OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1043 10 times since 2015, against 4 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $5,875 at their current amounts.
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The parts of the rule cited most
1910.1043(d)(2) · 3 citations
(2) Initial monitoring. Each employer who has a place of employment within the scope of paragraph (a)(1), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section shall conduct monitoring by obtaining measurements which are representative of the exposure of all employees to airborne concentrations of lint-free respirable cotton dust over an eight-hour period. The sampling program shall include at least one determination during each shift for each work area.
1910.1043(h)(1)(i) · 2 citations
(h) Calculate the flow rate and compare against the flow of 7.4±0.2 liters/minute. If flow is between these limits, perform calibration again, average results, and record orifice number and flow rate. If flow is not within these limits, discard or modify orifice and repeat procedure;
1910.1043(i)(1)(i) · 2 citations
(i) Employee education and training—(1) Training program. (i) The employer shall train each employee exposed to cotton dust in accordance with the requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and ensure employee participation in the program.
1910.1043(f)(2)(i) · 1 citations
(2) Respirator program. (i) The employer must implement a respiratory protection program in accordance with § 1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f) through (m), which covers each employee required by this section to use a respirator.
1910.1043(g) · 1 citations
(g) Calculation of Dust Concentrations should be made as follows:
1910.1043(i)(2)(i) · 1 citations
(2) Access to training materials. (i) Each employer shall post a copy of this section with its appendices in a public location at the workplace, and shall, upon request, make copies available to employees.
Industries cited most
- Manufacturing 10
States cited most
Recently cited employers
- J B Martin Co Leesville, SC · Aug 5, 2026