§ 851.23. Safety and health standards.

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(a)Contractors must comply with the following safety and health standards that are applicable to the hazards at their covered workplace:

(1)Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)850, “Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.”

(2)Title 29 CFR, part 1904, “Recording and Reporting Occupational Injuries and Illnesses”, §§ 1904.4 through 1904.11, 1904.29 through 1904.33, and 1904.46.

(3)Title 29 CFR, part 1910, “Occupational Safety and Health Standards,” excluding 29 CFR 1910.1096, “Ionizing Radiation”; 29 CFR 1910.1000, “Air Contaminants,” Tables Z-1 and Z-2, as they relate to beryllium and beryllium compounds; and 29 CFR 1910.1024, “Beryllium.”

(4)Title 29 CFR, part 1915, “Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment,” except for 29 CFR 1915.1024, “Beryllium.”

(5)Title 29 CFR, Part 1917, “Marine Terminals.”

(6)Title 29 CFR, Part 1918, “Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring.”

(7)Title 29 CFR, part 1926, “Safety and Health Regulations for Construction,” except for 29 CFR 1926.1124, “Beryllium.”

(8)Title 29 CFR, Part 1928, “Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Agriculture.”

(9)American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®), Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices,

(2016)(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27), excluding the threshold limit values (TLVs®) for beryllium and beryllium compounds, when the ACGIH® TLVs® are lower (more protective) than permissible exposure limits in 29 CFR part 1910 for general industry, 29 CFR part 1915 for shipyards, and/or 29 CFR part 1926 for construction. When the ACGIH® TLVs® are used as exposure limits, contractors must comply with the other provisions of any applicable expanded health standard found in 29 CFR parts 1910, 1915, and 1926.

(10)American National Standards Institute (ANSI/ASSE) Z88.2, “American National Standard Practices for Respiratory Protection,”

(2015)(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27).

(11)ANSI Z136.1, “Safe Use of Lasers,”

(2014)(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27).

(12)ANSI Z49.1, “Safety in Welding, Cutting and Allied Processes,” sections 4.3 and E4.3

(2012)(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27).

(13)National Fire Protection Association

(NFPA)70, “National Electrical Code,”

(2017)(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27).

(14)NFPA 70E, “Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace,”

(2015)(incorporated by reference, see § 851.27).

(b)Nothing in this part relieves contractors from the responsibility to comply with any additional safety and health requirements that are necessary to protect the safety and health of workers. [71 FR 6931, Feb. 9, 2006, as amended at 80 FR 69566, Nov. 10, 2015; 82 FR 59954, Dec. 18, 2017; 88 FR 86815, Dec. 15, 2023]

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