The standard requires employers to monitor employee exposure to cadmium, to provide medical surveillance, to train employees about the hazards of cadmium in the workplace, and to establish and maintain accurate records of employee exposure to cadmium. These records will be used by employers, employees, physicians and the Government to ensure that employees are not being harmed by exposure to cadmium.
US Code:
29 USC 651
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
29 USC 655
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
US Code:
29 USC 657
Name of Law: Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Agency is requesting a 28,918 burden hour reduction (adjustment). The reduction is the result of the Agency decreasing the number of plants and employees in cross-industry and specific-industry sectors. From 1999 to 2008 employees in cross-country sectors exposed at or above the action level have decreased from 55,932 to 39,602 employees and the number of employees exposed at or above the PEL in cross-country sectors has decreased from 40,279 to 28,711 employees. In the specific-industry sectors the number of employees exposed at or above the action level decreased from 15,374 to 11,260 and the number of employees exposed at or above the PEL in the specific industry sectors has decreased from 14,644 to 11,043 employees. During this period the number of plants has also decreased (from 5,052 to 4,872 plants).
The previously approved ICR relied on industry profile data from 1999; however, the Agency was able to update the industry data including the estimates of the number of potentially exposed employees by reviewing cadmium consumption estimates in 1999 and 2007 as reported in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries. The Mineral Commodity Summaries reports that U.S. domestic consumption of cadmium has decreased over 80 percent since 1999 (from 2,220 to 441 metric tons).
There was a reduction in the number of medical examinations and employees receiving these medical examinations which led to an overall cost decrease of $1,546,815, from $6,191,000 to $4,644,185.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Final ROCIS SS CdGI-2008 2-8-09.pdf
Cadmium in General Industry (29 CFR 1910.1027)