[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 41, Volume 1] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 41CFR60-741.22] [Page 207] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PART 60-741_AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF Subpart B_Discrimination Prohibited Sec. 60-741.22 Direct threat defense. The contractor may use as a qualification standard the requirement that an individual be able to perform the essential functions of the position held or desired without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of the individual or others in the workplace. (See Sec. 60- 741.2(y) defining direct threat.)