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Title: 12/22/1988 - Applicability of the HCS to diesel exhaust emissions and diesel fuel. | |
Record Type: Interpretation | Standard Number: 1910.1200 |
December 22, 1988
Mr. Allen R. Schaeffer
Environmental Specialist
Engineering Department
American Trucking Associations
2200 Mill Road
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Mr. Allen Schaeffer:
This is in response to your letter of November 4, regarding diesel exhaust emissions and the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 29 CFR 1910.1200.
Our responses to your questions are numbered in the sequence in which they were posed.
Question 1: Are diesel exhaust emissions covered under the HCS? If so, please cite specifically the mechanisms which trigger coverage under the HCS.
Answer:All employers are required to develop and implement employee training programs regarding hazards of chemicals and protective measures for all employees exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work areas under normal operating conditions or in foreseeable emergencies. Employees in terminal operations exposed to hazardous chemicals would fall under these provisions. If employees in terminal operations are exposed to diesel fuel in their work areas, the hazards of diesel fuel must be incorporated in the training program. Trucks or other vehicles are not considered work areas for the purposes of the standard. Vehicle operators would not be covered while operating a motor vehicle, however operators would be covered while performing terminal operations. | Get warning signs, DOT placards, and DOT labels from Safety Emporium. |
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Shepich, Director
Directorate of Compliance Programs
The official, public domain, OSHA version of this document is available at http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=INTERPRETATIONS&p_id=19730&p_text_version=FALSE