Ventilation requirements for auto and printing industries

March 18, 1985
Honorable Robert Kastenmeier
U.S. House of Representatives
[Recipient address omitted]
Dear Congressman Kastenmeier:
This is in response to your correspondence of February 26, on behalf of Mr. Thomas E. Alstad, concerning the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) ventilation standards with particular emphasis on the auto and printing industries.
There are a number of standards which require ventilation in various industrial operations. We have provided a list of the standards of interest to your constituent. Accompanying each standard is a page reference in OSHA's General Industry standards and a brief description of the standard. A copy of the General Industry standards is enclosed; the appropriate pages have been clipped and marked to facilitate the location of the referenced standards.

Standard No. Description Page No.

1910.94(a)(4) Ventilation required during abrasive blasting. 80

1910.94(c)(4) and (b)(5) Using exhaust hood enclosures to remove dust, dirt, fumes, and gases generated through grinding, 84
polishing, or buffing of ferrous or nonferrous metals.

1910.94(c)(5) Ventilation design requirements for spray finishing operations. 94-95

[1910.124(b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(4)] Ventilation requirements for open surface tanks. 99

1910.106(d)(4)(iv)
Ventilation required for portable containers of flammable and combustible liquids in inside of storage rooms. 162

1910.106(h)(3)(iii) Ventilation required for buildings containing 177
chemical operations.

1910.107(d) Ventilation and exhaust system requirements for spray finishing. 183-184

1910.107(i)(9) Ventilation requirements for electrostatic hand-spraying. 188

1910.107(j)(3) Ventilation requirements and (j)(4)(iii) for drying, curing, or fusion apparatus. 188

1910.107(k) Ventilation requirements while using powder coating equipment. 189

[1910.124(b)(1),(b)(3), Ventilation required for dip tanks containing flammables or combustibles. 190
(b)(4), (b)(5), (b)(6), and 1910.125(d)(2)]

[1910.124(j)(1)-(j)(3] Required inspection of ventilation equipment for dip tanks. 192

In addition to the standards listed above, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances (page 599) requires administrative or engineering controls (for example, ventilation controls) be implemented when feasible to control exposure to the hazardous substances listed in Tables Z-1, Z-2 and Z-3.
Lastly, the "Subject Index for 29 CFR 1910 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards" provides a list on page 836 of additional ventilation standards that may be of secondary interest.
OSHA does have an area office near your constituent should he wish to contact them:

[Milwaukee Area Office
310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Room 1180
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203
(414) 297-3315
(414) 297-4299 FAX ]

We hope this information will be of assistance to you.
Sincerely,
Barry J. White
Director, Directorate of Safety Standards Programs
[Corrected 1/27/2009]