OSHA REGULATIONS

PURPOSE OF OSHA
 The legislative purpose of this provision is to establish, as rapidly
as possible and without regard to the rule-making provisions of
the Administrative Procedure Act, standards with which industries
are generally familiar, and on whose adoption interested and
affected persons have already had an opportunity to express their
views. Such standards are either (1) national concensus standards
on whose adoption affected persons have reached substantial
agreement, or (2) Federal standards already established by
Federal statutes or regulations. This part carries out the directive
to the Secretary of Labor under section 6 (a) of the Act. It
contains occupational safety and health standards which have
been found to be national consensus standards or established
Federal standards.
 POWERED PLATFORMS, MANLIFTS, AND
VEHICLE-MOUNTED WORK PLATFORMS
 This section covers powered platform installations
permanently dedicated to interior or exterior building
maintenance of a specific structure or group of structures.
This section does not apply to suspended scaffolds (swinging
scaffolds) used to service buildings on a temporary basis and
covered under subpart D of this part, nor to suspended
scaffolds used for construction work and covered under
subpart L of 29 CFR part 1926. Building maintenance
includes, but is not limited to, such tasks as window
cleaning, caulking, metal polishing and reglazing.
GUIDELINES OR ADVISORY
 1. "Use of the Appendix.“
 2. "Assurance.“
 3. "Design Requirements.“
 4. "Tie-in-guides.“
 5. "Building anchors”
 6. "Stabilizer tie length.“
 7. "Intermittent stabilization system.“
 8. "Wire Rope Inspection.“
 9. "General Maintenance.“
 10. "Training.“
 11. "Suspension and Securing of Powered Platforms”
DEFINITION
 Anemometer means an instrument for measuring wind
velocity.
 Angulated roping means a suspension method where the
upper point of suspension is inboard from the attachments on
the suspended unit, thus causing the suspended unit to bear
against the face of the building.
 Building face roller means a rotating cylindrical member
designed to ride on the face of the building wall to prevent
the platform from abrading the face of the building and to
assist in stabilizing the platform.
 Building maintenance means operations such as window
cleaning, caulking, metal polishing, reglazing, and general
maintenance on building surfaces.
 Cable means a conductor, or group of conductors, enclosed in
a weatherproof sheath, that may be used to supply electrical
power.
 Carriage means a wheeled vehicle used for the horizontal
movement and support of other equipment.
 Certification means a written, signed and dated statement
confirming the performance of a requirement of this section.
 Combination cable means a cable having both steel structural
members capable of supporting the platform, and copper or
other electrical conductors insulated from each other and
the structural members by nonconductive barriers.
 Competent person means a person who is capable of
identifying hazardous or dangerous conditions in powered
platform installations and of training employees to identify
such conditions.
 Continuous pressure means the need for constant manual
actuation for a control to function.
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL
CONTROL: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
 This section covers powered platform installations
permanently dedicated to interior or exterior building
maintenance of a specific structure or group of structures.
This section does not apply to suspended scaffolds (swinging
scaffolds) used to service buildings on a temporary basis and
covered under subpart D of this part, nor to suspended
scaffolds used for construction work and covered under
subpart L of 29 CFR part 1926. Building maintenance
includes, but is not limited to, such tasks as window
cleaning, caulking, metal polishing and reglazing.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
STANDARDS
 This section contains requirements for preventing or
minimizing the consequences of catastrophic releases of
toxic, reactive, flammable, or explosive chemicals. These
releases may result in toxic, fire or explosion hazards.
HAZARDOUS WASTE OPERATIONS AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
 This section covers the following operations, unless the
employer can demonstrate that the operation does not
involve employee exposure or the reasonable possibility for
employee exposure to safety or health hazards
 Clean-up operations required by a governmental body,
whether Federal, state local or other involving hazardous
substances that are conducted at uncontrolled hazardous
waste sites (including, but not limited to, the EPA's National
Priority Site List (NPL)
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
 Protective equipment, including personal protective
equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective
clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and
barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a
sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by
reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical
hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants
encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or
impairment in the function of any part of the body through
absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
EYE AND FACE PROTECTION.
 The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses
appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or
face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid
chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors,
or potentially injurious light radiation.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
 In the control of those occupational diseases caused by
breathing air contaminated with harmful dusts, fogs, fumes,
mists, gases, smokes, sprays, or vapors, the primary
objective shall be to prevent atmospheric contamination.
This shall be accomplished as far as feasible by accepted
engineering control measures (for example, enclosure or
confinement of the operation, general and local ventilation,
and substitution of less toxic materials).
MEDICAL SERVICES AND FIRST AID
 The employer shall ensure the ready availability of medical
personnel for advice and consultation on matters of plant
health.
 In the absence of an infirmary, clinic, or hospital in near
proximity to the workplace which is used for the treatment
of all injured employees, a person or persons shall be
adequately trained to render first aid. Adequate first aid
supplies shall be readily available.
 Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to
injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick
drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided
within the work area for immediate emergency use.
FIRE PROTECTION
 This subpart contains requirements for fire brigades, and all portable
and fixed fire suppression equipment, fire detection systems, and fire
or employee alarm systems installed to meet the fire protection
requirements of 29 CFR Part 1910.
 This subpart applies to all employments except for maritime,
construction, and agriculture.
 "After-flame" means the time a test specimen continues to flame after
the flame source has been removed.
 Equipment is labeled if there is attached to it a label, symbol, or other
identifying mark of a nationally recognized testing laboratory which
makes periodic inspections of the production of such equipment, and
whose labeling indicates compliance with nationally recognized
standards or tests to determine safe use in a specified manner
 MEANS OF EGRESS:
EXIT ROUTES, EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS, AND
FIRE PREVENTION PLANS.
 1. "Emergency action plan elements.“
 2. "Emergency evacuation.“
 3. "Emergency action plan training.“
 4. "Fire prevention housekeeping.“
 5. "Maintenance of equipment under the fire prevention
plan."