Diesel Exhaust
Standards
OSHA has not established a standard for diesel exhaust as a unique hazard, however exposures to various components of diesel exhaust are addressed in specific OSHA standards for general industry and shipyard employment. This section highlights OSHA standards and documents related to diesel exhaust.
OSHA Standards
General Industry (29 CFR 1910) |
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1910 Subpart N - Materials Handling and Storage | ||
1910.178, Powered Industrial Trucks |
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1910 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1910.1000, Air contaminants. |
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1910.1200, Hazard Communication. |
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Maritime (29 CFR 1915, 1917, 1918) |
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1915 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances | ||
1915.1000, Air contaminants. |
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State Plan Standards
There are 29 OSHA-approved State Plans operating state-wide occupational safety and health programs. State Plans are required to have standards and enforcement programs that are at least as effective as OSHA's and may have different or more stringent requirements.
Note: These are NOT OSHA regulations. However, they do provide guidance from their originating organizations related to worker protection.
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
- Rulemaking - Diesel Exhaust
- An Introduction (30 CFR)
- 30 CFR 7, Testing by applicant or third party
- Subpart E, Diesel engines intended for use in underground coal mines
- Subpart F, Diesel power packages intended for use in areas of underground coal mines where permissible electric equipment is required
- 30 CFR 36, Approval requirements for permissible mobile diesel-powered transportation equipment
- 30 CFR 70, Mandatory health standards -- Underground coal mines
- Subpart T, Diesel exhaust gas monitoring
- 30 CFR 75, Mandatory health standards underground coal mines (continued)
- Subpart T, Diesel-powered equipment
- 30 CFR 7, Testing by applicant or third party
- Diesel Particulate Matter Exposure of Underground Metal and Nonmetal Miners. Federal Register Proposed Rule, Volume 64, Number 56, Pages 14200-14201, (March 24, 1999). Helps workers become aware of increased diesel particulate matter (dpm) in underground mining.
- Approval, Exhaust Gas Monitoring, and Safety Requirements for the Use of Diesel-Powered Equipment in Underground Coal Mines. Federal Register Final Rule, Volume 61, Number 208, Pages 55411-55461, (October 25, 1996). Discusses the use of diesel engines in underground coal mines.
- Mine Safety and Health At a Glance
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The EPA is responsible for developing regulations that set emission standards for diesel vehicles and engines, as well as for diesel fuel. Though these are not directly related to occupational exposure, lowering emissions does lower potential occupational exposure.
- Tools & Resources Regulatory Standards. National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC).