Standard Number:
1910
February 26, 1982
| MEMORANDUM FOR: | GILBERT J. SAULTER
Regional Administrator |
| ATTENTION: | HERBERT M. KURTZ
ARA for Technical Support |
| THROUGH: | JOHN MILES
Field Coordinator |
| FROM: | PATRICK TYSON, Director
[Directorate of Cooperative and State Programs] |
| SUBJECT: | Request for Interpretation on Applicability of Standards to Water Well Drilling |
Water well drilling, oil, and gas well drilling expose employees to similar hazards, therefore, employers engaged in drilling operations shall comply with appropriate General Industry Standards. This is an exception in classifying an industry when using the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) manual but, is necessary for proper citing of water well drilling alleged violations.
[Corrected 10/22/2004]
