[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 5]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 29CFR1910.4]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                                OF LABOR
 
PART 1910--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 1910.4  Amendments to this part.

    (a) The Assistant Secretary of Labor shall have all of the authority 
of the Secretary of Labor under sections 3(9) and 6(a) of the Act.
    (b) The Assistant Secretary of Labor may at any time before April 
28, 1973, on his own motion or upon the written petition of any person, 
by rule promulgate as a standard any national consensus standard and any 
established Federal standard, pursuant to and in accordance with section 
6(a) of the Act, and, in addition, may modify or revoke any standard in 
this part 1910. In the event of conflict among any such standards, the 
Assistant Secretary of Labor shall take the action necessary to 
eliminate the conflict, including the revocation or modification of a 
standard in this part, so as to assure the greatest protection of the 
safety or health of the affected employees.