Cadmium

For Cadmium, cfr section is 1910.1027; action level is 2.5 µg/m3 (TWA); pel is 5 µg/m3 (TWA); surveillance trigger is Employees exposed at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year (twelve consecutive months); exam frequency is Periodic medical examination at least biennially; biological sampling at least annually, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

Substance: Cadmium verified
CFR section: 1910.1027 verified
Action level: 2.5 µg/m3 (TWA)
PEL: 5 µg/m3 (TWA)
Surveillance trigger: Employees exposed at or above the action level on 30 or more days per year (twelve consecutive months)
Exam frequency: Periodic medical examination at least biennially; biological sampling at least annually
Record retention: Duration of employment plus 30 years

Sourcelaw.cornell.edu

Verified2026-08-12

Review by2027-02-08

DatasetOSHA medical surveillance trigger thresholds by substance

What the source says

1910.1027 Cadmium." /> 29 CFR §

— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-12

Source

law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/1910.1027

Last verified against source: 2026-08-12. Due for re-check by 2027-02-08. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.