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29 CFR 1910.1000: Air contaminants

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

1,792citations since 2015
948employers cited
90%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1000 1,792 times since 2015, against 948 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $4,661,996 at their current amounts.

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1910.1000(e) · 798 citations

(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.

1910.1000(a)(2) · 568 citations

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.

1910.1000(c) · 183 citations

(c) Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.

1910.1000(a)(3) · 95 citations

1910.1000(a)(1) · 46 citations

(a) Table Z-1—(1) Substances with limits preceded by “C”—Ceiling Values. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is preceded by a “C”, shall at no time exceed the exposure limit given for that substance. If instantaneous monitoring is not feasible, then the ceiling shall be assessed as a 15-minute time weighted average exposure which shall not be exceeded at any time during the working day.

1910.1000(b)(2) · 37 citations

(2) Acceptable ceiling concentrations. An employee's exposure to a substance listed in Table Z-2 shall not exceed at any time during an 8-hour shift the acceptable ceiling concentration limit given for the substance in the table, except for a time period, and up to a concentration not exceeding the maximum duration and concentration allowed in the column under “acceptable maximum peak above the acceptable ceiling concentration for an 8-hour shift.”

1910.1000(b)(1) · 20 citations

(1) 8-hour time weighted averages. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-2, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in Table Z-2.

1910.1000(a) · 19 citations

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 1,260
  • Wholesale Trade 106
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 76
  • Construction 67
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 65
  • Transportation and Warehousing 46

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