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29 CFR § 1919.17 - Exemptions from heat treatment.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1919.17"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1919.17 - Exemptions from heat treatment."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1919.17"
section_name: "Exemptions from heat treatment."
chapter_name: "OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "1919"
part_name: "GEAR CERTIFICATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "33 U.S.C. 941; 29 U.S.C. 653, 655, 657); Secretary of Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR 8754), 8-76 (41 FR 25059), 9-83 (48 FR 35736), 1-90 (55 FR 9033), 6-96 (62 FR 111), 3-2000 (65 FR 50017), 5-2002 (67 FR 65008), 5-2007 (72 FR 31160), or 4-2010 (75 FR 55355), as applicable; and 29 CFR 1911."
regulatory_source: "39 FR 22096, June 19, 1974, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1919"
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# 1919.17 Exemptions from heat treatment.

Gear made of steel, or gear which contains (as in ball bearings swivels), or is permanently attached to (as with blocks) equipment made of materials which cannot be subjected to heat treatment shall be exempt from the requirements of § 1919.16. Such gear, however, shall be thoroughly examined in the manner described in § 1919.15(c).