Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 029 Hazard:

1910.1024(f)(2)(i) The employer must use engineering and work practice controls to reduce and maintain employee airborne exposure to beryllium to or below the PEL and STEL, unless the employer can demonstrate that such controls are not feasible. Wherever the employer demonstrates that it is not feasible to reduce airborne exposure to or below the PELs with engineering and work practice controls, the employer must implement and maintain engineering and work practice controls to reduce airborne exposure to the lowest levels feasible and supplement these controls using respiratory protection in accordance with paragraph (g) of this standard. 29 CFR 1910.1024(d)(1): The employer did not assess the airborne exposure of each employee who was, or could reasonably be expected to be exposed to airborne beryllium, in accordance with either the performance option in paragraph (d)(2) or the scheduled monitoring option in paragraph (d)(3) of this standard: a) On February 28, 2024, in the inside blasting building, the employer did not assess the airborne exposure of an employee who was exposed to beryllium above the permissible exposure limit.