# 41 CFR § 60-741.22: Direct threat defense

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.22

## Section

- **Citation:** 41 CFR § 60-741.22
- **Heading:** Direct threat defense
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 41—Public Contracts and Property Management > Subtitle B—Other Provisions Relating to Public Contracts > CHAPTER 60—OFFICE OF FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS, EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > PART 60-741—AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS OF FEDERAL CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES > Subpart B—Discrimination Prohibited

## Text

The contractor may use as a qualification standard the requirement that an individual be able to perform the essential functions of the position held or desired without posing a direct threat to the health or safety of the individual or others in the workplace. (See § 60-741.2(e) defining direct threat.)

## Nearby sections

- [41 CFR § 60-741.1 § 60-741.1 Purpose, applicability, and construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.1.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.2 § 60-741.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.2.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.3 § 60-741.3 Exceptions to the definitions of “disability” and “qualified individual.”](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.3.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.4 § 60-741.4 Coverage and waivers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.4.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.5 § 60-741.5 Equal opportunity clause.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.5.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.20 § 60-741.20 Covered employment activities.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.20.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.21 § 60-741.21 Prohibitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.21.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.22 § 60-741.22 Direct threat defense.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.22.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.23 § 60-741.23 Medical examinations and inquiries.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.23.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.24 § 60-741.24 Drugs and alcohol.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.24.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.25 § 60-741.25 Health insurance, life insurance and other benefit plans.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.25.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.40 § 60-741.40 General purpose and applicability of the affirmative action program requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.40.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.41 § 60-741.41 Availability of affirmative action program.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.41.md)
- [41 CFR § 60-741.42 § 60-741.42 Invitation to self-identify.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.42.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-41-60-741.22. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.