1910.1051(g)(5): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.1051(g)(5) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- Related part: 1910.1051(g)(5)(i).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1051(g)(5) is one requirement inside 1910.1051 1,3-Butadiene, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910). It includes 6 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
(5) The exposure goal program shall include the following items unless the employer can demonstrate that the item is not feasible, will have no significant effect in reducing employee exposures, or is not necessary to achieve exposures below the action level:
(i) A leak prevention, detection, and repair program. Open (g)(5)(i)
(ii) A program for maintaining the effectiveness of local exhaust ventilation systems.
(iii) The use of pump exposure control technology such as, but not limited to, mechanical double-sealed or seal-less pumps.
(iv) Gauging devices designed to limit employee exposure, such as magnetic gauges on rail cars.
(v) Unloading devices designed to limit employee exposure, such as a vapor return system.
(vi) A program to maintain BD concentration below the action level in control rooms by use of engineering controls.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1051.
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.1051 (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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