Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 003C Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.1127(c): The employer did not ensure that no employee was exposed to an airborne concentration of cadmium in excess of five micrograms per cubic meter of air (5 ug/m3), calculated as an eight-hour time-weighted average exposure (TWA): a) On August 2, 2017 an employee of American Demolition Corporation performing torch cutting, was exposed to airborne levels of cadmium at an 8-hour TWA level of 26 micrograms/m3, which is approximately 5.2 times the OSHA 8-hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms/m3. This limit is established to prevent cadmium poisoning. The exposure level was derived from a sample taken over a 385 minute period during one shift on August 2, 2017. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 95 minutes. b) On August 2, 2017 an employee of American Demolition Corporation who was assisting during torch cutting was exposed to airborne levels of cadmium at an 8-hour TWA level of 8.8 micrograms/m3, which is approximately 1.76 times the OSHA 8-hour TWA Permissible Exposure Limit of 5 micrograms/m3. This limit is established to prevent cadmium poisoning. The exposure level was derived from a sample taken over a 383 minute period during one shift on August 2, 2017. Zero exposure was assumed for the unsampled period of 98 minutes.