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29 CFR 1910.1048: Formaldehyde

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

927citations since 2015
421employers cited
69%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1048 927 times since 2015, against 421 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $1,345,815 at their current amounts.

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1910.1048(d)(1)(i) · 207 citations

(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) General. (i) Each employer who has a workplace covered by this standard shall monitor employees to determine their exposure to formaldehyde.

1910.1048(n)(1) · 92 citations

(n) Employee information and training—(1) Participation. The employer shall assure that all employees who are assigned to workplaces where there is exposure to formaldehyde participate in a training program, except that where the employer can show, using objective data, that employees are not exposed to formaldehyde at or above 0.1 ppm, the employer is not required to provide training.

1910.1048(d)(2) · 69 citations

(2) Initial monitoring. The employer shall identify all employees who may be exposed at or above the action level or at or above the STEL and accurately determine the exposure of each employee so identified.

1910.1048(m)(1)(iii) · 56 citations

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

1910.1048(h)(1)(i) · 47 citations

(1) Selection. The employer shall select protective clothing and equipment based upon the form of formaldehyde to be encountered, the conditions of use, and the hazard to be prevented.

1910.1048(n)(2) · 47 citations

(2) Frequency. Employers shall provide such information and training to employees at the time of initial assignment, and whenever a new exposure to formaldehyde is introduced into the work area. The training shall be repeated at least annually.

1910.1048(i)(3) · 44 citations

(3) If there is any possibility that an employee's eyes may be splashed with solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater formaldehyde, the employer shall provide acceptable eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use.

1910.1048(i)(2) · 28 citations

(2) If employees' skin may become spashed with solutions containing 1 percent or greater formaldehyde, for example, because of equipment failure or improper work practices, the employer shall provide conveniently located quick drench showers and assure that affected employees use these facilities immediately.

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  • Manufacturing 350
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 196
  • Health Care and Social Assistance 160
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 81
  • Wholesale Trade 31
  • Educational Services 23

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