Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-102

§4853 Worker Protection

Title 42 › CHAPTER 63A — RESIDENTIAL LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD REDUCTION › SUBCHAPTER II — WORKER PROTECTION › § 4853

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Within 180 days after October 28, 1992, the Secretary of Labor must issue an interim final rule to control lead exposure for workers in the construction industry. The rule must provide protections at least as safe and healthful as the Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines in Federal Register 55, page 38973 (September 28, 1990) (Revised Chapter 8). The interim rule goes into effect when issued (it may include a reasonable delay), counts as an Occupational Safety and Health Standard, and stays in place until a final standard under section 655 of title 29 takes effect.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §4853

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Not later than 180 days after October 28, 1992, the Secretary of Labor shall issue an interim final regulation regulating occupational exposure to lead in the construction industry. Such interim final regulation shall provide employment and places of employment to employees which are as safe and healthful as those which would prevail under the Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines published at Federal Register 55, page 38973 (September 28, 1990) (Revised Chapter 8). Such interim final regulations shall take effect upon issuance (except that such regulations may include a reasonable delay in the effective date), shall have the legal effect of an Occupational Safety and Health Standard, and shall apply until a final standard becomes effective under section 655 of title 29.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 4853

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102