alized references in the Code of Federal Regulations to dangers from cold to be avoided in work places, and many of those are cited here.
It is interesting to note that dangers from cold are not mentioned in the only reference to the Cold Storage Industry found (29 CFR 779.300-779.388), which speaks only to retail outlets' exemption from overtime wage payments.
As much in numerical order as the citations can be usefully put, the federal regulations that do pertain to occupational cold injury and its prevention are the following (none of which, it will be noted, is a standard as such):
In general Occupational and Health Standards, under Foot Protection (29 CFR 1910.136, p. 426), the regulations do not mention harmful temperature extremes, but they do direct "each affected employee" to select footwear on the basis of "danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee's feet are exposed to electrical hazards."
Nearby, under Hand Protection, the regulations (29 CFR 1910.138, p. 430) direct employers to "select and require employees to use" appropriate hand protection when the employee's hands will be exposed to "skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes" [emphasis added].
In Subpart J of 29 CFR, dealing with General Environmental Controls, there is a subsection on Sanitation in "permanent places of employment" (29 CFR 1910.141, p. 433) in which temperature or temperature-control are not mentioned. In the very next section, however, on Temporary Labor Camps (29 CFR 1910.142(b)(11), p. 437), the regulations require that "If a camp is used during cold weather, adequate heating equipment shall be required." (Neither cold weather nor adequate heating equipment are further defined.)
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