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OSHA’s safety and health requirements for laundry machinery and operations are found at 1910.264 and were adopted from ANSI Z8.1-1972 Safety Requirements for Commercial Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment and Operations.
This regulation applies to moving parts of equipment used in laundries and to conditions peculiar to this industry, with special reference to the point of operation of laundry machines. Affected employers may include hotels, hospitals, or other operations that include laundry services. This regulation does not apply to dry-cleaning operations.
For laundry operations:
For bloodborne pathogens: