OSHA Lead Standard: Blood Lead Testing, Medical Removal and Return (29 CFR 1910.1025)

When the next blood lead test is due under OSHA's lead standard, whether medical removal is required, and whether return is met.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Blood lead results, one per line
2026-03-02, 62 2026-03-12, 61
The last result is the follow-up test of the one before it
Yes

Result: Removal required under (k)(1)(i)(A): a periodic and a follow-up test are both at or above 60 µg/100 g.

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What you enter

  • Blood lead results, one per line: YYYY-MM-DD, result in µg/100 g
  • The last result is the follow-up test of the one before it
  • Currently removed for an elevated blood lead
How this is calculated

Citation

Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Lead, 29 CFR 1910.1025: paragraph (j)(2) (blood lead monitoring and follow-up tests) and paragraph (k)(1) (temporary medical removal and return). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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