Ethyleneimine requirements

Section 1926.1112 covers ethyleneimine requirements for construction work and explicitly states that the requirements for construction are identical to those set out in the general industry rule at 1910.1003.

• Read the construction citation at 1926.1112 for the official statement that construction requirements mirror 1910.1003.

Yes, construction employers subject to 1926.1112 must follow the same requirements found in 29 CFR 1910.1003.

• The standard text at 1926.1112 states the construction requirements are identical to 1910.1003, so all specific compliance duties (training, controls, labeling, etc.) are found in the 1910.1003 regulation.

Employers and workers performing construction work that involves ethyleneimine must comply with 1926.1112, which applies the ethyleneimine requirements to construction and adopts the requirements of 1910.1003.

• If your construction activity involves handling, storing, applying, or otherwise working with ethyleneimine, the construction standard 1926.1112 requires you to follow the substantive rules in 1910.1003.

You must read both the construction citation 1926.1112 and the detailed requirements in 1910.1003.

• 1926.1112 states the construction requirements are identical to those in 1910.1003, so the full compliance obligations (procedures, training, controls, etc.) appear in 1910.1003.

No, 1926.1112 makes the construction requirements identical to the general industry rule in 1910.1003.

• The plain statement in 1926.1112 means you should look to 1910.1003 for the substantive requirements; no separate or different construction-only language is provided in 1926.1112.

Yes—OSHA Letters of Interpretation can clarify how OSHA interprets the rule, but they do not create new employer obligations beyond the standard language.

• For general guidance on the role of interpretation letters, see the discussion in OSHA's Asbestos remediation protocols letter, which states that interpretation letters explain requirements but do not add duties beyond the standard.
• For the substantive ethyleneimine duties, rely on 1910.1003 as applied through 1926.1112.

Section 1926.1112 lists several Federal Register entries documenting the rule's history: 58 FR 35211 (June 30, 1993); 61 FR 5507 (Feb. 13, 1996); 61 FR 9227 (March 7, 1996); and 61 FR 31427 (June 20, 1996).

• Those citations are shown on the 1926.1112 page as part of the standard's history.

Follow the construction rule 1926.1112 (which adopts the requirements of 1910.1003) for activities that are construction work; use the general industry citation 1910.1003 for non-construction (general industry) activities.

• The plain text of 1926.1112 indicates construction employers must comply using the requirements in 1910.1003, so determine whether the specific activity is construction or non-construction and apply the corresponding citation.

The standard page for 1926.1112 lists the GPO e-CFR as the GPO source for the regulation.

• That metadata on the 1926.1112 page shows where the official regulatory text is published electronically.

Employers should document compliance by following the recordkeeping, training, and procedural requirements found in 1910.1003, since 1926.1112 adopts those requirements for construction.

• The specific items to record (for example, training, exposure monitoring, and any required written programs) are specified in 1910.1003, so use that rule as your checklist when preparing documentation for construction activities covered by 1926.1112.

Yes; States that operate OSHA-approved State Plans may have their own enforcement and (in some cases) more stringent requirements, so employers should check both the federal 1926.1112 rule and their State Plan rules.

• OSHA has explained in other interpretation letters that State Plans must be at least as effective as federal OSHA but may be more stringent (see the discussion of State Plans in the Asbestos remediation protocols letter).
• For construction activities involving ethyleneimine, start with the construction citation 1926.1112 and the material details in 1910.1003, then confirm any State Plan differences with your state OSHA office.

Federal OSHA enforces 1926.1112, and official clarifications are published as OSHA interpretation letters and guidance documents; however, those letters explain the standard and do not create new obligations beyond the regulation.

• For the regulatory text see 1926.1112 and the substantive requirements at 1910.1003.
• For examples of how OSHA characterizes interpretation letters, see the Asbestos remediation protocols interpretation, which states that interpretation letters explain requirements but do not impose additional duties.