# 29 CFR § 1910.1: Purpose and scope

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 29 CFR § 1910.1
- **Heading:** Purpose and scope
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER XVII—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 1910—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS > Subpart A—General

## Text

(a) Section 6(a) of the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (84 Stat. 1593) provides that “without regard to chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, or to the other subsections of this section, the Secretary shall, as soon as practicable during the period beginning with the effective date of this Act and ending 2 years after such date, by rule promulgate as an occupational safety or health standard any national concensus standard, and any established Federal standard, unless he determines that the promulgation of such a standard would not result in improved safety or health for specifically designated employees.” The legislative purpose of this provision is to establish, as rapidly as possible and without regard to the rule-making provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, standards with which industries are generally familiar, and on whose adoption interested and affected persons have already had an opportunity to express their views. Such standards are either (1) national concensus standards on whose adoption affected persons have reached substantial agreement, or (2) Federal standards already established by Federal statutes or regulations.
(b) This part carries out the directive to the Secretary of Labor under section 6(a) of the Act. It contains occupational safety and health standards which have been found to be national consensus standards or established Federal standards.

## Nearby sections

- [29 CFR § 1910.1 § 1910.1 Purpose and scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.1.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.2 § 1910.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.2.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.3 § 1910.3 Petitions for the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a standard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.3.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.4 § 1910.4 Amendments to this part.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.4.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.5 § 1910.5 Applicability of standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.5.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.6 § 1910.6 Incorporation by reference.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.6.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.7 § 1910.7 Definition and requirements for a nationally recognized testing laboratory.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.7.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.8 § 1910.8 OMB control numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.8.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.9 § 1910.9 Compliance duties owed to each employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.9.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.11 § 1910.11 Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.11.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.12 § 1910.12 Construction work.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.12.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.15 § 1910.15 Shipyard employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.15.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.16 § 1910.16 Longshoring and marine terminals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.16.md)
- [29 CFR § 1910.17 § 1910.17 Effective dates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-29-1910.17.md)

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