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OSHA: Regulatory text to Final Standard related to Hexavalent Chromium
Description
§1910.1026 Chromium (VI)
(a) Scope. (1) This standard applies to occupational
exposures to chromium (VI) in all forms and compounds in general industry,
except:
(2) Exposures that occur in the application of pesticides
regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency or another Federal government
agency (e.g., the treatment of wood with preservatives);
(3) Exposures to
portland cement; or
(4) Where the employer has objective data
demonstrating that a material containing chromium or a specific process,
operation, or activity involving chromium cannot release dusts, fumes, or mists
of chromium (VI) in concentrations at or above 0.5 µg/mł as an 8 hour time
weighted average (TWA) under any expected conditions of use.
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