South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 71 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION-DIVISION OF LABOR
Article 1 - OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS
Subarticle 6 - SOUTH CAROLINA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY AND PUBLIC SECTOR MARINE TERMINALS

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

This subarticle was amended in State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 11, effective November 26, 1993, to incorporate certain changes made to corresponding Federal Regulations. Copies of final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor by contacting the Public Information Office at (803) 734-9612.

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 5, effective May 27, 1994 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 [General Industry and Marine Terminal standards]:

"1. Minimum standard for Electrical Protective Equipment shall be 29 CFR 1910.137 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 20, pages 4320 through 4437, dated January 31, 1994.

"2. Minimum standard for Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution shall be 29 CFR 1910.269 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 20, pages 4320 through 4435 and 4437 through 4475, dated January 31, 1994.

"3. Minimum standard Safety-Related Work Practices shall be 29 CFR 1910.331 and 1910.333 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 20, pages 4475 through 4476, dated January 31, 1994.

"4. Minimum standard for Hazard Communication shall be 29 CFR 1910.1200 for General Industry and 1917.28 for Marine Terminals (Public Sector only) as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 27, pages 6126 through 6184, dated February 9, 1994, and volume 59, number 71, pages 17478 and 17479, dated April 13, 1994."

In State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 7, eff July 22, 1994, the following was printed as a final regulation:

"1. Minimum standard for General Requirements for Personal Protective Equipment shall be 29 CFR 1910.132 and Appendices A and B as amended in Federal Register, Volume 59, Number 66, pages 16334 through 16364, dated April 6, 1994.

"2. Minimum standard for Eye and Face protection shall be 29 CFR 1910.133 as amended in Federal Register, Volume 59, Number 66, pages 16334 through 16364, dated April 6, 1994.

"3. Minimum standard for Head protection shall be 29 CFR 1910.135 as amended in Federal Register, Volume 59, Number 66, pages 16334 through 16364, dated April 6, 1994.

"4. Minimum standard for Foot protection shall be 29 CFR 1910.136 as amended in Federal Register, Volume 59, Number 66, pages 16334 through 16364, dated April 6, 1994.

"5. Minimum standard for Hand protection shall be 29 CFR 1910.138 as amended in Federal Register, Volume 59, Number 66, pages 16334 through 16364, dated April 6, 1994."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 10, effective October 28, 1994 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 [General Industry and Marine Terminals Standards (public sector only)]:

"1. Minimum standard for Personal Protective Equipment for General Industry shall be 29 CFR 1910.132, 1910.133, 1910.136, and 1910.138 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 126, pages 33910 through 33911, dated July 1, 1994.

"2. Minimum standard for Electrical Protective Equipment shall be 29 CFR 1910.137 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 125, pages 33658 through 33662, dated June 30, 1994.

"3. Minimum standard for Permit-Required Confined Spaces shall be 29 CFR 1910.146 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 96, pages 26114 through 26116, dated May 19, 1994.

"4. Minimum standard for Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution shall be 29 CFR 1910.269 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 125, pages 33658 through 33664, dated June 30, 1994.

"5. Minimum standard for Retention of DOT Markings Placards, and Labels shall be 29 CFR 1910.1201 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 137, pages 36695 through 36700, dated July 19, 1994.

"6. Minimum standard for Retention of DOT Markings, Placards, and Labels shall be CFR 1917.29 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 137, pages 36695 through 36700, dated July 19, 1994."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 18, Issue No. 12, effective December 23, 1994 and corrected in State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 1, effective January 27, 1995, so that subarticle 6A(5) reads as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 [General Industry Standards]:

"1. Minimum standard for Special provisions for air contaminants shall be 29 CFR 1910.19 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 153, page 41057, dated August 10, 1994.

"2. Minimum standard for Hazardous waste operations and emergency response shall be 29 CFR 1910.120 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 161, pages 43270 through 43275, dated August 22, 1994.

"3. Minimum standard for Pulpwood logging shall be 29 CFR 1910.266 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 196, pages 51741 through 51748, dated October 12, 1994. This standard becomes effective February 9, 1995.

"4. Minimum standard for Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution shall be 29 CFR 1910.269 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 152, page 40729, dated August 9, 1994 which becomes effective February 6, 1995; and volume 59, number 196, page 51748, dated October 12, 1994, which becomes effective February 9, 1995.

"5. Minimum standard for Asbestos shall be 29 CFR 1910.1001 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 153, pages 41057 through 41131, dated August 10, 1994."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 3, effective March 24, 1995 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"B. In Subarticle 6 [General Industry standards/Marine Terminals (Public Sector only)]:

"Minimum standard for Hazard Communication shall be 29 CFR 1910.1200 and 1917.28 as amended in Federal Register, volume 59, number 245, pages 65947 and 65948, dated December 22, 1994."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 9, effective September 22, 1995 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Asbestos shall be 29 CFR 1910.1001 as amended in Federal Register, volume 60, number 124, page 33344 and volume 60, number 125, pages 33984 through 33987, dated June 29, 1995."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 12, effective December 22, 1995 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Logging Operations shall be 29 CFR 1910.266 as amended in Federal Register, volume 60, number 174, page 47035 through 47037, dated September 8, 1995."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 3, effective March 22, 1996 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Lead shall be 29 CFR 1910.1025 as amended in Federal Register, volume 60, number 196, page 52859, dated October 11, 1995."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 7, effective July 26, 1996, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"1. Minimum standard for Personal Protective Equipment shall be 29 CFR 1910.133, 135, and 136 as amended in Federal Register, volume 61, number 86, pages 19547 through 19548 dated May 2, 1996, and Federal Register, volume 61, number 91, page 21228, dated May 9, 1996.

"2. Minimum standard for Grain Handling Facilities shall be 29 CFR 1910.272 as amended in Federal Register, volume 61, number 47, pages 9578 through 9584, dated March 8, 1996.

"3. Minimum standard for Occupational Safety and Health for General Industry shall be 29 CFR 1910.6, 1910.20, 1910.30, 1910.31, 1910.32, 1910.39, 1910.40, 1910.66, 1910.67, 1910.68, 1910.69, 1910.70, 1910.94, 1910.95, 1910.97, 1910.99, 1910.100, 1910.101, 1910.102, 1910.103, 1910.104, 1910.105, 1910.106, 1910.107, 1910.108, 1910.109, 1910.110, 1910.111, 1910.114, 1910.115, 1910.116, 1910.119, 1910.120, 1910.133, 1910.135, 1910.136, 1910.139, 1910.140, 1910.142, 1910.144, 1910.145, 1910.148, 1910.149, 1910.150, 1910.153, 1910.156, 1910.157, 1910.158, Subpart L-Appendix D, 1910.169, 1910.170, 1910.171, 1910.177, 1910.178, 1910.179, 1910.180, 1910.181, 1910.182, 1910.184, 1910.189, 1910.190, 1910.215, 1910.216, 1910.217, 1910.218, 1910.219, 1910.220, 1910.221, 1910.222, 1910.243, 1910.245, 1910.246, 1910.247 1910.251, 1910.252, 1910.253, 1910.254, 1910.256, 1910.257, 1910.261, 1910.262, 1910.263, 1910.265, 1910.266, 1910.268, 1910.272, 1910.274, 1910.275, 1910.440, 1910.1003 1910.1004-1910.1016, 1910.1018, 1910.1200, 1910.1499, and 1910.1500 as amended in Federal Register, volume 61, number 46, pages 9228 through 9245, dated March 7, 1996.

"4. Minimum standard for subarticle 6, paragraph A. shall be A. Subparts A and B of 29 CFR 1910 of the federal standards do not apply to South Carolina, except 1910.6, 1910.7, and 1910.19 do apply."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 20, Issue No. 11, effective November 22, 1996 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"1. Minimum standard for occupational safety and health shall be 1910.20, 1910. Subpart C, 1910.96, and 1910.1003, as amended in Federal Register, volume 61, number 120, pages 31427 through 31430, dated June 20, 1996.

"2. Minimum standard for Asbestos shall be 1910.1001 as amended in Federal Register, volume 61, number 165, pages 43454 through 43457, dated August 23, 1996."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 21, Issue No. 3, effective March 28, 1997 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"1. Minimum standard for 1,3 Butadiene shall be 1910.1051 with associated revisions to 1910.19 and 1910.1000, as amended in Federal Register, volume 61, number 214, pages 56831 through 56856, dated November 4, 1996.

"2. Minimum standard for Methylene Chloride shall be 1910.1052 with associated revisions to 1910.19 and 1910.1000, as amended in Federal Register, volume 62, number 7, pages 1600 through 1618, dated January 10, 1997. This standard becomes effective April 10, 1997."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 21, Issue No. 12, effective December 26, 1997, and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Public Sector Marine Terminals):

"Minimum standard for Air Contaminants shall be 1910.1000 as amended in Federal Register, volume 62, number 149, page 42018, dated August 4, 1997.

"Minimum standard for Methylene Chloride shall be 1910.1052 as amended in Federal Register, volume 62, number 153, pages 42666 and 42667, dated August 8, 1997, number 178, pages 48175 and 48176, dated September 15, 1997 and number 202, pages 54382 and 54383, dated October 20, 1997.

"Minimum standard for Marine Terminals shall be 1917 as amended in Federal Register, volume 62, number 143, pages 40141 through 40202, dated July 25, 1997.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Public Information Office at (803) 896-4380."

Chapter 71 was amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 4, effective April 24, 1998 and provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"A. In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"1. Minimum standard for Respiratory Protection shall be 1910.134 with related revisions to 1910.94, 1910.111, 1910.156, 1910.252, 1910.261, 1910.1001, 1910.1003, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1027, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1050, 1910.1051, and 1910.1052, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 63, Number 5, pages 1151 through 1295, dated January 8, 1998.

"2. Minimum standard for Respiratory protection for M. tuberculosis shall be 1910.139 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 63, Number 5, page 1270, dated January 8, 1998.

"3. Minimum standard for Methylene Chloride shall be 1910.1052 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 62, Number 243, pages 66275 through 66277, dated December 18, 1997."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 9, Part 1, effective September 25, 1998, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Respiratory Protection shall be 1910.134 with related corrections to 1910.1003, 1910.1025, 1910.1028, 1910.1045, 1910.1048 1910.1050 and 1910.1052 as amended in Federal Register, volume 63, number 78, pages 20098 and 20099, dated April 23, 1998.

"Minimum standard for miscellaneous standards shall be 1010.109, 1910.110, 1910.111, 1910.141, 1910.142, 1910.151, 1910.156, 1910.183, 1910.261, 1910.262, 1910.265, 1910.267, 1910.268, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, and 1910.1029 as amended in Federal Register, volume 63, number 117, pages 33466 though 33468, dated June 18, 1998."

Chapter 71, Article I, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 1, effective January 22, 1999, which provides as follows:

"Minimum standard for Methylene Chloride shall be 1910.1052 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 63, Number 183, pages 50729 through 50732, dated September 22, 1998.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor. Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 5, effective May 28, 1999, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Marine Terminals):

"Minimum standard for Permit-Required Confined Spaces shall be 1910.146 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 63, Number 230, pages 66038 through 66040, dated December 1, 1998.

"Minimum standard for Powered Industrial Trucks shall be 1910.178 and 1917.1 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 63, Number 230, pages 66270 through 66274, dated December 1, 1998."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 23, Issue No. 8, effective August 27, 1999, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Dipping and Coating Operations shall be new sections 1910.121 through 1910.126 with related revisions to 1910.6, 1910.94, and 1910.108, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 64, Number 55, pages 13908 through 13912, dated March 23, 1999.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 24, Issue No. 1, effective January 28, 2000, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry & Marine Terminals):

"1. Minimum standard for Subarticle 6, paragraph E. shall be: E. [Reserved]"

"2. Minimum standard for Powered Industrial Truck Operator Training shall be section 1917.1, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 64, Number 166, page 46847, dated August 27, 1999.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

This subarticle was amended in State Register Volume 24, Issue 11, effective November 24, 2000 as follows:

"Minimum standard for Subarticle 6, paragraph F, shall be revisions to 1917.1-3, 1917.23 1917.25-27, 1917.30, 1917.42-45, 1917.50, 1917.71, 1917.73, 1917.92, 1917.95, 1917.112, 1917.117-122, 1917.124, 1917.151-153, and 1917.156, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 65, Number 127, pages 40937-40943, dated June 30, 2000.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

This subarticle was amended in State Register Volume 25, Issue 4, effective April 27, 2001 as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry 8c Marine Terminals):

"1. Minimum standard for Bloodborne pathogens shall be 1910.1030, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 66, Number 12, page 5325, dated January 18, 2001.

"The compliance date for this amendment is June 17, 2001.

"2. Minimum standard for Cotton Dust shall be 1910.1043, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 65, Number 236, page 76567, dated December 7, 2000. The compliance date for this amendment is June 5, 2001."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 27, Issue No. 3, effective March 28, 2003, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans shall be 1910.33-1910.39 and related revisions to 1910.119, 1910.120, 1910.157, 1910.268, 1910.272, 1910.1047, 1910.1050, 1910.1051 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 67, Number 216, pages 67961-67965, dated November 7, 2002.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 28, Issue No. 5, effective May 28, 2004, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Removal of Subpart I, Section 1910.139 Respiratory Protection for M. Tuberculosis as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 68, Number 250, pages 75776-75780, dated December 31, 2003.

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Retention of Subpart N, Section 1910.178 (m)(12) of the Powered Industrial Truck Standard including its subordinate paragraphs (m)(12)(i) through (m)(12)(iii). As a result of the significant percentage of deaths and injuries attributed to falls from personnel lifting that have occurred per year in South Carolina, SCOSHA has decided not to adopt the change made by the United States Department of Labor but to retain 1910.178 (m)(12). Paragraph (m)(12) of §1910.178, as it was published in May 1971, reads as follows:

"Whenever a truck is equipped with vertical only, or vertical and horizontal controls elevatable with the lifting carriage or forks for lifting personnel, the following additional precautions shall be taken for the protection of personnel being elevated.

"(i) Use of a safety platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks.

"(ii) Means shall be provided whereby personnel on the platform can shut off power to the truck.

"(iii) Such protection from falling objects as indicated necessary by the operating conditions shall be provided.

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

"Minimum standard for Commercial Diving Operations shall be 1910.401-402 with addition of Appendix C to Subpart T as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 69, Number 31, pages 7351-7366, dated February 17, 2004.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor. Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 5, effective May 27, 2005, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

"Minimum standard for Subarticle 6 shall be 1910.103, 1910.217, 1910.219, and 1910.268, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 69, Number 110, pages 31880-31882, dated June 8, 2004.

"Minimum standard for Subarticle 6 shall be 1910.134, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 69, Number 149, pages 46986-46994, dated August 4, 2004.

"Minimum standard for Subarticle 6 shall be 1910.142, 1910.268, 1910.1001, 1910.1003, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1027, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1051, and 1915.1001 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 70, Number 3, pages 1111-1114, dated January 5, 2005.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the Office of Public Information at (803) 896-4380."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 30, Issue No. 5, effective May 26, 2006, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

"Minimum standard for Subarticle 6 shall be 1910.6, 1910.106, 1910.142, 1910.243, 1910.254, 1910.265, and 1915.8, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 70, Number 176, pages 53925-53929, dated September 13, 2005.

"Minimum standard for Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium (VI)) shall be 1910.1000, 1910.1026, 1915.1000, and 1915.1026 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 71, Number 39, pages 10099-10385, dated February 28, 2006.

"Minimum standard for Fire Protection in Shipyard Employment shall be 1915.5, 1915.8, 1915.52 and 1915.501-508 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 69, Number 178, pages 55667-55708, dated September 15, 2004.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-7682."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 30, Issue No. 12, effective December 22, 2006, which provides as follows:

"The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

"Removal of 1910.441 from Subpart T and minimum standard for Powered Industrial Trucks and Logging Operations shall be 1910.178 and 1910.266, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 70, Number 63, pages 16669-16675, dated April 3, 2006.

"Removal of outdated effective dates and/or startup dates shall be 1910.95, 1910.134, 1910.1000, 1910.1001, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1030, 1910.1043, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1050, 1910.1051, 1910.1052, 1910.1450, and 1915.1001, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 70, Number 63, pages 16669-16677, dated April 3, 2006.

"For each of the following paragraphs in parts 1910 ('Occupational Safety and Health Standards'), SCOSHA is removing the reference to SCRR, Chapter 71, 1910.20 and replacing it with a reference to the new designation, SCRR, Chapter 71, 1910.1020: 1910.95, 1910.120, 1910.440, 1910.1001, 1910.1003, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1027, 1910.1029, 1910.1030, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1050, 1910.1051, and 1915.1001 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 70, Number 63, pages 16669-16677, dated April 3, 2006.

"Minimum standard for Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium (Chromium (VI)) shall be 1910.1000, 1910.1026, 1915.1000 and 1915.1026 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 71, Number 121, pages 36008-36010, dated June 23, 2006.

"Minimum standard for Respiratory Protection shall be 1910.134, 1910.1001, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1027, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1050, 1910.1052, and 1915.1001, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 71, Number 164, pages 50121-50192, dated August 24, 2006.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-7682."

Minimum standard for Subarticle 6, shall include revisions to Subpart A- General, section 1910.6, Subpart F- Powered Platforms, Manlifts, and Vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms, section 1910.66, and Subpart S-Electrical, Sections 1910.302, 1910.303, 1910.304, 1910.305, 1910.306, 1910.307, 1910.308, and 1910.399 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 72, Number 30, pages 7136-7221, dated February 14, 2007.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-7682.

"Minimum standard for Payment for protective equipment shall be 1910.132, 1917.96, and 1918.106 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 72, Number 220, pages 64341-64430, dated November 15, 2007."

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

Revisions to Sections 1910.9, 1910.95, 1910.134, 1910.156, 1910.1001, 1910.1003, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1026, 1910.1027, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1030, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1050, 1910.1051, 1910.1052, 1917.5 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 73, No. 240, pp.75583 - 75588, dated December 12, 2008.

Revisions to Sections 1910.303, 1910.304 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 73, No. 210, p. 64205, dated October 29, 2008.

Revisions to Sections 1910.6, 1910.68, 1910.94, 1910.103, 1910.107, 1910.110, 1910.111, 1910.144, 1910.243, 1910.251, 1910.253, 1910.261 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 72, No. 240, pp. 71064 - 71066, dated December 14, 2007.

Revisions to Section 1917.71 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 73, No. 238, pp. 75289 -75290, dated December 10, 2008.

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Marine Terminals):

Minimum standard for Acetylene shall be 1910.102 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 74, Number 153, pages 40441-40447, dated August 11, 2009.

Minimum standard for Personal Protective Equipment shall be 1910.133, 1910.135, 1910.136, 1917.91, 1917.93, 1917.94, and related revisions to 1910.94 and 1910.252 as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 74, Number 173, pages 46350-6361, dated September 9, 2009.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-7682.

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

Revisions to Sections 1910.7, 1910.8, 1910.9, 1910.1000, and 1910.1026, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 75, No. 51, pp.12681 - 12686, dated March 17, 2010.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov.

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgate the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

Revisions to Sections 1910.6, 1910.33, 1910.34, 1910.35, 1910.36, 1910.77, 1910.132, 1910.134, 1910.141, 1910.145, 1910.147, 1910.184, 1910.440, 1910.1003, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1020, 1910.1025, 1910.1027, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1030, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1050, 1910.1051, 1910.1450, 1917.2, and 1917.1127, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER, Volume 76, Number 84, page 24698 dated Monday, May 2, 2011, FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 76, Number 110, pages 33606-33612 dated Wednesday, June 8, 2011 and FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 76, Number 142, page 44265 dated Monday, July 25, 2011.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov. [State Register Volume No. 35, Issue No. 10, eff October 28, 2011]

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgate the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

Revisions to Sections 1910.6, 1910.102, 1910.106, 1910.107, 1910.119, 1910.120, 1910.123, 1910.124, 1910.125, 1910.126, 1910.146, 1910.151, 1910.177, 1910.217, 1910.252, 1910.261, 1910.265, 1910.272, 1910.440, 1910.1001, 1910.1003, 1910.1017, 1910.1018, 1910.1025, 1910.1026, 1910.1027, 1910.1028, 1910.1029, 1910.1030, 1910.1043, 1910.1044, 1910.1045, 1910.1047, 1910.1048, 1910.1050, 1910.1051, 1910.1052, 1910.1200, 1910.1450, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 76, Number 233, page 75786 dated Monday, December 5, 2011, FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 76, Number 248, pages 80738 through 80741, dated Tuesday, December 27, 2011, FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 77, Number 58, pages 17764 through 17896, dated Monday, March 26, 2012 and FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 77, Number 64, pages 19933 through 19934, dated Tuesday, April 3, 2012.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov. [State Register Volume No. 36, Issue No. 5, eff May 25, 2012]

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 36, Issue No. 11, effective November 23, 2012, which provides as follows:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

"Revisions to Sections 1910.6, 1910.134, 1910.135, and 1910.217, as amended in Federal Register Volume 77, Number 121, dated Friday, June 22, 2012, and Federal Register Volume 77, Number 152, page 46948, dated Tuesday, August 7, 2012.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 4, effective April 26, 2013, which provides as follows:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment):

"Revisions to Sections 1910.119, 1910.120, 1910.1001, 1910.1044, 1910.1048, 1910.1051, 1910.1052, 1910.1200 and 1910.1450, as amended in FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 78, Number 14, pages 4324 through 4331 dated Tuesday, January 22, 2013, and FEDERAL REGISTER Volume 78, Number 27, pages 9311 through 9315, dated Friday, February 8, 2013.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 37, Issue No. 9, effective September 27, 2013, which provides as follows:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Shipyard Employment): Revisions to Sections 1910.6, 1910.97, 1910.145 and 1910.261, as amended in Federal Register Volume 78, Number 114 dated Thursday, June 13, 2013 pages 35559 through 35567.

"Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 3, Doc. No. 4458, effective March 28, 2014, which provides as follows:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry): Revisions to Sections 1910.6, 1910.97, 1910.145, 1910.217 and 1910.261 as amended in Federal Register, Volume 78, No. 114, dated Thursday, June 13, 2013, pages 35559 through 35567; Federal Register, Volume 78, No. 215, dated Wednesday, November 6, 2013, pages 66641 through 66642; Federal Register, Volume 78, No. 215, dated Wednesday, November 6, 2013, pages 66642 through 66643; and Federal Register, Volume 78, No. 224, dated Wednesday, November 20, 2013, pages 69543 through 69550."

Chapter 71, Article 1, Subarticle 6 was amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 9, Doc. No. 4486, effective September 26, 2014, which provides as follows:

"In Subarticle 6 (General Industry and Public Sector Marine Terminals):

"Revisions to Sections: 1910.136, 1910.137, 1910.217, 1910.269, 1910.331, 1910.399, Appendix A to Part 1910.269 Flow Charts, Appendix B to Subpart I, Nonmandatory Compliance Guidelines for Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective Equipment Selection."

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

Revisions to Sections: 1910.269 and 1910.331, as amended in Final Register Volume 80, No. 192, dated October 5, 2015, pages 60033 through 60040

Revisions to Section: 1910.106 as amended in Final Register Volume 81, Number 40, dated March 1, 2016, pages 10490 through 10491

Revisions to Sections: 1910.6, 1910.133, 1917.3, 1917.91 as amended in Final Register Volume 81, Number 58, dated March 25, 2016, pages 16090 through 16091

Revisions to Sections: 1910.1000 and 1910.1053 as amended in Final Register Volume 81, Number 58, dated March 25, 2016, pages 16861 through 16874

Revisions to Sections: 1910.1000 as amended in Final Register Volume 81, Number 96, dated May 18, 2016, page 31167

Revisions to Sections: 1910.6, 1910.21, 1910.22, 1910.23, 1910.24, 1910.25, 1910.26, 1910.27, 1910.28, 1910.29, 1910.30, 1910.66, Appendix C to 1910.66, Appendix D to 1910.66, 1910.67, 1910.68, 1910.132, 1910.139, 1910.140, Appendix C to Subpart I of Part 1910-Personal Fall Protection Systems Non-mandatory Guidelines, Appendix D to Subpart I of Part 1910-Test Methods for Personal Fall Protection Systems-Non-mandatory Guidelines, 1910.261, 1910.262, 1910.265, 1910.268 and 1910.269 as amended in Federal Register Vol. 81, Number. 223, Friday, November 18, 2016.

Revisions to Sections: 1910.1000 - Air Contaminants and 1910.1024 - Beryllium as amended in Final Register Volume 82, No. 5, dated January 9, 2017, pages 2735 through 2743.

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry): Revisions to Section: 1910.1024 Beryllium (Subpart Z-Toxic and Hazardous Substances)

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation office during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov.

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

Revisions to Section: 1910.1024, as amended in Federal Register Volume 83, No. 128, dated July 3, 2018 pages 31045 through 31046, and in Federal Register Volume 83, No. 154, dated August 9, 2018 page 39360.

Revisions to Sections 1910.119 Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals, and 1910.184 Slings, as amended in Federal Register Volume 84, No. 72, dated April 15, 2019, pages 15102 through 15107; and revisions to Sections 1910.6 Incorporation by Reference, 1910.120 HAZWOPER, 1910.1001 Asbestos, 1910.1017 Vinyl Chloride, 1910.1018 Inorganic Arsenic, 1910.1025 Lead, 1910.1026 Chromium (VI), 1910.1027 Cadmium, 1910.1028 Benzene, 1910.1029 Coke Oven Emissions, 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens, 1910.1043 Cotton Dust, 1910.1044 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane, 1910.1045 Acrylonitrile, 1910.1047 Ethylene Oxide, 1910.1048 Formaldehyde, 1910.1050 Methylenedianiline, 1910.1051 1,3-Butadiene, 1910.1052 Methylene Chloride, and 1910.1053 Respirable Crystalline Silica, as amended in Federal Register Volume 84, No. 93, dated May 14, 2019, pages 21457 through 21555.

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

Revisions to Section Appendix A to 1910.134 Respiratory Protection as amended in Federal Register Volume 84, No. 187, dated September 26, 2019, pages 50755 through 50756; and revisions to Sections 1910.23 Ladders, 1910.25 Stairways, 1910.27 Scaffolds and Rope Descent Systems, 1910.29 Fall Protection Systems and Falling Object Protection - Criteria and Practices, 1910.140 Personal Fall Protection, and 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution as amended in Federal Register Volume 84, No. 242, dated December 17, 2019, pages 68795 through 68797.

Revisions to Sections Appendix A to 1910.7 OSHA Recognition Process for Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, 1910.1025 Lead, and 1910.1027 Cadmium as amended in Federal Register Volume 85 No. 32, dated February 18, 2020, pages 8731 through 8732; and revisions to Section 1910.1024 Beryllium as amended in Federal Register Volume 85, No. 135, dated July 14, 2020, pages 42625 through 42628.

Article 1, Subarticle 6, Section 1910.502 (q) and (r) Occupational Safety and Health Standards

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following revisions to South Carolina regulations:

Article 1, Subarticle 6, Section 1910.502 (q) and (r). Paragraph (q) requires employers to maintain a COVID-19 log and reporting provisions. Paragraph (r)(1)(i) requires employers to report each work-related COVID-19 fatality to OSHA within 8 hours of the employer learning about the fatality regardless of when the exposure in the work environment occurred. Paragraph (r)(1)(ii) of the standard requires an employer to report each workrelated COVID-19 in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours of the employer learning about the inpatient hospitalization.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-5811 or on the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov.

Article I, Subarticle 6, Sections 1910.6 and 1910.1200 Occupational Safety and Health Standards

The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor, Office of Occupational Safety and Health, hereby promulgates the following changes to South Carolina Regulations:

In Subarticle 6 (General Industry):

Revisions to Sections 1910.6 and 1910.1200 as amended in Federal Register Volume 89, Number 98, dated Monday, May 20, 2024. OSHA is updating the agency's incorporation by reference section, 29 CFR 1910.6, to include the national and international consensus standards. OSHA is also amending the Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), primarily Revision 7, address issues that arose during the implementation of the 2012 update to the HCS, and provide better alignment with other U.S. agencies and international trading partners, while enhancing the effectiveness of the standard.

Copies of these final regulation changes can be obtained or reviewed at the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation during normal business hours by contacting the OSHA Standards Office at (803) 896-7682 or visiting the OSHA website at www.OSHA.gov.

Statutory Authority: 1976 Code Section 41-15-210