1910.1024(i)(4): Eating and drinking areas
Key takeaways
- 1910.1024(i)(4) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- OSHA cited it 3 times in the last 3 years, in 2 inspections, with $0 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1910.1024(i) Hygiene areas and practices (8 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1024(i)(4) ("Eating and drinking areas") is one requirement inside 1910.1024 Beryllium, an OSHA general industry standard (Part 1910). It includes 3 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) Eating and drinking areas. Wherever the employer allows employees to consume food or beverages at a worksite where beryllium is present, the employer must ensure that: 3 citations
(i) Beryllium-contaminated surfaces in eating and drinking areas are as free as practicable of beryllium; 2 citations
(ii) No employees enter any eating or drinking area with beryllium-contaminated personal protective clothing or equipment unless, prior to entry, it is cleaned, as necessary, to be as free as practicable of beryllium by methods that do not disperse beryllium into the air or onto an employee's body; and Open (i)(4)(ii) 1 citations
(iii) Eating and drinking facilities provided by the employer are in accordance with the Sanitation standard (§ 1910.141).
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1024.
Export the list: 2 inspections cited 1910.1024(i)(4) in the last 3 years, with employer, location, penalty and date.
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OSHA interpretation letters
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.1024(i) Hygiene areas and practices 8 citations
- 1910.1024(i)(4)(ii) 1 citations
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1910.1024 (eCFR), text current as of 2026-10-15
- U.S. Department of Labor enforcement data: OSHA inspections, citations and accident records, copied nightly; data as of 2026-11-06
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.