OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1018 252 times since 2015, against 94 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $606,321 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1910.1018(e)(2) · 46 citations
(2) Initial monitoring. Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this standard shall monitor each such workplace and work operation to accurately determine the airborne concentration of inorganic arsenic to which employees may be exposed.
1910.1018(k)(1) · 34 citations
(k) Housekeeping—(1) Surfaces. All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of inorganic arsenic.
1910.1018(o)(1)(i) · 17 citations
(o) Employee information and training—(1) Training program. (i) The employer shall train each employee who is subject to exposure to inorganic arsenic above the action level without regard to respirator use, or for whom there is the possibility of skin or eye irritation from inorganic arsenic, in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.
1910.1018(c) · 13 citations
(c) Permissible exposure limit. The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to inorganic arsenic at concentrations greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air (10 µg/m 3), averaged over any 8-hour period.
1910.1018(k)(4) · 12 citations
(4) Housekeeping plan. A written housekeeping and maintenance plan shall be kept which shall list appropriate frequencies for carrying out housekeeping operations, and for cleaning and maintaining dust collection equipment. The plan shall be available for inspection by the Assistant Secretary.
1910.1018(e)(1)(i) · 10 citations
(e) Exposure monitoring—(1) General. (i) Determinations of airborne exposure levels shall be made from air samples that are representative of each employee's exposure to inorganic arsenic over an eight (8) hour period.
1910.1018(g)(1)(i) · 9 citations
(g) Methods of compliance—(1) Controls. (i) The employer shall institute at the earliest possible time but not later than December 31, 1979, engineering and work practice controls to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit, except to the extent that the employer can establish that such controls are not feasible.
1910.1018(p)(1)(iii) · 9 citations
(iii) Employers shall include inorganic arsenic 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 inorganic arsenic and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (o) of this section.
Industries cited most
- Manufacturing 118
- Construction 35
- Other Services (except Public Administration) 29
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 23
- Transportation and Warehousing 18
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation 10
Recently cited employers
- Hawaii Works Inc Honolulu, HI · Sep 11, 2026
- Mac's Radiator & Repair Inc Portland, OR · Mar 9, 2026
- Cimco Resources, Inc. Rock Falls, IL · Feb 20, 2026
- Fraser Shipyards, LLC. Superior, WI · Jan 6, 2026