employee exposure records
For employee exposure records, regulation is 29 CFR 1910.1020; regulator / programme is OSHA; retention period is at least thirty (30) years; who it binds is each employer; exceptions and notes is background data to environmental monitoring need only be retained for one (1) year where summary data are kept 30 years; material safety data sheets need not be retained where a record of substance identity, where and when used, is kept 30 years, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.
- Regulation
- 29 CFR 1910.1020 verified
- Regulator / programme
- OSHA our reading
- Record type
- employee exposure records verified
- Retention period
- at least thirty (30) years verified
- Who it binds
- each employer
- Exceptions and notes
- background data to environmental monitoring need only be retained for one (1) year where summary data are kept 30 years; material safety data sheets need not be retained where a record of substance identity, where and when used, is kept 30 years
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Each employee exposure record shall be preserved and maintained for at least thirty (30) years, except that:
— ecfr.gov, retrieved 2026-08-11
Source
- ecfr.govhttps://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XVII/part-1910/subpart-Z/section-1910.1020