Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
FIgure 22.1
Sample.cover.for.the.
Federal Register.
.(
Source:
.Courtesy.of.U..S..Department.
of.Labor.)
standards.and.make.sense.out.of.them?.From.time.to.time.you.may.have.experienced.
this.frustration.and.been.tempted.to.throw.the.standards.in.the.“round.ile.”
The.Code.of.Federal.Regulations.(CFR).is.a.codiication.of.the.general.and.per-
manent.rules.published.in.the.
Federal Register
.by.departments.and.agencies.of.the.
executive.branch.of.the.federal.government..The.code.is.divided.into.ifty.titles.that.
represent.broad.areas.that.are.subject.to.federal.regulations..Each.title.is.divided.into.
chapters. that. usually.bear. the. name. of. the. issuing. agency.. Each. chapter. is.further.
subdivided.into.parts,.covering.speciic.regulatory.areas..Based.on.this.breakdown,.
the.Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration.is.designated.Title.29.(Labor),.
Chapter.XVII.(Occupational.Safety.and.Health.Administration),.and.Part.1910.for.
the.General.Industry.Sector.
Each. volume. of. the. CFR. is. revised. at. least. once. each. calendar. year. and. is.
issued.on.a.quarterly.basis..OSHA.issues.regulations.at.the.beginning.of.the.fourth.
