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29 CFR 1910.1052: Methylene chloride

Subpart Z—Toxic and Hazardous Substances

1,462citations since 2015
507employers cited
80%serious, willful or repeat
$0median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.1052 1,462 times since 2015, against 507 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $2,107,487 at their current amounts.

Citations per year

The parts of the rule cited most

1910.1052(d)(2) · 269 citations

(2) Initial determination. Each employer whose employees are exposed to MC shall perform initial exposure monitoring to determine each affected employee's exposure, except under the following conditions:

1910.1052(l)(1) · 232 citations

(l) Employee information and training. (1) The employer shall provide information and training for each affected employee prior to or at the time of initial assignment to a job involving potential exposure to MC.

1910.1052(d)(1)(i) · 152 citations

(d) Exposure monitoring—(1) Characterization of employee exposure. (i) Where MC is present in the workplace, the employer shall determine each employee's exposure by either:

1910.1052(h)(1) · 129 citations

(h) Protective Work Clothing and Equipment. (1) Where needed to prevent MC-induced skin or eye irritation, the employer shall provide clean protective clothing and equipment which is resistant to MC, at no cost to the employee, and shall ensure that each affected employee uses it. Eye and face protection shall meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.133 or 29 CFR 1915.153, as applicable.

1910.1052(i)(2) · 115 citations

(2) If it is reasonably foreseeable that an employee's eyes may contact solutions containing 0.1 percent or greater MC (for example through splashes, spills or improper work practices), the employer shall provide appropriate eyewash facilities within the immediate work area for emergency use, and shall ensure that affected employees use those facilities when necessary.

1910.1052(l)(3)(i) · 96 citations

(i) The employer shall inform each affected employee of the requirements of this section and information available in its appendices, as well as how to access or obtain a copy of it in the workplace;

1910.1052(k)(1)(iii) · 62 citations

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

1910.1052(f)(1) · 41 citations

(f) Methods of compliance—(1) Engineering and work practice controls. The employer shall institute and maintain the effectiveness of engineering controls and work practices to reduce employee exposure to or below the PELs except to the extent that the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible. Wherever the feasible engineering controls and work practices which can be instituted are not sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the 8-TWA PEL or STEL, the employer shall use them to reduce employee exposure to the lowest levels achievable by these controls and shall supplement them by the use of respiratory protection that complies with the requirements of paragraph (g) of this section.

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 969
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 170
  • Construction 113
  • Retail Trade 50
  • Wholesale Trade 47
  • Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 40

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