1910.1025(d)(8): Employee notification
Key takeaways
- 1910.1025(d)(8) is part of OSHA's general industry standards (29 CFR Part 1910).
- OSHA cited it 8 times in the last 3 years, in 8 inspections, with $14,536 in current penalties.
- Related part: 1910.1025(d) Exposure monitoring (195 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1910.1025(d)(8) ("Employee notification") 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
(8) Employee notification. 8 citations
(i) The employer must, within 15 working days after the receipt of the results of any monitoring performed under this section, notify each affected employee of these results either individually in writing or by posting the results in an appropriate location that is accessible to affected employees. 5 citations
(ii) Whenever the results indicate that the representative employee exposure, without regard to respirators, exceeds the permissible exposure limit, the employer shall incude in the written notice a statement that the permissible exposure limit was exceeded and a description of the corrective action taken or to be taken to reduce exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit. 3 citations
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1910.1025.
Where and how often it was cited
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Related parts of this rule
- 1910.1025(d) Exposure monitoring 195 citations
- 1910.1025(d)(2) Initial determination 140 citations
- 1910.1025(d)(6) Frequency 14 citations
- 1910.1025(d)(7) Additional monitoring 13 citations
- 1910.1025(d)(5) Negative initial determination 3 citations
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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; data as of 2026-10-21
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.