[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR50-204.2]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
            CHAPTER 50--PUBLIC CONTRACTS, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 50 204_SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL SUPPLY CONTRACTS
--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B_General Safety and Health Standards
 
Sec. 50-204.2  General safety and health standards.


    (a) Every contractor shall protect the safety and health of his 
employees by complying with the standards described in the subparagraphs 
of this paragraph whenever a standard deals with an occupational safety 
or health subject or issue involved in the performance of the contract.
    (1) U.S. Department of Labor--Title 29 CFR--

Part 1501--Safety and Health Regulations for Ship Repairing.
Part 1502--Safety and Health Regulations for Shipbuilding.
Part 1503--Safety and Health Regulations for Shipbreaking.
Part 1504--Safety and Health Regulations for Longshoring.
Part 1910--Subpart C through Subpart S (national consensus standards).


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    (2) U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines.
    (i) In Chapter I of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, the 
standards requiring safe and healthful working conditions or 
surroundings in:

Subchapter B--Respiratory Protective Apparatus; Tests for 
Permissibility; Fees.
Subchapter C--Explosives and Related Articles; Tests for Permissibility 
and Suitability.
Subchapter D--Electrical Equipment, Lamps, Methane Detectors; Tests for 
Permissibility; Fees.
Subchapter O--Coal Mine Health and Safety.

    (ii) In Chapter II of Title 30 the standards requiring safe and 
healthful working conditions or surroundings in:

Part 211--Coal-Mining Operating and Safety Regulations.
Part 216--Operating and Safety Regulations Governing the Mining of Coal 
in Alaska.
Part 221--Oil and Gas Operating Regulations.
Part 231--Operating and Safety Regulations Governing the Mining of 
Potash; Oil Shale, Sodium, and Phosphate; Sulphur; and Gold, Silver, or 
Quicksilver; and Other Nonmetallic Minerals, Including Silica Sand.

    (3) U.S. Department of Transportation: 49 CFR parts 171--179 and 14 
CFR part 103 Hazardous material regulation--Transportation of compressed 
gases.
    (4) U.S. Department of Agriculture Respiratory Devices for 
Protection against Certain Pesticides--ARS-33-76-2.
    (b) Information concerning the applicability of the standards 
prescribed in paragraph (a) of this section may be obtained from the 
following offices:
    (1) Office of the Bureau of Labor Standards, U.S. Department of 
Labor, Railway Labor Building, Washington, DC 20210.
    (2) The regional and field offices of the Bureau of Labor Standards 
which are listed in the U.S. Government Organization Manual, 1970-71 
edition at p. 324.
    (c) In applying the safety and health standards referred to in 
paragraph (a) of this section the Secretary may add to, strengthen or 
otherwise modify any standards whenever he considers that the standards 
do not adequately protect the safety and health of employees as required 
by the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act.

[34 FR 7946, May 20, 1969, as amended at 36 FR 9868, May 29, 1971]