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Testing/Sampling and Analysis for Beryllium
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Testing/Sampling and Analysis for Beryllium
(Last Updated Oct. 2025) OSHA’s Permissible Exposure Limits OSHA has issued a new Permissible Exposure Level (PEL) for Beryllium. The new PEL will reduce the 8-hour time-weighted average exposure from 2 micrograms per cubic meter of air (2 ug/m3) to 0.2 ug/m3—a ten-fold reduction! and an action level of 0.1 ug/m3. A 15-minute STEL is … Continue reading
Worker Exposure to Beryllium Health Hazards
Last updated Sept. 2025 Worker Exposure to Beryllium Health Hazards – New Regulations Are Here! OSHA put the Beryllium Regulations in effect to lower worker exposure levels. Based on information on the health hazards of worker Beryllium exposure, OSHA has lowered the allowable exposure level by a factor of 10—from 2 ug/m3 to 0.2 ug/m3—and … Continue reading
Beryllium – OSHA Issues Final Rule to Lower Beryllium Worker Exposure Levels and Increase Worksite Compliance Requirements Now in Effect
Final Rule to Lower Beryllium Worker Exposure Levels and Increase Worksite Compliance Requirements OSHA extended the Beryllium compliance date from March 22, 2018, to May 20, 2018, which means it is now in effect and enforceable by OSHA field personnel. This was the result of the White House Memorandum from President Trump titled “Regulatory Freeze … Continue reading