CFR 039B - Cotton Dust

On December 7, 2000, OSHA promulgated a direct final rule amending its occupational health standard for Cotton Dust (1910.1043), which was issued in 1978 and amended in 1985, to add cotton washed in a batch kier system to the types of washed cotton partially exempt from the cotton dust standard.

The federal effective date was April 6, 2001 Federal Register (Volume 65, No. 236). The N.C. Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health adopted the revisions to the Occupational Exposure to Cotton Dust Standard verbatim with an effective date of October 1, 2001. 

Also reference CPL 02-02-031, Cotton Dust Manual,  OPN 127, Respirator Use Policy Under the Cotton Dust Standard,  OSHA Technical Manual (TED 01-00-015), and CPL 03-00-008 - Combustible Dust Explosion Prevention Program. Additional information and resources can be found on the safety and health topic page for Cotton Dust, Chemical Hazards and Toxic Substances. and Combustible Dust. To determine if this rule applies, go to "Do your employees have occupational exposure to cotton dust?"