1910.1027(l)(4)(ii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.1027(l)(4)(ii) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- Related part: 1910.1027(l) Medical surveillance (5 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1027(l)(4)(ii) is one requirement inside 1910.1027 Cadmium, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910). It includes 9 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) The periodic medical examination shall include:
(A) A detailed medical and work history, or update thereof, with emphasis on: Past, present and anticipated future exposure to cadmium; smoking history and current status; reproductive history; current use of medications with potential nephrotoxic side-effects; any history of renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, hematopoietic, and/or musculo-skeletal system dysfunction; and as part of the medical and work history, for employees who wear respirators, questions 3-11 and 25-32 in appendix D to this section;
(B) A complete physical examination with emphasis on: Blood pressure, the respiratory system, and the urinary system;
(C) A 14 inch by 17 inch or other reasonably-sized standard film or digital posterior-anterior chest X-ray (after the initial X-ray, the frequency of chest X-rays is to be determined by the examining physician); Open (l)(4)(ii)(c)
(D) Pulmonary function tests, including forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at 1 second (FEV1);
(E) Biological monitoring, as required in paragraph (l)(2)(ii)(B) of this section;
(F) Blood analysis, in addition to the analysis required under paragraph (l)(2)(ii)(B) of this section, including blood urea nitrogen, complete blood count, and serum creatinine;
(G) Urinalysis, in addition to the analysis required under paragraph (l)(2)(ii)(B) of this section, including the determination of albumin, glucose, and total and low molecular weight proteins;
(H) For males over 40 years old, prostate palpation, or other at least as effective diagnostic test(s); and
(I) Any additional tests deemed appropriate by the examining physician.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1027.
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OSHA interpretation letters
None exist. OSHA has not published a letter of interpretation for 1910.1027(l)(4)(ii).
Related parts of this rule
- 1910.1027(l) Medical surveillance 5 citations
- 1910.1027(l)(2) Initial examination 2 citations
- 1910.1027(l)(2)(i) 1 citations
- 1910.1027(l)(4)(ii)(C)
- 1910.1027(l)(4) Periodic medical surveillance
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.1027 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly
3-year window. Federal OSHA only; state-plan rules are not counted. Plain-language text is a summary, not legal advice; the official text controls. Black Belt Safety is not part of OSHA or the Department of Labor.
