The following is a list of workplace contaminants which have OSHA specific standards. In all instances the requirements of these standards take precedence over any information provided by this advisor.
General Industry standards are in Part 1910, Shipyard standards are in Part 1915, Construction standards are in Part 1926, and Agriculture standards are in Part 1928.
| Substance | OSHA Standard |
| Acrylonitrile | 1910.1045 (h), 1915.1045, 1926.1145 |
| Arsenic (inorganic) | 1910.1018 (h), 1915.1018, 1926.1118 |
| Asbestos | 1910.1001 (g), 1915.1001 (h), 1926.1101 (h) |
| Benzene | 1910.1028 (g), 1915.1028, 1926.1128 |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 1910.1051 (h) |
| Cadmium | 1910.1027 (g), 1915.1027, 1926.1127 (g), 1928.1027 |
| Coke oven emissions | 1910.1029 (g), 1926.1129 |
| Cotton dust | 1910.1043 (f) |
| 1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane | 1910.1044 (h), 1915.1044, 1926.1144 |
| Ethylene oxide | 1910.1047 (g), 1915.1047, 1926.1147 |
| Formaldehyde | 1910.1048 (g), 1915.1048, 1926.1148 |
| Lead | 1910.1025 (f), 1015.1025, 1926.62 (f) |
| Methylene chloride | 1910.1052 (g), 1915.1052, 1926.1152 |
| Methylenedianiline | 1910.1050 (h), 1915.1050, 1926.60 (i) |
| Vinyl Chloride | 1910.1017 (g), 1915.1017, 1926.1117 |
| 13 Carcinogens (4-Nitrobiphenyl, alpha-Naphthylamine, Methyl chloromethyl ether, 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (and its salts), bis-Chloromethyl ether, beta-Naphthylamine, Benzidine, 4-Aminodiphenyl, Ethyleneimine, beta-Propiolactone, 2-Acetylaminofluorene, 4-Dimethylaminoazo-benezene, and N-Nitrosodimethylamine) | 1910.1003 (c)(4)(iv), 1915.1003, 1926.1103 |
