OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1917.24 6 times since 2015, against 4 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $16,927 at their current amounts.
Citations per year
The parts of the rule cited most
1917.24(b) · 3 citations
(b) Testing. Tests to determine carbon monoxide concentration shall be made when necessary to ensure that employee exposure does not exceed the limits specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
1917.24(a) · 1 citations
(a) Exposure limits. The carbon monoxide content of the atmosphere in a room, building, vehicle, railcar, or any enclosed space shall be maintained at not more than 50 parts per million (ppm) (0.005%) as an eight hour average area level and employees shall be removed from the enclosed space if the carbon monoxide concentration exceeds a ceiling of 100 ppm (0.01%).
1917.24(c) · 1 citations
(c) Instrumentation. Tests for carbon monoxide concentration shall be made by designated persons using gas detector tube units certified by NIOSH under 30 CFR part 11 or other measuring instruments whose accuracy is as great or greater.
1917.24(d) · 1 citations
(d) Records. A record of the date, time, location and results of carbon monoxide tests shall be available for at least thirty (30) days.
Industries cited most
- Transportation and Warehousing 5
- Manufacturing 1