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29 CFR 1926.55: Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts, and mists

Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls

317citations since 2015
188employers cited
87%serious, willful or repeat
$1,400median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1926.55 317 times since 2015, against 188 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $1,314,288 at their current amounts.

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1926.55(b) · 142 citations

(b) To achieve compliance with paragraph (a) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and technical measures used for this purpose must first be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with § 1926.103.

1926.55(a) · 123 citations

(a) Employers must limit an employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table 1 or 2 of this section in accordance with the following:

1926.55(a)(2) · 47 citations

(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure, as determined from breathing-zone air samples, to any substance in Table 1 or 2 of this section with a permissible exposure limit not preceded by (C) must not exceed the limit specified for that substance measured as an 8-hour time-weighted average in any work shift.

1926.55(a)(1) · 5 citations

(1) Substances with limits preceded by (C)—Ceiling Values. An employee's exposure, as determined from breathing-zone air samples, to any substance in Table 1 of this section with a permissible exposure limit preceded by (C) must at no time exceed the exposure limit specified for that substance. If instantaneous monitoring is not feasible, then the employer must assess the ceiling as a 15-minute time-weighted average exposure that the employer cannot exceed at any time during the working day.

Industries cited most

  • Construction 302
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 8
  • Manufacturing 2
  • Wholesale Trade 2
  • Retail Trade 1
  • Transportation and Warehousing 1

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