/19/1996 - In multi-story buildings "employee notice" requirement of asbestos standard. 50 1996 - 02/21/1996 - Building and/or facility owner notification requirements. 51 1996 - 01/24/1996 - OSHA Asbestos Standard. 52 1995 - 12/15/1995 - The use of "pipe cases" manufactured by Therm-Equip, Inc., in lieu of standard glove bags. 53 1995 - 12/04/1995 - Negative exposure assessment for 1926.1101. 54 1995 - 05/09/1995 - Regulation on OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Asbestos. 55 1994 - 11/17/1994 - Clarification on the use of negative pressure glovebags for the removal of asbestos-containing materials. 56 1994 - 11/17/1994 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) requirements for asbestos removal bags. 57 1994 - 04/26/1994 - HAZWOPER and Asbestos standards apply to any emergency response to an uncontrolled hazardous substance release involving the presence of asbestos.

58 1993 - 06/21/1993 - After changing protective clothing for a lunch break, it should not be reused for the balance of the shift. 59 1991 - 08/28/1991 - Reporting limits for Asbestos air concentrations. 60 1991 - 08/28/1991 - Testing of Nucleopore and Millipore cassettes. 61 1991 - 06/14/1991 - Maintaining Medical Records for Employees Subject to Medical Surveillance. 62 1990 - 09/06/1990 - High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters for Vacuum Cleaning. 63 1990 - 08/23/1990 - Portam Process asbestos abatement equipment use for asbestos removal. 64 1989 - 12/13/1989 - Interpretation of 1926.1101, training and medical surveillance as condition of employment. 65 1986 - 08/06/1986 - Professional liability insurance for asbestos abatement consultants. 66 1985 - 02/04/1985 - Evaluation of X-rays and pulmonary function tests for early diagnosis of lung disease.

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