(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]