Code Compliance Flashcards

Under OSHA 29 CFR 1926.1153, what is the PEL for respirable crystalline silica during abrasive blasting in construction?

Answer: 50 µg/m³ as an 8-hour TWA

The 2016 silica rule set the PEL at 50 µg/m³ for respirable crystalline silica.

What is the action level for respirable crystalline silica under the OSHA construction standard?

Answer: 25 µg/m³

The silica action level is 25 µg/m³, which is half the PEL.

When removing coatings that contain zinc chromate, what is the OSHA PEL for hexavalent chromium?

Answer: 5 µg/m³

OSHA's hexavalent chromium standards set the PEL at 5 µg/m³ as an 8-hour TWA.

EPA's Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule under 40 CFR 745 applies to work that disturbs paint in which buildings?

Answer: Housing and child-occupied facilities built before 1978

The RRP Rule covers pre-1978 target housing and child-occupied facilities, matching the 1978 residential lead paint ban.

Which federal regulation sets national VOC content limits for architectural and industrial maintenance (AIM) coatings?

Answer: 40 CFR Part 59, Subpart D

The National VOC Emission Standards for AIM coatings are codified at 40 CFR 59 Subpart D.

EPA's NESHAP Subpart HHHHHH (6H) for miscellaneous surface coating targets spray-applied coatings containing which HAPs?

Answer: Cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, and nickel

Subpart 6H covers the target metal HAPs Cd, Cr, Pb, Mn, and Ni in spray-applied coatings.

Under NESHAP 6H, spray booths or enclosures used for target-HAP coatings must have filters with what minimum capture efficiency?

Answer: 98%

Subpart 6H requires filters or water-wash systems proven to capture at least 98% of paint overspray.