29 CFR 1910.1000 · North Carolina · FY2025
Air Contaminants / PELs in North Carolina: FY2025 OSHA citations
3 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.1000 at inspected sites in North Carolina, from 2 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 3 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.1000 at inspected sites in North Carolina, in 2 inspections. Among the 124 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in North Carolina that year (3,441 citation items in all), this one ranks 84th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.1000 cited in North Carolina
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1000(a)(2) | 1 | 33% |
| 1910.1000(c) | 1 | 33% |
| 1910.1000(e) | 1 | 33% |
“(2) Other substances—8-hour Time Weighted Averages. An employee's exposure to any substance in Table Z-1, the exposure limit of which is not preceded by a “C”, shall not exceed the 8-hour Time Weighted Average given for that substance in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week.”
“(c) Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.”
“(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with …”
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How the North Carolina citations were classified
Of the 3 citation items: 3 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 0 other-than-serious (100% serious).
Who was inspected in North Carolina
50% of the 2 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| 101 to 250 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 2 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1 |
| Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 2 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 1; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 2; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in North Carolina
North Carolina has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. All 3 of the items were recorded by the State Plan's office. A State Plan may have standards of its own. The paragraphs on this page are the federal 29 CFR numbers recorded in OSHA's data, and this page does not say which North Carolina rule applies to a given workplace. OSHA's page on the North Carolina State Plan, with its coverage.
North Carolina against the other states
North Carolina ranks 14th of the 25 states, DC and territories with items under 29 CFR 1910.1000 in this data. The most items: Pennsylvania 14; Utah 13; Texas 12; Wisconsin 10; Florida 8. In all, the data record 123 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.1000; the 3 in North Carolina are 2.4% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in North Carolina.
Next steps for a North Carolina employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.1000, Air Contaminants / PELs
- Free tool: Silica Exposure Calculator
- Free tool: Noise Exposure Calculator
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Software: HazComFast SDS and chemical management
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.