1910.1020(c)(6)(ii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.1020(c)(6)(ii) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- Related part: 1910.1020(c)(14) Trade secret.
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1020(c)(6)(ii) is one requirement inside 1910.1020 Access to employee exposure and medical records, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910). It includes 4 sub-paragraphs. The official text below is copied word for word from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR). The numbers, injury cases and training on this page show how OSHA enforces it on real job sites.
Official text
(ii) “Employee medical record” does not include medical information in the form of:
(A) Physical specimens (e.g., blood or urine samples) which are routinely discarded as a part of normal medical practice; or
(B) Records concerning health insurance claims if maintained separately from the employer's medical program and its records, and not accessible to the employer by employee name or other direct personal identifier (e.g., social security number, payroll number, etc.); or
(C) Records created solely in preparation for litigation which are privileged from discovery under the applicable rules of procedure or evidence; or Open (c)(6)(ii)(c)
(D) Records concerning voluntary employee assistance programs (alcohol, drug abuse, or personal counseling programs) if maintained separately from the employer's medical program and its records.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1020.
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.1020(c)(14) Trade secret
- 1910.1020(c)(8)
- 1910.1020(c)(13) Toxic substance or harmful physical agent
- 1910.1020(c)(10) Record
- 1910.1020(c)(7) Employer
- 1910.1020(c) Definitions
- 1910.1020(c)(3) Designated representative
- 1910.1020(c)(5) Employee exposure record
- 1910.1020(c)(5)(i)
- 1910.1020(c)(5)(iii)
- 1910.1020(c)(6)
- 1910.1020(c)(6)(i) Employee medical record
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.1020 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly
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