1910.1025(j)(4): Chelation
Key takeaways
- 1910.1025(j)(4) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- Related part: 1910.1025(j) Medical surveillance (33 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1025(j)(4) ("Chelation") is one requirement inside 1910.1025 Lead, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910). It includes 2 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
(4) Chelation.
(i) The employer shall assure that any person whom he retains, employs, supervises or controls does not engage in prophylactic chelation of any employee at any time.
(ii) If therapeutic or diagnostic chelation is to be performed by any person in paragraph (j)(4)(i), the employer shall assure that it be done under the supervision of a licensed physician in a clinical setting with thorough and appropriate medical monitoring and that the employee is notified in writing prior to its occurrence.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1025.
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.1025(j) Medical surveillance 33 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(1) General 15 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(1)(i) 15 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(2) Biological monitoring 13 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(2)(i) Blood lead and ZPP level sampling and analysis 11 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(3) Medical examinations and consultations 5 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(3)(v) Written medical opinions 1 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(2)(ii) Follow-up blood sampling tests 1 citations
- 1910.1025(j)(3)(iii) Multiple physician review mechanism
- 1910.1025(j)(3)(v)(B)
- 1910.1025(j)(2)(iii) Accuracy of blood lead level sampling and analysis
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.1025 (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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