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Occupational Exposure to Cadmium Rule (29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915 and 1926)

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First Region

United States of America
Occupational safety and health; Protection against particular hazards
1992-09-11
National
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Second Region

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration hereby publishes a new standard for occupational exposure to cadmium, applicable to general industry and the agriculture and maritime sectors. A separate standard regulation exposure to cadmium in the construction industry was also developed because the differences in job duration, exposure and worksite conditions warrant unique treatment. The basis of this regulation is a determination by the Assistant Secretary that employees exposed to cadmium face significant risk to their health from lung cancer and serious kidney damages at the current permissible exposure limits and that promulgating this standard will substantially reduce that risk.

Entry dates region

    Date of entry into force
    1992-12-14
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Amended Text region

Serial region

    Serial title
    Federal Register
    Date
    1992-09-14
    Volume
    Vol. 57
    Number
    No. 178
    Page range
    pp. 42102-42463
    ISBN
    0097-6326