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Document ID (ISN)32474
CIS number 79-2094
Year 1978
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington D.C.
Title Field operations manual.
Bibliographic information OSHA 2081, Vol.5, Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C. 20402, USA, 1978. 275p. Illus. Price: US-$8.00 (US-$10.00: foreign shipment).
Abstract Updated edition (1978) of one of a series of volumes, issued by OSHA to facilitate reference to the full text of standards and regulations from the Code of Federal Regulations, and their interpretation. This volume contains sections concerning: use of this manual, organisation of inspection and compliance, general inspection procedures, complaints, entry into workplaces; infringements; imminent danger; citations, prosecutions and penalties; field procedures and reports; industrial hygiene and occupational health (chemical, physical, biological and biomechanical hazards; training of industrial hygienists; air sampling and analysis, time-weighted average (TWA) concentrations; recordkeeping); accident investigation, etc.
Descriptors (primary) USA; labour inspection; legislation
Descriptors (secondary) harmful physical agents; threshold limit values; compliance with exposure limits; penalties; manuals; accident investigation; health service records; harmful substances
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Administration, legislation
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Labour inspection