1926.1153(e)(1)(ii)(C): OSHA rule
Key takeaways
- 1926.1153(e)(1)(ii)(C) is part of OSHA's construction standards (29 CFR Part 1926, Subpart Z).
- Related part: 1926.1153(e) Respiratory protection (123 citations).
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What this rule covers
29 CFR 1926.1153(e)(1)(ii)(C) 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
(C) During tasks for which an employer has implemented all feasible engineering and work practice controls and such controls are not sufficient to reduce exposures to or below the PEL.
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(e) Respiratory protection 123 citations
- 1926.1153(e)(2) Respiratory protection program 68 citations
- 1926.1153(e)(1) General 55 citations
- 1926.1153(e)(1)(ii) 25 citations
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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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