Toxic and Hazardous Substances - Air Contaminants

Repealed, NC state-specific standard, 13 NCAC 07F .0106 - Air Contaminants, on May 1, 2009. 

NCAC 4 - Federal OSHA published Table Z-1-A containing new air contaminants under 29 CFR 1910.1000 in January of 1989. In 1992, that revised standard was struck down by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals pursuant to a lawsuit filed by the AFL-CIO. Effective June 30, 1993, federal OSHA again began enforcing the 1971 levels that were in effect prior to January of 1989. 

On May 18, 1995, OSH held a public hearing to obtain information and suggestions from the public regarding consideration of re-adoption of the remaining PELs from the 1989 Table Z-1-A. 643 permissible exposure limits from the 1989 Table Z-1-A will become effective on April 1, 1996. A second public hearing was held December 12, 1995, after the majority of the remaining PELs were published and proposed for readoption of the 1989 PELs in the November 15, 1995 North Carolina Register (Vol. 10 Issue 16A). Also reference NCAC 3 - Toxic and Hazardous Substances - Air Contaminants and NCAC 4A.- Toxic and Hazardous Substances - Air Contaminants.