1926.1153(d)(2)(iii)(E): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1926.1153(d)(2)(iii)(E) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart Z).
- Related part: 1926.1153(d) Alternative exposure control methods (694 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.1153(d)(2)(iii)(E) is one requirement inside 1926.1153 Respirable crystalline silica, 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
(E) Where the most recent (non-initial) exposure monitoring indicates that employee exposures are below the action level, the employer shall repeat such monitoring within six months of the most recent monitoring until two consecutive measurements, taken seven or more days apart, are below the action level, at which time the employer may discontinue monitoring for those employees whose exposures are represented by such monitoring, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this section.
Source: eCFR, text current as of 2026-10-15. Read all of 1926.1153.
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OSHA interpretation letters
- Interim Enforcement Guidance for the Respirable Crystalline Silica in Construction Standard, 29 CFR 1926.1153 (2017-10-19)
Related parts of this rule
- 1926.1153(d) Alternative exposure control methods 694 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(2) Exposure assessment 645 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(2)(i) General 623 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(1) Permissible exposure limit (PEL) 35 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(3) Methods of compliance 14 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(3)(i) Engineering and work practice controls 14 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(2)(iii) Scheduled monitoring option 10 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(2)(vi) Employee notification of assessment results 1 citations
- 1926.1153(d)(2)(iii)(B)
- 1926.1153(d)(2)(v) Methods of sample analysis
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Sources
- 29 CFR 1926.1153 (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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