1926.1101(h)(2)(ii): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1926.1101(h)(2)(ii) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart Z).
- Related part: 1926.1101(h) Respiratory protection (204 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.1101(h)(2)(ii) is one requirement inside 1926.1101 Asbestos, an OSHA construction standard (Part 1926, Subpart Z). 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) No employee shall be assigned to asbestos work that requires respirator use if, based on their most recent medical examination, the examining physician determines that the employee will be unable to function normally while using a respirator, or that the safety or health of the employee or other employees will be impaired by the employee's respirator use. Such employees must be assigned to another job or given the opportunity to transfer to a different position that they can perform. If such a transfer position is available, it must be with the same employer, in the same geographical area, and with the same seniority, status, rate of pay, and other job benefits the employee had just prior to such transfer.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.1101.
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Related parts of this rule
- 1926.1101(h) Respiratory protection 204 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(2) Respirator program 80 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(2)(i) 80 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(1) General 76 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3) Respirator selection 48 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(iv) 27 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(iv)(A) 16 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii) 13 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(iii)(A) 12 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(i) 8 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(i)(A) 8 citations
- 1926.1101(h)(3)(i)(B)
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.1101 (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.
