Variances in Effect & Interim Orders

Construction

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Number Grantee Effective Date Standard(s) Variance Type Federal Register Reference Effective Locations (States) Brief Description
Kiewit Power Constructors Co. et al.; (Avalotis Corp.; Bowen Engineering Corporation (merged with Mid-Atlantic Boiler & Chimney, Inc. (formerly Alberici Mid-Atlantic, LLC)); Commonwealth Dynamics, Inc.; Gibraltar Chimney International, LLC; Hamon Custodis, Inc. (formerly Custodis Construction Co., Inc., then Custodis Cuttrell, Inc.); Hoffmann, Inc.; Industrial Access, Inc; International Chimney Corporation; Karrena International Chimney; Kiewit Power Constructors Co.; Marietta Silos, LLC; Matrix SME, Inc. (formerly Matrix Service Industrial Contractors, Inc.); NAES Power Contractors (formerly American Boiler and Chimney Company); Pullman Power, LLC (formerly M. W. Kellogg Co., then Pullman Power Products Corporation); R and P Industrial Chimney Co., Inc.; T.E. Ibberson; & TIC-The Industrial Company) 28-Sep-2013 1926.452 (o)(3); 1926.552 (c)(1) through (c)(4), (c)(8), (c)(13), (c)(14)(i), and (c)(16) Permanent OSHA-2012-0015 All Fed OSHA States Plus: AK, AZ, IN, MD, MN, NV, NM, NC, OR, PR, TN, VA, VT, WY Allows employers to use a rope-guided hoist system during inside or outside chimney construction to raise or lower workers between the bottom landing of a chimney and an elevated work location on the inside or outside surface of the chimney using personnel cages, personnel platforms, and boatswain's chairs.
Salini-Impregilo Healy Joint Venture Northeast Boundary Tunnel Project 11-May-2020 1926.803(f)(1); 1926.803(g)(1)(iii); and 1926.803(g)(1)(xvii) Permanent OSHA-2018-0013 DC Allows employers to use alternate means of protection from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate work in compressed-air environments.
Ballard Marine Construction 21-January-2021 1926.803(f)(1); 1926.803(g)(1)(iii); and 1926.803(g)(1)(xvii) Permanent OSHA-2019-0008 NY Allows employers to use alternate means of protection from the provisions of OSHA standards that regulate work in compressed-air environments.

General Industry

Number Grantee Effective Date Standard(s) Variance Type Federal Register Reference Effective Locations (States) Brief Description
  • 3M Co. (formerly Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.) 3M Center
  • St. Paul, MN 55144
 10-Mar-1978 1910.106(d)(5)(vi)(b) Permanent 43:9887-88, 3/10/78 SD, MO, TX Allows employer to store flammable and combustible liquids on racks to the heights and under conditions specified in the order.
  • Clark Grave Vault Company 375 East Fifth Avenue
  • Columbus, OH 43201
 4-Oct-1977 1910.22(c); 1910.23(c)(3) Permanent 42:54028, 10/4/77 OH Allows employer to continue its operation using galvanizing tank having ledges 31 1/2" wide and sides 30" high in lieu of guardrail and toeboard required by standards, provided special conditions specified are followed.
  • Frontier Hot-Dip Galvanizing, Inc.
  • 1740 Elmwood Avenue
  • Buffalo, NY 14207
 14-Oct-1977 1910.22(c); 1910.23(c)(3) Permanent 42:55291, 10/14/77 NY Allows employer to continue its operation using galvanizing tank having ledges (including the protective angle) 24" wide and sides 30" high in lieu of guardrail and toeboard required by standards, provided special conditions specified are followed.
  • Gestamp West Virginia
 5-Aug-2020 1910.147(d)(3) Interim Order OSHA-2019-0004 WV Allows employer to use a modified lockout/tagout system for laser cutting cell.
  • Keystone Steel and Wire (KSW) Company
  • 7000 S. W. Adams Street
  • Peoria, IL 61641
 13-Oct-2010 1910.1025(h)(2)(i); 1910.1018(k)(2) Grant of Permanent Variance OSHA-2010-0011 IL Allows employer to use compressed air to clean floors and other surfaces where lead and arsenic particulates accumulate.
  • Metalplate Galvanizing, Inc. (formerly Metalplate & Coatings, Inc.)
  • 500 Selit Drive, S. W.
  • Atlanta, GA 30336
 28-Dec-1976 1910.22(c); 1910.23(c)(3) Permanent 41:56410-11, 12/28/76 Atlanta, GA Allows employer to continue operations while using its galvanizing tank having sides 30" high and ledges 32" wide in lieu of guardrail and toeboard required by standards, provided special conditions specified in the order are followed.
  • Newport News Shipbuilding
  • 4101 Washington Avenue
  • Newport News, VA 23607
 4-Aug-2015 1915.116(i), (j) & (q) Permanent 81 FR 51499, 8/4/2016 VA Allows employer to work under a suspended load during modular ship construction and structural repair provided special conditions specified within the order are followed.
  • Nucor Steel Connecticut Incorporated (NSCI)
  • Address: N/A
  • CT
 8-April-2016 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
  • Permanent
 81 FR 20680, 4/8/16 CT
  • Allows employer to use a modified lockout/tagout system for its roll mills.
Jardon and Howard Technologies, Incorporated 15-May-2019 1910.330(d)(3),(d)(4); 1910.423(b)(2), (c)(1), (c)(3); 1910.424(b)(2) Permanent 84 FR 21822, 5/15/19 NC, SC Allows employer to conduct diving in accordance the NOAA Diving Program (NDP), as well as use Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) in accordance with NOAA Alternative Diving Standards previously approved by OSHA.
STP Nuclear 1-Sep-2020 1910.146(b) Interim Order OSHA-2020-0001 TX Allows employer to use a modified energy isolation system to perform condenser water box maintenance activities.