§ 2202.16 - Permissible gifts.

(a) The prohibitions in this subpart do not preclude:

(1) Acceptance of unsolicited advertising or promotional material of nominal intrinsic value;

(2) Acceptance of an award for meritorious public contribution given by a charitable, religious, professional, social, fraternal, nonprofit educational, recreational, public service, or civil organization;

(3) Acceptance of gifts resulting from obvious family or personal relationships when the circumstances make clear that it is those relationships rather than the business of the persons concerned which are the motivating factor;

(4) Acceptance of loans from banks, or other financial institutions on customary terms to finance proper and usual activities;

(5) Acceptance of scholarships, fellowships, and similar forms of assistance which are incident to education or training pursued by an employee on his own time and his own initiative;

(6) Acceptance, without permission, of food, entertainment, and refreshments of nominal value on infrequent occasions in the ordinary course of a meeting, inspection tour, or training situations in which the employee is properly in attendance.

(b) Notwithstanding any reference to generally permissible gifts in this subpart, employees are expected to avoid any conflict or apparent conflict between their private interests and those of OSHRC and to observe the other standards of conduct set forth in subpart B of this part.