29 CFR § 1905.16 - Consolidation of proceedings.

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title: "29 CFR § 1905.16 - Consolidation of proceedings."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1905.16"
section_name: "Consolidation of proceedings."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1905"
part_name: "RULES OF PRACTICE FOR VARIANCES, LIMITATIONS, VARIATIONS, TOLERANCES, AND EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE WILLIAMS-STEIGER OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 1970"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "Secs. 6, 8, 16, Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 655, 657, 665), Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), or 9-83 (48 FR 35736) as applicable."
regulatory_source: "36 FR 12290, June 30, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1905.16 Consolidation of proceedings.

The Assistant Secretary on his own motion or that of any party may consolidate or contemporaneously consider two or more proceedings which involve the same or closely related issues.