• 1910, Occupational Safety and Health Standards.
  • 1910.94, Ventilation.

• 1915, Occup. Safety and Health Standards for Shipyard Employment
  • 1915.51, Ventilation and protection in welding, cutting and heating.
• 1918, Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring.
  • 1918.94, Ventilation and atmospheric conditions.

• 1926, Safety and Health Regulations for Construction.
  • 1926.57, Ventilation.

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Search for ventilation standards using relevant keywords at the ANSI website.

• The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). Search for ventilation standards using relevant keywords at the ASHRAE website.

• Safety Standards for Underground Coal Mine Ventilation. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) Federal Register Volume 61, Number 18, Page 2543. This final rule revises MSHA's existing safety standards for ventilation of underground coal mines. The provisions of the final rule are expected to decrease the potential for fatalities, particularly accidents which can result in multiple deaths, and to reduce the risk of injuries and illnesses in underground coal mines.

• Tunnel/Underground construction requirements: use of flexible bag lines for ventilation; location of main ventilation fan; and reversible ventilation. OSHA (2003, February 25), 3 pages.
• Reiteration of Existing OSHA Policy on Indoor Air Quality: Office Temperature/Humidity and Environmental Tobacco Smoke. OSHA (2003, February 24), 3 pages.
• Vapor areas must be limited; concentrations must remain below 25% of the substances' lower flammable limit. OSHA (2002, September 10), 2 pages.
• Record retention requirements for indoor air quality documents and reports. OSHA (2002, August 01), 4 pages.
• Hierarchy of controls for exposure to air contaminants. OSHA (2002, June 24), 2 pages.
• Air monitoring results, citations, and employee exposure records. OSHA (2002, March 27), 3 pages.
• Clarification of minimum face velocity requirements for spray booths. OSHA (2001, October 22), 3 pages.
• Fall protection requirements for both residential and commercial HVAC systems; clarification of confined spaces. OSHA (2001, September 13), 3 pages.
• Compliance with NFPA 30-2000 ventilation requirements is considered a deminimus violation. OSHA (2001, August 27), 2 pages.
  

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• The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is an independent Federal agency created to decide contests of citations or penalties resulting from OSHA inspections of American work places. To locate decisions related to this topic, search for keywords at the OSHRC site.