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29 CFR 1910.1027: Cadmium

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

554citations since 2015
218employers cited
75%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1027 554 times since 2015, against 218 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $785,222 at their current amounts.

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1910.1027(k)(1) · 104 citations

(k) Housekeeping. (1) All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of cadmium.

1910.1027(d)(1)(i) · 87 citations

(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) General. (i) Each employer who has a workplace or work operation covered by this section shall determine if any employee may be exposed to cadmium at or above the action level.

1910.1027(m)(4)(i) · 57 citations

(4) Employee information and training. (i) The employer shall train each employee who is potentially exposed to cadmium in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of such program.

1910.1027(c) · 24 citations

(c) Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL). The employer shall assure that no employee is exposed to an airborne concentration of cadmium in excess of five micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 µg/m 3), calculated as an eight-hour time-weighted average exposure (TWA).

1910.1027(m)(1)(iii) · 23 citations

(iii) Employers shall include cadmium 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 cadmium and to safety data sheets, and is trained in accordance with the requirements of HCS and paragraph (m)(4) of this section.

1910.1027(f)(1)(i) · 19 citations

(f) Methods of compliance—(1) Compliance hierarchy. (i) Except as specified in paragraphs (f)(1) (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this section the employer shall implement engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee exposure to cadmium at or below the PEL, except to the extent that the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible.

1910.1027(f)(2)(i) · 17 citations

(2) Compliance program. (i) Where the PEL is exceeded, the employer shall establish and implement a written compliance program to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL by means of engineering and work practice controls, as required by paragraph (f)(1) of this section. To the extent that engineering and work practice controls cannot reduce exposures to or below the PEL, the employer shall include in the written compliance program the use of appropriate respiratory protection to achieve compliance with the PEL.

1910.1027(l)(1)(ia) · 17 citations

(l) Medical surveillance—(1) General—(i) Scope. (A) Currently exposed—The employer shall institute a medical surveillance program for all employees who are or may be exposed to cadmium at or above the action level unless the employer demonstrates that the employee is not, and will not be, exposed at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year (twelve consecutive months); and,

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 293
  • Wholesale Trade 58
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 50
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 47
  • Transportation and Warehousing 36
  • Public Administration 18

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