1910.120(f)(3)(ii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1910.120(f)(3)(ii) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart H).
- Related part: 1910.120(f)(7) Physician's written opinion.
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.120(f)(3)(ii) is one requirement inside 1910.120 Hazardous waste operations and emergency response, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910, Subpart H). 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
(ii) For employees covered under paragraph (f)(2)(iii) and for all employees including those of employers covered by paragraph (a)(1)(v) who may have been injured, received a health impairment, developed signs or symptoms which may have resulted from exposure to hazardous substances resulting from an emergency incident, or exposed during an emergency incident to hazardous substances at concentrations above the permissible exposure limits or the published exposure levels without the necessary personal protective equipment being used:
(A) As soon as possible following the emergency incident or development of signs or symptoms;
(B) At additional times, if the examining physician determines that follow-up examinations or consultations are medically necessary.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.120.
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OSHA interpretation letters
None exist. OSHA has not published a letter of interpretation for 1910.120(f)(3)(ii).
Related parts of this rule
- 1910.120(f)(7) Physician's written opinion
- 1910.120(f) Medical surveillance
- 1910.120(f)(2) Employees covered
- 1910.120(f)(3) Frequency of medical examinations and consultations
- 1910.120(f)(4) Content of medical examinations and consultations
- 1910.120(f)(4)(i)
- 1910.120(f)(5) Examination by a physician and costs
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.120 (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.
