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29 CFR 1910.1001: Asbestos in general industry

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances · official heading: Asbestos

Where asbestos is present, exposure must stay under 0.1 fiber per cubic centimeter (8-hour average), regulated areas must be marked, and workers trained and told where asbestos is in the building.

2,571citations since 2015
1,406employers cited
73%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1001 2,571 times since 2015, against 1,406 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $3,897,487 at their current amounts.

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1910.1001(j)(3)(i) · 846 citations

(3) Duties of employers and building and facility owners. (i) Building and facility owners shall determine the presence, location, and quantity of ACM and/or PACM at the work site. Employers and building and facility owners shall exercise due diligence in complying with these requirements to inform employers and employees about the presence and location of ACM and PACM.

1910.1001(j)(7)(iv) · 573 citations

(iv) The employer shall also provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains ACM or PACM, an asbestos awareness training course, which shall at a minimum contain the following elements: health effects of asbestos, locations of ACM and PACM in the building/facility, recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration, requirements in this standard relating to housekeeping, and proper response to fiber release episodes, to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present. Each such employee shall be so trained at least once a year.

1910.1001(j)(3)(iii) · 330 citations

(iii) Building and facility owners shall inform employers of employees, and employers shall inform employees who will perform housekeeping activities in areas which contain ACM and/or PACM of the presence and location of ACM and/or PACM in such areas which may be contacted during such activities.

1910.1001(j)(5)(i) · 167 citations

(5) Warning labels—(i) Labeling. Labels shall be affixed to all raw materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, and other products containing asbestos fibers, or to their containers. When a building owner or employer identifies previously installed ACM and/or PACM, labels or signs shall be affixed or posted so that employees will be notified of what materials contain ACM and/or PACM. The employer shall attach such labels in areas where they will clearly be noticed by employees who are likely to be exposed, such as at the entrance to mechanical room/areas. Signs required by paragraph (j) of this section may be posted in lieu of labels so long as they contain the information required for labeling.

1910.1001(k)(1) · 125 citations

(k) Housekeeping. (1) All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of ACM waste and debris and accompanying dust.

1910.1001(j)(4)(iv) · 90 citations

(iv) At the entrance to mechanical rooms/areas in which employees reasonably can be expected to enter and which contain ACM and/or PACM, the building owner shall post signs which identify the material which is present, its location, and appropriate work practices which, if followed, will ensure that ACM and/or PACM will not be disturbed. The employer shall ensure, to the extent feasible, that employees who come in contact with these signs can comprehend them. Means to ensure employee comprehension may include the use of foreign languages, pictographs, graphics, and awareness training.

1910.1001(j)(1)(iii) · 58 citations

(iii) Employers shall include asbestos in the hazard communication program established to comply with the HCS (§ 1910.1200). Employers shall ensure that each employee has access to labels on containers of asbestos and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (j)(7) of this section.

1910.1001(d)(2)(i) · 43 citations

(2) Initial monitoring. (i) Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard, except as provided for in paragraphs (d)(2)(ii) and (d)(2)(iii) of this section, shall perform initial monitoring of employees who are, or may reasonably be expected to be exposed to airborne concentrations at or above the TWA permissible exposure limit and/or excursion limit.

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  • Public Administration 505
  • Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 317
  • Educational Services 291
  • Health Care and Social Assistance 267
  • Manufacturing 210
  • Transportation and Warehousing 166

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