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Safety and Health Standards for Federal Supply Contracts (1960)

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Complete Federal Register text (pp. 13809-13825) of the Labor Department's first published safety and health standards under the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, adding 41 CFR Part 50-204. Signed by Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell on December 12, 1960, they applied to plants making goods under federal supply contracts over $10,000, covering buildings, machine guarding, sanitation, ventilation and personal protective equipment. Section 50-204.276 adopted threshold limit values for air contaminants, listing asbestos at 5 million particles in the mineral dust table.

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US Department of Labor, Division of Public Contracts (Federal Register)
Date
1960
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ACL Doc 21625 · asbestosclaims.law/library/21625
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“Safety and Health Standards for Federal Supply Contracts.” 1960. US Department of Labor, Division of Public Contracts (Federal Register). AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 21625. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/21625.

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