Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act, often referred to as the General Duty Clause, requires employers to "furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees". Section 5(a)(2) requires employers to "comply with occupational safety and health standards promulgated under this Act".
 

Note: Twenty-four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have OSHA-approved State Plans and have adopted their own standards and enforcement policies. For the most part, these States adopt standards that are identical to Federal OSHA. However, some States have adopted different standards applicable to this topic or may have different enforcement policies.

General Industry (29 CFR 1910)

• 1910 Subpart Z, Toxic and hazardous substances [related topic page]
  • 1910.1048, Formaldehyde
    • Appendix A, Substance technical guidelines for formalin
    • Appendix B, Sampling strategy and analytical methods for formaldehyde
    • Appendix C, Medical surveillance - Formaldehyde
    • Appendix D, Non-mandatory medical disease questionnaire
    • Appendix E, Qualitative and quantitative fit testing procedures

Shipyard Employment (29 CFR 1915)

• 1915 Subpart Z, Toxic and hazardous substances
  • 1915.1048, Formaldehyde

Construction (29 CFR 1926)

• 1926 Subpart Z, Toxic and hazardous substances
  • 1926.1148, Formaldehyde

• Air Contaminants (1989)
• Formaldehyde (1992)
• Search all available preambles to final rules.

• Page Changes to OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.52. CPL 02-02-052 [CPL 2-2.52 CH-1], (1991, October 7).
• Enforcement Procedure for Occupational Exposure to Formaldehyde. CPL 02-02-052 [CPL 2-2.52], (1990, November 20). Presents a history of the standard, industrial uses of formaldehyde, ways exposure occur, health effects, measurement and control of exposure, and enforcement of the standard.
• Search all available directives.

• Protective equipment for formaldehyde exposure. (1998, March 25).
• OSHA rulemaking on formaldehyde exposure limits. (1998, March 3).
• Clarify issues related to the joint venture study and its use as objective data under the Formaldehyde Standard. (1995, March 22).
• Labeling requirements for Formaldehyde when used as an insecticide. (1993, August 9).
• Final rule on process safety management of highly hazardous chemicals, formaldehyde. (1992, July 28).
• Formaldehyde (37% by weight or greater) in the Process Safety Management Standard. (1992, June 28).
• Application of the formaldehyde standard, 1910.1048, to private medical school personnel. (1990, June 22).
• Formaldehyde standard and private medical school personnel. (1990, May 16).
• Medical surveillance requirements of the formaldehyde standard. (1990, August 8).
• Requirements under the formaldehyde standard for quick drench showers, eye wash facilities, emergency plans and sampling. (1989, December 12).
• Formaldehyde Standard Clarification. (1989, February 21).
• Cancer warning labels for formaldehyde and products containing formaldehyde. (1987, August 7).
• Labeling of Formaldehyde-Containing Products Under the Hazard Communication Standard. (1986, September 9).
• Search all available standard interpretations.