---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 550.906"
title: "5"
number: "550.906"
heading: "Termination of hazard pay differential."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/550.906"
---

# §550.906. Termination of hazard pay differential.


An agency shall discontinue payment of hazard pay differential to an employee when—

- (a) One or more of the conditions requisite for such payment ceases to exist;
- (b) Safety precautions have reduced the element of hazard to a less than significant level of risk, consistent with generally accepted standards that may be applicable, such as those published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; or
- (c) **Protective or mechanical devices have adequately alleviated physical discomfort or distress.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[56 FR 20345, May 3, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 33417, June 29, 1994]

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5545(d), 5548(b).

### Source

Source: 33 FR 12458, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[56 FR 20345, May 3, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 33417, June 29, 1994]