# Occupational Exposure to Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds in Construction and Shipyard Sectors
> **Occupational Safety and Health Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2020-08-31 · Effective 2020-09-30 · 85 FR 53910
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-18017
- **Category:** osha-workplace-safety
- **Sub-agency:** Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 53910
- **CFR reference:** 29 CFR 1915
- **Publication date:** 2020-08-31
- **Effective date:** 2020-09-30
- **DOL docket:** Docket No. OSHA-H005C-2006-0870
## Abstract

OSHA is amending its existing construction and shipyard standards for occupational exposure to beryllium and beryllium compounds to clarify certain provisions and simplify or improve compliance. These changes are designed to accomplish three goals: to more appropriately tailor the requirements of the construction and shipyards standards to the particular exposures in these industries in light of partial overlap between the beryllium standards' requirements and other OSHA standards; to aid compliance and enforcement across the beryllium standards by avoiding inconsistency, where appropriate, between the shipyards and construction standards and recent revisions to the general industry standard; and to clarify certain requirements with respect to materials containing only trace amounts of beryllium. This final rule does not affect the general industry beryllium standard.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/31/2020-18017/occupational-exposure-to-beryllium-and-beryllium-compounds-in-construction-and-shipyard-sectors)
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