Agricultural industry, OSHA

Chapter 2 reviews the pertinent government regulations issued by the regulating agencies (such as U.S. EPA, OSHA, and the Department of Agriculture) and how these regulations impact various industries and their personnel. 

The OSHA lead standard for general industry (29 CFR 1910.1025) was promulgated on November 14, 1978. It applied to all occupational exposures to lead except those associated with constmction or agricultural work. The key components of the lead standard were the setting of a permissible exposure limit (PEL) of 50 pg/m as an 8-hour TWA and the institution of a medical surveillance program for all employees who are or may be exposed above the 8-hour TWA action level (30 pg/m ) for more than 30 days per year. 

Generally refers to the Oeeupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and requirements defined in 29 CFR 1910. OSHA uses the term general industry to refer to aU industries not included in agriculture, eonstruction, or maritime. General industries are regulated by OSHA s general industry standards, direetives, and standard interpretations. 

OSHA standards fall into four categories General Industry, Maritime, Construction, and Agriculture. The standards are available in... 

This section applies to special industries as defined by OSHA. These special industries include paper, pulp and paperboard mills, textile mills, bakeries, laundries, and sawmills. Other industries covered are puipwood logging agricultural operations telecommunications electric-power generation, transmission, and distribution and finally, grain-handling facilities. These special industries are trades that perform specific tasks that are very distinct and, in turn, set standards for their own industries. 

Slips, trips, and falls constitute the majority of general industry accidents. They cause 15 percent of all accidental deaths, and are second only to motor vehicles as a cause of fatalities. The OSHA standards for walking and working surfaces apply to all permanent places of employment, except where only domestic, mining, or agricultural work is performed. 

OSHA standards cover four main categories General Industry Standards, 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1910 Construction Standards, 29 CFR Part 1926 Maritime and Longshoring Standards, 29 CFR Parts 1915, 1918 and Agricultural Standards, 29 CFR Part 1928. The relevant specific industry standard is cited with respect to workplace conditions found in violation of the OSH Act. However, where a specific standard is not apphcable, OSHA may cite employers for violating its General Duty Clause. ... 

OSHA standards, found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), include the standards for the following industry groups construction maritime agriculture the general industry, which includes manufacturing transportation and public utilities wholesale and retail trades finance insurance and services. Some of the specific areas covered by regulations are found in Table 16.1. 

Arizona adopts federal OSHA standards by reference and enforces OSHA standards contained within 29 CFR, parts 1910 (General Industry), 1926 (Construction) and 1928 (Agriculture). In addition, there are a few requirements that are rmique to Arizona, including prohibition on the use of the short-handled hoe in agricultrue work and the use of PVC pipe to transport compressed gasses, including air. 

The vast majority of the VOSH standards are identical to federal OSHA standards. All standards adopted by the Board from 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1926, and 1928 shall apply by their own terms to all employers who have employees working at places of emplo5mient within the jurisdiction of the State Plan of the Commonwealth. Standards from Part 1910 apply to employers engaged in general industry in addition, certain standards from Part 1910 determined by federal OSHA and the Board to be applicable to the construction industry also apply to the construction industry in Virginia. Standards adopted from 29 CFR Part 1926 apply to the construction industry, and standards adopted from 29 CFR Part 1928 apply to agricultural operations within the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth. In addition, standards from 29 CFR Part 1915, Shipyard Employment 29 CFR Part 1917, Marine Terminals and 29 CFR Part 1918, Longshoring, have been adopted for state plan use in the public sector only. 

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