1910.1025(k)(1)(i): Temporary removal due to elevated blood lead levels
Key takeaways
- 1910.1025(k)(1)(i) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- Related part: 1910.1025(k) Medical Removal Protection.
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1025(k)(1)(i) ("Temporary removal due to elevated blood lead levels") 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
(i) Temporary removal due to elevated blood lead levels.
(A) The employer shall remove an employee from work having an exposure to lead at or above the action level on each occasion that a periodic and a follow-up blood sampling test conducted pursuant to this section indicate that the employee's blood lead level is at or above 60 µg/100 g of whole blood; and
(B) The employer shall remove an employee from work having an exposure to lead at or above the action level on each occasion that the average of the last three blood sampling tests conducted pursuant to this section (or the average of all blood sampling tests conducted over the previous six (6) months, whichever is longer) indicates that the employee's blood lead level is at or above 50 µg/100 g of whole blood; provided, however, that an employee need not be removed if the last blood sampling test indicates a blood lead level below 40 µg/100 g of whole blood.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1025.
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OSHA interpretation letters
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.1025(k) Medical Removal Protection
- 1910.1025(k)(1) Temporary medical removal and return of an employee
- 1910.1025(k)(1)(ii) Temporary removal due to a final medical determination
- 1910.1025(k)(2) Medical removal protection benefits
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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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