Document 714nZzx4B12wbQ12GKgqLyRD8
FILE NAME: Goodyear (GY)
DATE: 1972 DOC#: GY035
DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Industry Recommended Practices with Final OSHA Standard for Asbestos with Cover Memo
K-S t T yler, Tex
To: Plant Personnel Manager Plant Medical D epartm ents
July 25, 1972
Subject: Asbestos
Attached I s a copy o f the In stru ction s regarding asb estos end a copy o f th e fin a l OSHA Standard fo r a sb esto s.
This inform ation i s to be in serted in the M edical-Industrial Hygiene Manual and in those f a c i l it i e s where a sb estos or asbestos-containing m aterials are used, the procedures for work p r a c tic e s, personal p ro tectiv e equipment, m onitoring, lab elin g and m edical su rveillan ce must be started im m ediately.
Each f a c i l it y must c a re fu lly survey th e ir operations fo r tt.e ir use o f asb estos and asb estos-con tain in g m a ter ia ls. I f the: e i s no p o te n tia l asbestos exposure in the f a c i l it y o p e r a tio is then these procedures need not be in itia te d .
A tts
ASBESTOS
General
Asbestos i s a term used to describe eerera l fib ro u s m ineral .
s ilic a t e s . The most im portant "types o f a sb esto s are c h iy s o tile ,
a sim ple magnesium s ilic a t e ; alsos it e and a n th o p h y llite, complex
magnesium s ilic a t e s ; nnd c r o c id o lite , a complex sodium iron
s ilic a t e . C h iysotile fib e r i s o f th e g rea test importance because
o f i t s q u a litie s and ex ten siv e usage.
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T oxicity
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Long continued in h a la tio n o f asb estos fib e r s may r e s u lt in the development o f a sb e sto sis (a chronic lung d ise a se ) accompanied try severe resp iratory symptoms changes in pulmonary fun ction and changes in th e appearance o f an x -ra y o f th e lu n gs.____ "
Asbestos fib e r in h a la tio n has a lso been im plicated as a p ossib le causative fa c to r in lung cancer, p a r tic u la r ly bronchogenic carcinoma, and another form o f cancer c a lle d a' m esotheliom a. * '
Local
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H ere are no s p e c ific lo c a l to x ic e f f e c t s .
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S u r v e illa n c e
H e follow ing m edical su rveillan ce procedures s h a ll be follow ed on a ll ap p lican ts fo r h ir e , employes tra n sferrin g t o , employes p resen tly working and term inating employment on job assignm ents involving the use o f asb estos or m aterials containing asb estos.
P re-placem ent
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Routine pre-placem ent m edical h isto r y and exam ination
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Chest x-ray (PA view ) l / (r17
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Pulmonary fu n ctio n t e s t - PEV^(one second forced expiratory volume)
using McKesson and Robins "Vitalor" or sim ila r equipment.
Transfer
Medical h isto ry - w ith p a rticu la r referen ce to symptoms o f . . ____
respiratory d isease
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Chest x-ray (PA view ) 11x17 to be done only i f no record o f ch est
x-ray w ithin previous one-year period in m edical f i l e
Pulmonary fu n ction t e s t - FEV]_ using "V italor" or sim ila r equipment.
P e r io d lo
The follow in g procedurea hall be done annually;
Beview o f mediaal h isto ry - w ith sp e c ia l emphasis on symptoms
o f respiratory disease - cough, dyspnea, ch est pain, e tc .
P h ysical examination - v ith emphasis on a u scu lta tio n , p ercu ssion ,
etc o f the chest
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Chest x-ray (PA view ) 14x17
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Pulmonary function t e s t - JEV]_ using "Vitalor" or sim ila r equipment
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Termination -
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Must be done w ithin th ir ty (30) days before o r a fte r ter a in a tio n o f employment with th e company. `
E eviev o f m edical h isto ry - w ith p a r ticu la r reference to symptoms
" of respiratory disease
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P hysical examination - with emphasis on a u scu lta tio n , percu ssion,
etc of the chest
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Chest x-ray (P i view) 14x17 `
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Pulmonary function t e s t - PEV^ using "Vitalor" o r .sim ila r equipment
NOTE: No m edical examination i s required o f any employe,
i f adequate m edical records show th a t th e employe
. has been examined in accordance v ith any o f th e above
examination requirem ents,w ithin-the p a st one-year
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In te r p r e ta tio n
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Any person v ith a h isto r y , symptoms, o r p h y sica l fin d in g s o f '
chrcnio lung d isea se or w ith an abnormal ch est x-ray or
sh all
not be hired fo r a work assignm ent in v o lv in g th e use o f a sb estos
or m aterials containing a sb esto s.
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Any employe with a h isto r y , sympt oms or p h y sica l fin d in g s o f chronic lung d ise a se , or w ith an abnormal c h e st x-ray or PEV^ sh e ll not be perm itted to tra n sfer in to a work assignm ent in v o lv in g the use o f asbestos or m aterials containing asb estos.
"~Aiy employe w ho w hile working "with a sb esto s o r m aterials contain ing asbestos develops symptoms or p h y sica l fin d in g s suggesting lung d isease or who i s found to have changes in the ch est x -r e y or PEV^ sh a ll be removed from the ~p a r ticu la r work assignm ent. The employe sh a ll be referred to th e plant p h ysician fo r fu rth er-m edical evalu ation . ------ -
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I t i s in th e b e st in te r e st o f th e employe vho develops ary of th e symptoms o r fin d in g s o f chronic lung d isea se to be permanentlyr e str ic te d from fu rth er work w ith asb esto s o r m a teria ls containing
a sb esto s
The normal range o f the forced expiratory volume (FEV) i s 70-85^ o f the v ita l capacity.
FEV^ o f 70% or le s s i s not acceptable fo r employment or tra n sfer
FEV^ o f decreasing value on p erio d ic su rv e illa n c e may be in d ic a tiv e o f o n set o f lung d isea se
Chest x-ray - appearance o f in f ilt r a t e s in th e lung bases may be
in d ic a tiv e o f the early stages o f a s b e s to s is . The in creasin g
d en sity o f th e in f ilt r a t e s and th e area o f th e lung involved
in d icates progress of the d isea se.
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Medical Records
The records o f the abc-re m edical exam inations ehwll be retain ed in th e M edical Department f i l e s fc r a taint mm o f twenty (20) y ea rs.
F ir st Aid
There are no sp e c ia l f i r s t a id m easures.
Medic e l-in d u s t r ia l Hygiene Manual (7/72)
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F A R T L 910-- O C C U P A T IO N A L S A F E T Y
V A N D HEALTH STANDARDS y
S tc m ia r d fo r E x p o s u r e to A s b s-sjwi , Dust
On December"?. I t t l T ^ n emergency
temporary rtandard concerning exposure to asbestos fibers was published In the F retsal Rxoirrra (38 F_R. 23207). In ac cordance with section 6(c) (3> oi the WUUoms-Btelger Occuptalonal Safety and
H ealth Act o i 1970, a notice oi proposed rulem aking regarding a permanent
standard ior exposure to asbestos fibers was published In the F reian. K iaisrrx on
January 12, 1972 (37 F it. 4M ). The no
tice Invited Interested persons to submit both orally and In writing, data, views, and arguments concerning the proposal.
On or about January 24, 1972, the Ad visory Committee on Asbestos Dust was
established and requested to make writ ten recommendations with regard to the proposed standard on asbestoa. On or about February 1, 1972. the Department o i Health, Education, and W ellare trans m itted to the Secretary of Labor a cri teria document containing Beoommenda-
tions for an Occupational -Exposure
Standard tor Asbestos by the National
Institute far O ccupational B aisty and
Health (NIOQH). Public notice w as given oi ths reoetpt at the nvm im m rim tim m
and their availability lor Inspection and
copying. O s or about February 28, 1972, the Advisory Com m ittee on A sbestosD usi
submitted Ks written rcoocnmenAattcns
to ths Aasistan t Secretary a t Labor; for
Occupational Safety and H ealth.
Pursuant to the notice of n ils making,
a haaring was held oq M arch 14 through
17, 1972, Ior the purpose of receiving oral
data, views, and argum ents concerning
ths proposed standard. On or., about
March 31,1972, the presiding hearing-ex
aminer oertlfied to th e A ssistant Secre
tary o f la b o r ior O ccupational Safety
and Health the record of th e proceeding.
The. record Includes prebearing w ritten comments, a transcript o f the oral pres
entations made at the hearing, and nu
merous exhibits received during -th e '
course of the hearing car w ithin th a p e -
rlod allowed after th e <doa* , a f-tb a
hearing.
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The proposed standard dealt w lth '(l) permissible concentraticas of asbestos
fibers; (2) m ethods o f com pliance; (3)
warning signs; (4) m onitoring; (5) med
ical exam inations; and (fl) recordkeep ing. Each of these m ajor proposals elic
ited comments,- argum ents, objections,
and counterproposals. They all have been
examined and considered.
* A cl:evJ ? bl* ttn c e n tra tln n i o fiu h e itot dust. The proposed standard would
lim it occupational exposure to 8-hour
tim e-w eighted average (TWA) airborne
concentrations of asbestos dust not ex ceeding five fibers longer than . flvs
m icrometers per m illiliter. Concentra
tions above five fibers but not to exceed
10 fibers (celling concentration) would
be perm itted up to IS m inutes In an hour,
but for not more than S hours in any one
B-hour day.
i NIOSH In effect has recommended
that the five-fiber TWA and 10-flber
peak concentrations be perm itted only
for 2 years; thereafter, TWA concentra
tions should be not more than 2 fibers
per cublo centim eter (cm.*) of air, and . peek concentrations should not exceed 10
fibers/cm.*, with no tim e restriction.
Numerous objections and counterpro posals have been m ade, w ith regard to
both the lim its .of asbestos fiber concen
trations and the tim e periods to comply with them . Som e, far exam ple, have-rec
ommended return to a 12-fiber rtsz^dard of an earlier day;. l.e,, a level adopted
under the W alsh-H ealey Public Can-
tracts Act In' 1989. O thers hare recom
mended a two-fiber standard to become
effective In fl month*. then a one-fiber
standard for 2 years, and frnsViy a scro
llber standard after 3 years. These rec
om m endations give a fair Indication of
the wide spread of the counterproposals.
No one has disputed that exposure to asbesto o high enough Intensity and
long enough duration is causally related to asbestos!* and cancers. The dispute Ls
as to the determ ination, of a specific level
below w hich exposure Is sale. Various studies attem pting to establish quantita
tive relations between specific levis oi
exposure Bo asbestos fiber end the ap
pearance of adverse MNogVaj
tations. such.as asbactoak< tneg
and mesothelioma, have given . rise -to
controversy as to th s validity of (he
measuring techniques uosd and the rtlW -
bUKjr of th e relatione attem pted to .tsi
este h)jshed.rftfei q-af the long lopes
of tim e t qfagji w cwcaefc- ot expoapre and
bk*ogloM ;W F tf*5w ii. jsa h a sa n o w erideuoe of the
but we do not have, m gec^aLraoowmtq
measure* at the lerals of exposure o c - '
currlng 30 cw SO ywars ago which have
given rise to those oosisoqtiennea. TV
are also ccntroTccslss m w im irif
nkstive toxicity of the various klncfc of
asbestos, and varying hssards hi d if
ferent wmkplaoe*.
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It Is fair to cay that the ecotrcmtacr
has centered In the area between a tw o-
fiber TWA concentration and five-fiber
TWA concentration, with variation* on
the tim e needed for compliance. Many
ecaptoyxsfcriigpport^ fire-fiber TWA.
Mast me fiwajl fip h y y fs divided between
a two-fiber standard and a five-fiber
standard.
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In view of the undisputed grave con
sequences from exposure to asbestos
fibers. It la essential that the exposure be
regulated- now*, an the basis of the best
evidence available how, even though ft
may not be. as good, air ed estifically do-
slrahle. An asbestos standard can be re
evaluated in the ligh t of the results o i
ongoing studies, and future studies, b et
cannot w ait lor them . Uvea pi employees
are at stake. .
' . .
It is concluded that there should be
one minimum standard of'exposure to
asbestos applicable to aS workplaces ex
posed to any kind, o r m ixture of kind,
of asbestos. Reasons of practical ad
ministration. preclude a variety of stand
ards for different kinds of u b eg o s and
of workplaces. Also, while the evtdenoe
tends to show that croddollte, for In
stance, ls more harm ful than ehrysotile,
the evidence is not sufficient to establish
separate standards, for varieties of
asbestosL ' ' ' v ;
Because there .m ust be one standard
governing- exposmb to all. -varieties of
asbestos, and In wartjdaoee apparently
mare hazardous thm others; beesuae
some present employee* with regular ex
posure to asbestos have probably a l
ready accum ulated great daees of asbes
tos fiber, due to higher 1ct1* of e x
posure In the past;-'because tt appears
that levels of exposure which may h e
safe with regard to ubestosi* are not
safe with reard to meeothehom*; b*-
cause the statute requires the protection
erf every ermuoyee. ewen of one who m ay
have regular exposure to asbestos during
a working life which may reach, or even
exceed. 40 years; and because of sersral
other eansidTaticos w hich-have been
urged and are reflected In the record d
the proceeding, tbs conflict In the modi -
cal evidence Is resolved In-favor of the
health of employee. As of July 1, 1978.
TWA concentration* 'of asbestos Qber
longer than 8 micrometers will nc4 bo
allowed to -exceed two Qbers/cc^ with a
celling value of 10 fibers/CC. Th* currsmi
TWA concentration* of five flbsrx, and
On December I, 1811. kn emergency tem porary standard concerning expoeure to asbestos fiber*, was published In the F tderai. R iaim ex (86 T j t . 23207). In ac-
oordtrice with section 6(c) (3) of the Wllllam*-8telger Occuptalonal Bsiety end H ealth Act of 1870, * notice of proposed
ru)emaklng regarding a permanent stan d ard for exposure to asbestos fibers was published in the Fteesju. R i o u m on
J a n u a ry 12, 1872 7 F.R. < ) The no tice Invited Interested persons to submit both orally and In writing, data, views, and argum ents concerning the propoeaL
O n or about January 24. 1872, the Ad visory Committee on Asbestos Dust was established and requested to make writ ten recommendations with regard to the
proposed standard on asbestos. On or about February 1, 1872, the D epartm ent of Health, Education, and Welfare trans m itted to the Secretary of Labor a cri teria document containing Reoommenda-
RULM AND REOUtATIOm
turns for a n O ccupational -Xxpcmrart
Standard for Asbestos by th a National
Institute for Oocupatlonal Safety. and H ealth (NXOGH). Public noticeTra* given of tha reoelpi of the w nw nm w iii.tinii
and their availability for Inspection and
exposure lo-asbestos fiber* and the ap
pearance ef adverse biological "` "Uee
tattoo*, such, aa asbastosk* toe* Mrv~-Ti
and mwotbeUoma, have given. rise .Vq controversy as to tb s validity of Ova m easuring technique# Used and th# rTU.
copying. O s' or about F eb ru ary 26, 1972, tha Advisory Committee on AsbesrtoaDuat
submitted Ks written recnmmanfatVmi
to tha Assistant Secretary of Labor tar Oocupatlonal Safety a n d H ealth. . .*'
bQKy of th a relations attem pted to.ty)
aats hH*had.r. p ac*n>>q .q f th a long lapee
of .time ti qhw w u-TPfyt- of m p o ^ire a n d
tfciogloeJ *
widen,oe ol the
Pursuant to the notice of rule making, but we do not have,
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a hearing was held on M arch 14 through m easures of th# levels of exposure'oo^
IT, 1972, for th e purpose of ro o d ring oral cu rling 24 ox 30 year* ago. which have
data, view*, a n d argum ent* concerning given rise to those oonaeyaaooae. T > n
tbs p roposed stan d ard . O n or., about are also ocntroversla* concerning ib a
M arch 31,1972, th e presiding hearing ax relative toxicity of tb e various kinds of
aminer oerdfied to the Assistant Secre asbestos, and varying haaards In dif
tary of Labor for Oocupatlonal Safety ferent workplace*.
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and Health the record of th e proceeding. It is fair to say th a t the o cctravrvy
The. record includes prehearing w ritten has centered in the area between a twpcomments, a transcript of th e oral pres flber TWA concentration and fire-fiber entatiom made at the hearing, and nu TWA concentration, with variations on merous exhibits received during , t h e '' tbe tim e needed to t pomp?lance. M any course of th e hearing o r w ithin pe enloyes^(B PP O (i^ a <flvtsfiber TWA. riod allowed after th e close . o t 't h e Most m edw alfiphyp^'is divided between
hearing.
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The proposed stan d ard d ealt with -(1)
permissible co n cen tre ticca of asbeerto*
fibers; (2) m ethods o f compliance; (3)
a two-fiber standard and a fire-fiber
standard. '
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In view of the undisputed grave oon-
equenoea from exposure to asbestos
warning signs; (<) m onitoring: (S) m ed ical exam inations; a n d (6) recordkeep ing. Each of these m ajor proposals elic ited comments., argum ents, objections,
and counterproposals. They all have been examined and considered.
L ,Aeeeyiablc concen tr a tio n a fa sh c itor dial. The proposed standard would limit oocupatlonal exposure to 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA) airborne
concentration* of asbestos dust not ex ceeding fire fiber* longer than . fiva micrometers per milliliter. Concentra tions above five fiber* b u t n o t to exceed 10 fiber* (celling concentration) would
be perm itted up to 16 minute* In an hour, but for not more than 5 hours in any one 8-hour day.
NTOSH in effect h as recommended t the five-fiber TWA a n d 10-fiber concentrations be permitted only
for 2 years; thereafter, TWA concentra tions should be not m ore th an 2 fiber* per cubic centim eter (cm.*) of air, and peak concentrations should n o t exceed 10 fibers/cm.*, with no tim e restriction. Numerous objections and counterpro
posals have been made, w ith regard to both the lim its .of asbestos fiber concen trations and the time periods to comply with them . Borne, for example, have rec ommended retu rn to a 12-fiber standard of an earlier d a y ;. l.e. a level adopted
under the W alsh-Healey Public Con tracts Act In' 1868. Other* have recom mended a two-fiber standard to become effective In 6 m onths, th en a one-fiber standard for 2 years, and finally a reroflber standard after 3 year*. The*# rec ommendation* give a la ir Indication of the wide spread of the oounterpropoeals.
No one has disputed th a t exposure to asbestos of high enough intensity and
fiber*. It U essential th a t the exposure be
regulated-noi^ on the basis of tbe best
evidence available ftenr. even though it
may n o t be-as good; a s scientifically d e
sirable. An asbestos standard ean be re
evaluated in tbe light of the results of
ongoing studies, end future studies, b at
cannot w ait far them . Lives cf em ploye
are at stake. .
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It Is concluded th a t there should be
one m inim um standard of exposure to
asbestos applicable to aS workplaces ex
posed to any kind, o r mixture of kinds,
of asbestos. Reasons of practical a d
m inistration preclude a variety of stand
ards for different kind* pi esbegfc a n d
of workplaces. Also, while the evidence
tend* to show th a t eroddolite, for in
stance, is rhme harm ful th a n ehryvotile,
the evidence is net sufficient to establish
separate standard*, tor vuietie* of
asbestos.
Because there-m ust be one standard
governing- exposure to all -varieties of
'asbestos, and in workplace* apparently
mare hazardous than other*; because
some present employee* w ith regular ex
posure to asbestos have probably a l
ready accum ulated great doves of asbes
tos fibers, doe to higher levels of ex
posure in tha past; because it appear*
th a t level* of exposure which may b e
tale w ith regard to asbestos!* are o at.
ssfq with regard to mesothelioma; be
.cause the statute requires tbe protection
cf every employ ea. ewen of one who m ay
hare regular exposure to asbestos during
a working life which may reach, or w e n
exceed. *0 y e a n ; and because of several
other consider*tiao* w hich-bare been
urged and are reflected in tha record d
tbs- proceeding, tbe conflict In the m edi
cal evidence Is resolved In-favor of th a
long enough duration is causally related health of employees. As of July 1, 1876. to asbestosli and cancer*. The dispute Is TWA concentrations ' of asbestos fiber*
as to the determ ination, of a specific level longer
5 micrometer* will not be
below w hich exposure Is safe. Various studies attem pting to establish quantita
tive relations between specific levels of
allowed to -exceed two flben/oc-, with a oeillng value of 10 fiber*/cc. Tha current
TWA cooccntm tiani of flv* fiber*, and
11520
RULES AND REGULATIONS. .
| 1910.93 Air contaminant
T axlm G 4 - U z m i l Dtrww
IbU u m i
U pp*
M cAT
W which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed two Obdrs, longer th a n 5 mlcrometsra, i>cr cubic centlm etar of air, a determ ined by th e m ethod pre
scribed In paragraph (e) of this soctlaa. ID Cethng concm tnition. No stn -
(d ) Personal p ro te c t^ ccuhnnm t--
(1) Complian ce with the axixWnVlimlU
prescribed by paragraph (b) of th i. ^
tloo may n o t be achieved by. th e use of
respirator* or shift rotation of -- -
ployoca, exoopt:
.
ployee ahall be exposed a t any- tim e to (1) D uring the time period r i t - r w r r
CrvcUlltoc
Qu*rU (r^>UmbU).
%ao* Kmc/ui- airborne oenoentrvtions of .*+***** to install th e engineering control and
fibers in exceea of lo fiber*,' longer t h m
%*OrM %*Orf1 6 micrometers, per cublo centim eter of
Bo in s tltote th e work practice* required by paragraph, (c) of this Motton;
QimtU<*OJ4wl)................... JChdc/W* air, as determined by the m ethod pre (ii) Ih work dtuatkm* hi which the
Crftoi Uo tibt--tiUV:mOktaudHwtba i tu
ouflt W1
%A0H-J scribed in p arag rap h (e) of th is section,
(c) M ethods of compliance-- (1) t s i pinaerlng m ethods. (1) Jtnfftnecrtng con
m ethods proscribed In paragraph (c) of
th is section-are either technically s o t feasible or feasible to an extent lnsuffi-
ASUtiiir/tUL Ttldymlic
trols. Engineering control, such as, h u t ' cle a t to redoes the airborne concentra zmt limited to. Isolation, endocura, ex
tkok` ltd` I`rvciUj# lor*
tio n s of ashesto* fiber* below th e lim its
m uk far q tu ru .
JLrrwrpbout, iWudinc *txzrml
h au st ventilation, an d d u st collection, prescribed rhy paragraph Q>) of thla shall be used to m eet the exposure lim its
tftalMMCMtti ai/lli..
Khnc/M> prescribed In p arag rap h (b) o f th is section: or
%*0i section. . .
.(111) In emergencies. .
gnte*f 0*at>A1%rr*>
(ID Local exhaust ventBatlon. <c) A ir ) W here both respirator* a n d per
Ullln 4Uot):
Local exk&ust ventilation a n d d u n col sonnel rcfatloo. are allowed by anjbd!vi
Mkm.............. ............... NMfMUm........... ..........
9900
lection systems shall be designed, con sgiroanpsh.,(1k)n, d(1b1e)r,thoral(e11p1)racotfictahbisles, upbepnacrial- .
T t ic ..................................................
I'urlUnd t m n t . . . . - ...... OraphlU (o*turi)............
9u00
satcrcuocrtdeadn, ceInwstaitlhledth, e aAn dm emriacianst'aNinaetidonIanl n el rotation' ahall be preferred a n d nd
C1 dut (r%ptrUUIrtcUau Um4 th*n i% IhOii............
J-imc/W1
Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and O peration of Local E xhaust
(2) W here areaplrator is perm itted by su bparagraph (1) of this paragraph, i t
Tw IMNtfcfc&1%WO........
or
Uknx/fcP
Systems. ANSI ZBJ-1871. w hich la In
shall be selected from among those ap
%aorfa corporated by .reference h e re in .. --
proved by th e Bureau of Wine*. D epartm eat of the Interior, or the National In
1i*rt ar H dW a m D ooC* Kc>tnbl tr*cI k ....
ToU i Amt
- -
U0 Uimrnf*/W/*1 maba(ilbiin)tytenSaoenef c|eA1o8Nf180aI.6hicZsot9no.2cr-ie1crBnf7iiln1eg. inthacneodaxvmatehicle--'- sHtietaultteh, fDoerpaOrtcmcuenptatioofnaHl eaSltahf,etEy duacnad
tlon therew ith. The address of th e Amear-' tion. and W elfare, under the provision of
H e n : C o errd o fl U^ton-- cnpfKfXUJ-tnJUkm parties pr cable *tar
lean N ational S tan d ard s In stitu te Is 310B7C2K),RanPda rsth1a1ll (b3e7 uPsAed SInUAao. ol ioardr x. hoe,
p a r t 4di par tx .
given in i 1610.100.
I Willkon ol p o r tld per e u b k foot d oir, boood on
'
w ith subdivisions (i). (11), (HD, an d (It)
b n p ln tn M n p U counted by UfbU&old lacbaic*.
t TM (MroaoU of arytUUli sLttoo to U iansoi*
(ill) Particular tools. All h an d -o p crated and power-operated tools which
of this subparagraph.
-
y Um osnooAt Urmtocd bvm otr-bero* mmpim, norpi in the bounce to which otbr otboda
may produce or release asbestos fiber*
(I) Air puriftrine rerv'rqtort. A reusa ble or single use air purifying respirator,
brwi liown Idb oppbeobk.
i Aj d4^rziirvd b y th* a a b m A &JUr m a t bod 1
in excess of the exposure lim its pre scribed in paragraph (b) of this section,
o r a respirator described in subdivision
4t0 XRoft*h**caonocaonttrrw&tUmonocntlnAdoaUpoacro. oat <raorU for the such as. b u t not lim ited to. saws, scorer*, b(1e1)usoerd (tioll.)-reodfuctheisthseubcpoaoroaegnratnpthio, nsah aaltl
ibm. lttorueilolono of Ihta Ho iaitbto--rlectotorbow ldlbo uirbaoiofoodU cfvrtoamf vaibdreadsivweitwh hloeeclasl, eaxnhdadursitllvs.en tila tioben psryos airborne asbestos fibers in the re s p ira to r
tems in accordance w ith subdivision (11) below the exposure limits prescribed in
Aro4jrn*xste dkro*U r
Percent
* of this subparagraph.
p arag rap h (b) of this section, w hen th e celling or the 8-hour time-weighted aver
(unll kodty jph)
lecu*
(2) J Work practices-- (1) W et m ethods? age airborne cancentraticcu of asbestos
Insofar as practicable, asbestos shall be fiber* are reasonably expected to exceed
2 2.1
710 shcaonrdelde,d,ormioxtehde,rwaipspeliewdo,rkreemd oIvneda, .wcuett, n o more th a n 10 times those lim its.
A A0
0
*
V
state ruin'-.lent to prevent th e emission (II) Powered air purifying rctyira io rt,
10
0
of airbora" fibers In excess of th e ex A- full facepiece powered air purifying
posure limits prescribed In paragraph respirator, or a powered air purifying
T U R H vu m n m u undf tbW ooU rritf lo lb dm of (b) of this section, unless th e usefulness respirator,- or a respirator describe^ in
an A C C to*lnxfnnt. U Ib i rvarpIrobU fraction of ooaJ w 4urrelnd with i W R K u ifiraroorroapoedJrsc
nf
the
p r o d u c t--w o u ld
be
d im in ish ed . asuhbadllivbiesiounse..d(Illt)o roefduthcies thsueficboanracgefn&tprah,
to th o lo f 1.4 Ux/M1is tb t U bU for coI dust Is U kti/M 1. thereby.
tions of airborne asbestos fiber* in th e
2. A new | IB 10.63a la -titled to P a rt (II) Particular products and opera respirator below the exposure lim its pre
1610, reading u follow*:
tions. No asbestos cem ent, m o rtar, coat scribed in parag rap h (b) of this section,
8 1910.93a A-Lc k x .
------ --
ing. grout, plaster, or sim ilar m aterial w hen the celling or the E-hour tim econtaining asbestos shall be removed weighted average, concentrations of
(a) Definitions. Por th e purpoee oX from bags, cartons, or o th er container* asbestos fiber* are reasonably expected
th is aection. (1) "Asbestos" Include in which they are shipped, w ithout being to exceed 10 .times, b u t not 100 times,
chryBottle, amoeite, crocidoUte, trem o- either wetted, or enclosed, o r ventilated those limits.
Ute. anthophjlllte. and actinoUte.
so as to prevent effectively th e release of (ill) Type ~C~ sv-ppltcd-cir re^ptratari,
(2) "Asbestos fibers'' m eans asbestos airborne asbestos fibers In excess of th e continuous /tou> or presrure-iem ana
fibers longer than 6 micrometers.
. limits prescribed in _ p a ra g ra p h (b) of class. A type "C* continuous flow or pres
(b) Permissible exposure to airborne this section.
sure-demand. supplied-sir "respirator
concentrations of asbestos fiber-- (1) (III) praying, dem olition, or removal. hn be used to reduce the co n c e n tra
Standard effective July 7, 1971. The . Employees engaged in- the s p r a jln i" of tions cf airborne asbestos fiber* in th e
l-h o u r Umelweiehted average airborne asbeztos, the removal, or dem olition of respirator below the exposure lim its pre
concentration of aabestoe fibers to pipes, structures, or equipm ent covered . scribed in paragraph (b) of this section,
which any employe m ay be exposed or insulated with asbestos, an d in th e when the rsiung or the E-hour tim e-
hall not exceed five fibers, longer th an removal or demolition of asbestos in weighted average airborne co n cen tra
i micrometers, per cubic centim eter of sulation or coverings shall be provided tions of asbestos fibers art reason ably
'air. a> determined by the m ethod pre with respiratory equipm ent in accord expected to exceed 100 times those lim its. scribed In paragraph (e) of this aection. ance with p arag rap h (d )(2 ) (111) of this (lv) Establishment of a respirator pro
(2) S ta n d a rd effective J u ly 1, 1976. section and with special clothing In ac
T h e 8-n o u r U hii-w elghted average a lr- cordance w ith p a ra g ra p h (d) (3) of th is gram . (c) The employer ihaD eals-Sllah
bom e concentrations of aabestoe fibers section.-
.
a respirator program in accordance w ith
)
cs;
HULK AHD REGULATIONS
11316
eoooantrailoni of 10 flbr*/oc, fibers, so th a t these would Dot be released
win ha perm itted until July L 1070. u r In th e porrnal us6 of the products,
and as adopted, req,u*ire^s r<1* * W opo^d
in e w hat IQ be a transitional period a --TM** M c e u u 7 to allow employers to
mftfc* th e D*eded change for com ing Into compliance with the mare stringent
n o t be required to be labeled: end (X) words such as Manger** and `cancer** are unwarrentedly alarming.
B oth contentions h a re m erit, and Use
records of monitoring and of
exam inations. Most of the controversy in
this area has revolved around the ques
tion w hether an cmplorar
^
standard.
s ta n d ard has been changed accordingly. lowed to have access to th resalts <rf
The reoord shows th at the many w ort 4. Monitoring. The proposed standard the required medical
operations subject to the single asbestos standard (textile, manufacturing. Indus trial. and m arins Installation, etc.) will m eet varying degree of difficulty In complying with tha standard. In some plants, extensive redesign end reloca tion of equipment may be needed. It ap pears. however, the delay in the affective
would h are required personal monitor ing and environmental monitoring.
M any issues b a re been raised concerning the availability and reliability of meas uring instrum ents, frequency at m oni toring. and conditions In which m onitor ing should be required. The adopted
standard take the objections Into con
apprehension erf thoss who have argued
against empioywr access is based on th e
expectation th a t some employer* will use
the m edical exam inations as a vw--n ,, j
screening employment applicants, we
w ane, as grounds for discharging current
employees, who show signs of being a f
fected by exposure to
tK-
d ata of th a two-fiber standard will p ro vide all employers a reasonable time to
comply- At th e same time, so long as th e
celling limit u complied with, no harm
Is reasonably expected to result from ex posures during the transitional period.
2 Method* o f compliance. I t has been polifted out by many persona, th a t pro tection against asbestos -fibers Is best obtained by controlling the generation of
fibers first, and secondly, by controlling t.h* dispersion of released fibers Into th e
am bient air of the workplaces. Therefore, the standard requires feasible techno logies1 controls and appropriate work
practices as the primary means of com pliance. Rotation of employees as a way of meeting the TWA concentration re quirem ent ti allowed only in stated ex ceptional circumstances, because, as a general nils, It would be difficult to Im plement. Personal protective equipment, such as respire ton, cannot be relied upon because, among other reasons, they m ay be so uncom fortable as to be b u r densome, except for short periods of time. Therefore, it is expected th a t res
pirator* and sh ift rotation wQl be used during the period necessary to Install en gineering oontrols and to train employ ees In sound work practices, but, after technological compliance has been achieved, their" use must be limited to special work situations and emergencies. W here both are practicable, shift rota
tion Is required.
3. r.fibrUne. The proposed standard stopped anon of requiring labeling -as- bestoe and asbestos-containing products. The proposed standard would have re quired only w arning signs at locations
sideration. I t require periodic monftnr-
'lug at intervals no longer th an mootha, t h i f fcllflwlnf cooddexmhl tim e dte-
cretion, and prescribes the use of the
m em brane filter m ethod, w hich Is an ac
ceptable method for determ ination of asbestos fibers.
I t has also been recommended th a t employees or their-representative* should
h are an opportunity to observe the
monitoring. The recommendation has
been accepted.
'
S.JdedicaJ exgmfrmtionj. The pro
posed standard would onjy require an
appropriate medical examination on e periodic basis. T he generality of the pro posal has attracted many objections and also many helpful comments. The recom mendations of NIOSH and of the Advi
sory Committee on Asbestos D ust were
much mare specific w ith respect to both frequency and type of medical examina
tions to be required. The comments vary as to the class of employees to be ex amined and as to the frequency of the
exam inations.
The adopted standard requires medical
examinations both at the beginning and the termination of employments exposed to concentrations of asbestos fibers, an d
also requires annual medical exam ina
tions of every employee exposed to air borne concentrations of asbestos. I t has
been pointed out th a t in certain indus
tries, such as construction, an employee
may work for several employers during the same year. Accordingly, the standard does not require either preemployment,
or term ination, or periodic exam lnatoa of any employee who has been examined In accordance w ith the standard*^wltidn
purpose of the medical examinations is to m onitor th e h ealth of employee* ex
posed to th e hazards of abestoa, em
ployees cannot in reason be granted tha privilege of refusing to <Ht P ^ to th eir
employers results of occupational expo
sure. I t does no t make sense to require employers to provide medical >rm in..
tlone if they cannot know, and use the
resulte of the
vk--
reasons th e standard provides that em
ployers m ay have a restricted access to some m edical information.
On th e o th er h and, there Is no Inten
tion to allow employers to abuse
)
inform ation obtained pnrm w* to
Act, to th e detrim ent, of emplnyeau
Therefore, the administration of the medical records requirement will be
closely w a tc h e d /a n d , in esses of abuse, appropriate action wUI be /`ww^<atw i
Th e Issues discussed above are believed
to be the m ajor ones. Humorous other Is
sue have been raised In the rulemaking
proceedings. Borne have been referred to
incidentally. Many
for
instance, about work practice, are so. . obviously meritorious th a t their adoptlon needs no .'exposition here. O ther reoammcrvtatlOhs. and vny objections have not been adopted for a variety of reasons which should be manifest. Sev eral. for Instance, have recommended the use of respirators only pursuant to a . variance, o r in cases of emergency *wrf '
occasional short-term exposures.' The
recommendation -with respect to vari
ance undoubtedly h a s'm a n y merits,
b u t la considered administratively Im
practical.
. .'
where asbestos hazards are present. However, labeling, rather than warning signs, has proved to be a point of con troversy. Both NIOBH and the Advisory Com m ittee on Asbeetoe Dust recom m ended labels for asbestos products and containers, and these recommendations became very controversial In the course
of the proceeding. Many counterpropropoaali have been made as to the la n guage of the warning as well as to the products to be subject to the labeling requirem ents. Employers. In general,
strongly contend th a t (1) finished prod
the past year.
. '
One question which has been raised
goes to w hether th e employer o r the em
ployee should be allowed to choose the
examining physician. The standard
gives the option to the employer. Since
some employer* already h are a medical
Accordingly, after consideration of the whole reoord of the proceeding, and pursuant to sections 6 <b) *wd (c) and
8(c) of the WIlllama-Btelger Occupa tional S afety and H ealth Act of 1870 (M B tat. 1593, 160, 1590; 29 UB.C. 55,
exam ination program in operation, and. 657), 29 C FR 1910.<, and to Secretary of
also, have m edical departm ents w ith - Labor's O rd e r Ho. 12-71 (36 PJL *7M ),
some expertise In the diagnosis of abes- P a r t 1910 o f Title 29 erf the Cods of Fed
toa-related reasonable
diseases, it to perm it them
seems mace, to utilize the
' eral
Regulations
Is
amended
as
set
forth,
present programs sad expertise, than to below. _ '
perm it an employee to choose a private (1) Section 1910.93 is amended by re
ucts which effectively entrap asbestos general practitioner.
.. vising Table G-3 to read as ioBows:
1
r t d nnnn<=i
' -)
RULES AND REGULATIONS
11321
the requirement* of the American N a where asbestos fibers are released to be subparagraph shall conform to the re
tional Standard* Practice* ior~Resptht~ monitored in such a way as to determine quirement* of 20" x 14" Vertical form at
tory Protection. ANSI ZB8-2-1666. which w hether every employee's exposure to algns specified In 11910.148(d)(4), and
i* incorporated by reference herein.
asbestos fibers is below the limits pre to this subdivision. The airTM shah dis
b. Bee I 1810.8 concerning the a re li scribed in p ara g ra p h (b) of this sec play the following legend in the lower
ability of ANSI ZM-2-1686 an d the m ain tion. If the lim its are exceeded, the em panel, w ith letter slsos and style* of a
tenance of an historic file in connection ployer shall im m ediately undertake a visibility a t least equal to th a t specified
therewith. The addreea ol the American. compliance program in accordance with In this subdivision.
-
-
N ational Standard* In stitu te is f i r m in p arag rap h (c) o f th is section.
!
I --4 '
I 1910.100.
-
(2) Personal m onitoring--(1) Sam S sbssto*___
HMmtiou 1" . Baas -Self.
(c) No employee shall be assigned to ple* shall be collected from w ithin th e
'
a o t h l e or
t u t i requirlnc the use ol respirators li. breathing xone of the employees, on ` -
.
|
Beak.
based upon his m ost recent exam ination, m em brane filters of 0JI m icrom eter p o - Dual H--rd _ _ _______ K " Bans OWL,
an examining physician determines th at roeslty m ounted in an open-face filter
a o th le or
th e employee will be unable to function holder. Sam ples shall be tak en fo r th e
Soak.
norm ally wearing a respirator, or th a t determ ination o f th e 8-h o u r ttoip- Avoid Brsetblag Dust.-- K " Oothle.
th e U le ty or h ealth of th e employee or welghted average airborne concentra Wear Sssignsrt FroteotlT* K " Oothlo.
o th e r employees will be im paired by his-
tion* and of th e celling concentration* of
Xqntpmsnt.. Do Not Bwmstn la Area
. Oothle.
use ol a respirator. Such employee shall asbestos fibers.
. Dal*** Tour Work ju -
be ro tated to another job or given the (11) Sam pling frequency and patterns. qulres It. _J
... .
opportunity to tran sfer to a different po A fter the initial determ inations required Brwathlag Asbestos Dust 14 point Oothlo.
sition whose duties he is able to perform by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, May Be Hasardous To
with th e same employer, in th e sam e geo samples shall be of such frequency arid Tour Health.
graphical area and with the ssune senior p attern as to represent w ith reasonable Spacing between lines shall be a t least ity, status, and rate of pay he had Just accuracy the levels of exposure, of.em equal to the height cL the upper p i any
prior to such transfer. If such s different ployees. In no case shall th e
position is available.
done at Intervals greater
be two lines. 0 m onths (2) Caution labels-- (i) Labeling. Cau
(I) Special clothing: T h e employer for employees whose exposure to asbestos tion labels shah be affixed to ah raw shall provide, and require the use of. spe m ay reasonably be foreseen to exqped materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris,
cial.clothing, such as coveralls or sim ilar th e limits prescribed by paragraph (b) and other products containing asbestos
whole body clothing, head coverings, of this section.
.. . fibers, or to their containers, except th a t
gloves, and foot coverings for any em (3) Environm ental monitoring--(1) no label Is required where asbestos flb en ployee exposed to airborne concentra samples shah be collected from ares* of h a re been modified by a banding agent,
tions of asbestos fibers, which exceed.the a work environm ent which are represent coating, binder, or other m aterial so th a t ceiling level prescribed In p aragraph "(b) ative of the airborne concentrations of during any reasonably foreseeable use.
of this section.
asbestos fibers which may reach the handling, storage, disposal, prooeaslng. or
(4> C hange rooms: (1) A t any fixed breathing tana of employees. Samples transportation, no airborne concentra
place of employment exposed to airborne shall be collected on a membrane filter tions of asbestos flben in excess d the'
concentrations of asbestos fibers in ex cess of the exposure limits prescribed in
of 0* micrometer porosity mounted In an open-face filter holder. Samples hail
exposure limit*.-preaerihed in.pecragraph
p a ra g ra p h (b) of this section, the em be ta ken fo r th e determ ination of th e 6- (b) of this section will be released.
ployer shall provide change rooms for
hour time-weighted average airborne
(11) Label specifications. T he caution labels required by subdivision U) of this
employees working regularly at the place. (II) Clothe* locker*: T he employer
concentrations an d of th e wiling con centrations of asbestos fibers.
subparagraph shah be printed in letters
hall provide two separate lockers or con tain ers lo r each e m p lo y e e , *o separated
(11) Sam pling frequency and patterns. A fter the Initial determ inations required
of sufficient sir* a n d contrast as to b e .
readily visible and legible. The label sh ah
state:
' '
or Isolated as to prevent contam ination by subparagraph (1) of th is paragraph,
' Cauttom
of the employee's street clothes from his samples shall be of such frequency and
work ciothes.-
pattern as to represent w ith reasonable
Contains Asbasto* rtbers
'
(III) Laundering: (a) Laundering of accuracy th e levels of exposure of the
Avoid Creating Dust
asbestos contam inated clothing shall be employees. In no case hail sam pling be
Breathing Asbestos Dust May Cause
done so as to prevent the release of a ir a t Intervals greater than 0 m onths for .
Bsrtoua Bodfly Harm
borne asbestos fibers in excess of the ex employees whose exposures to asbestos' . (h) Housekeeping-- (1) Cleaning. AH
posure lim its prescribed in paragraph (b> m ay reasonably be foreseen to exceed external su rface In any place of em ploy
of this section.
th e exposure lim its prescribed in p a ra m ent *hZn~Ke~te~lrtTanked tr e t of accu
(b) Any employer who gives asbestos- grap h (b) of th is section^ -
m ulations of asbestos fibers If, with th e tr
contam inated clothing to another person (4) tmploype. observation of m onitor dispersion, there would be an exceed re
for laundering shall inform such person, ing. Affected employees, or th eir rep concentration. '
of the requirem ent in (a) of this subdi resentatives,-shall be given a reasonable (2) Waste disposal. Asbestos waste, vision to effectively prevent the release opportunity to observe an y m onitoring scrap, debris, bags, eontain era, equip
of airborne as be*to* fibers in excess of required by this p arag rap h and shall have m ent, and asbestos-contam inated cloth
tha exposure limits prescribed in p ara access to the records thereof.
ing. consigned for disposal, which m a r
graph (b) of this section.
(g) Caution signs and labels. (1) Cau produce In any reasonably foreseeable
(c) C ontam inated clothing shall be tion signs. (1) Posting. Caution signs use, handling-, storage, processing, dis
tran sp o rted in sealed impermeable bags, shall be provided and displayed a t each posal, or transportation airborne concen or o th er dosed. Impermeable containers, location where airborne concentrations trations of asbestos fibers In excess of th e -
and labeled in accordance with p ara of asbestos flben may be in excess of the exposure limits prescribed In paragraph
graph (g) of this section.
exposure limits prescribed in paragraph- (b) of this section shah.be collected and.
(e) M ethod o f measurement. All d e (b) of this section. Signs shall be posted disposed of In sealed Impermeable bags,
term in atio n s of airborne concentrations a t such a distance from such a location or o ther closed! Impermeable containers.
of asbestos fibers shall be m ade by th e so th a t an employee may read th e signs (1) Recordkeeping-- (1) Exposure rec
m em brane filter method at 400-(50 X and take necessary protective steps be ords. Every employer shall m aintain rec
(magnification) (4 millimeter objective) fore entering the area m arked by the ords of any personal or environm ental .
with phase contrast Illumination.
signs. Signs shall b* posted a t all ap m onitoring required by this section. R ec
(D Monitoring-- (1) Initial determ l- proaches to areas 'containing excessive, ords sh ah be m aintained for a period of
noften*. W ithin 6 months of the publi
concentrations flben.
of
airborne
asbestos
a t least 3 years and Shah be made avail able upon request to the Assistant Secre
cation of this section, every employer . (11) Sign specifications. T he w arning tary of Labor for Occupational S afety
shall cause every place of employment signs required by subdivision (1) of this and H ealth, th e Director of the N ational
f
)
0
n.122
RULES ANO REGULATIONS
Institute (or Occupational Safety end
Health. and to authorized repreaenta-
Use* o( either.
(11. .Employee peer??, Every employe and former employee hall have reason
able aocoat to any record required to be
m aintained by subparagraph (1) ol Lhl
paragraph, which Indicate* the em
ployee' own exposure to asbestos fiber*.
c l ) . Employee no/lcaUm. Any em
pioyeT oundiT vr^
et any
Ume to airborne concentration* of-atbe-
to* fiber* In excea* of th e limit* p re
scribed In paragraph lb) of this section
hall be notified In w riting of the expo sure as soon a* practicable b u t n o t la te r
than 5 day* of the finding. The employee ahall also be timely notified of the cor
rective action being taken. ' (J) M'rdlrcf rrorriInctipns--(1) G en
eral. The employer ahall provide or make
available a t his coot, m edical exam ina
tion* relative to exposure to asbestos re
quired by Lhl* paragraph.
(3) ^replacem ent The employer shall
p rc v ia S o r m ake available to each of hi*
employee*, w ithin 30 calendar day* fol
lowing hi* first employment in an
occupation exposed to airborne con-
cantratlon* of beato* fiber*, a compr-
h e a d ve medical exam ination, Which shall
include, a* a m inim um , a chest rpgnt-
t a iV .m ' (poaterior-anlrlpr 4 y 17 men a i , a history to ellrlt avmnlnm-
c m f g r y of reaplTBtPr r dlsea.ae. and
fKtnnCBat function tosta lo Include rg n ^ a ~ v a J capacity <FVC and forced
tlflLTtXory volume a t 1 aeoand ( i t V u ) .
~131
Sai
On or be
fore Ja n u a ry 31, lfivj, an d a t least an
nually thereafter, every employer hall provide, or make avallatile, comprehen
sive medical examinations to each of hi*
employee* engaged In occupations ex
posed to airborne concentrations of as
bestos fiber*. Such annual examination nhRll lnrlud ~ST R m u iljilim a m f t t
roentgenogram (posterior-anterior 14 X
Inches), a history to licit sympfm-
atolojrv o f rw n 'r n m v rfU eaxc a n d
pTHmonarr function tests to include
forced Vital cap acity CFVf"l nil fnrrerf
fiepiratory voiume a t 1 second (FEV.
rrrm7n/r-rtnrt n< emoiovment^nie
employer shall provide, or make avail
able, w ithin 30 calendar days before or
after the term ination of employment of
any employee engaged In an occupation
exposed to airborne concentration* of asbestos fiber*, a com prchf r^i vc m edirsl
exam ination which shall include, as a
"Hnmmum. E CllfcJt roihlgenograra tposeguui-m uerigr n x 'i ih rh esl. * history
to enr.it symptomatology of reV nlrstnrr
dlSCVti.*' ajtl pmtnon&rT fimrflnn test
{a~ lneU lflf~ forC rd ~ 5 .ta l .r t n a r ltv f r y O
a n d f o r r pd f r n l r . t ^ 7 H nl.,m J .t ] v r n r ^
(rev..).
IS) R srent examinattcr.?. No medical examination is required orf any em ployee, if adequate records show th a t
the employee has been examined In ac
cordance with this paragraph within the p ast 1-year period.
<01!r&gn~:al__rrcprrff--(i) Afginft-
j^ance. Em ployer* of employee* examined p errtam t to this paragraph shall cause
to be ma in isi nod cocnplete and accurate
records of all "such medical examina-
tlons. Record* shall he r e t a i n ^ hv
emptoyers for at lrmrt 70 v aari.
til) Acxcji, The c o n t e n t s t h e roc-
orA of Lbs medical exam inations required by this paragraph ahall.be m ade
available, for inspection and copying,
to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for
Occupational Safety and H ealth, the Director of NIOSH. to authorised physi cians and medical consultant* of either of them, and. upon the request of a n em ployee qr former employee, to his physi cian. Any physician who conduct a ' medical exandnatiaa required by this paragraph shall furnish to the employer of the examined employee all the infor m ation specifically required by th is paragraph, and any other medical in formation related to occupational ex posure to asbestos fiber*. '
X. A new f 1810.10 is added to S ubpart B of P a rt 1810, reading as follows:
1910.19 Asbcilos dust.
Section 1810.83* shall apply to th e ex- ' poaure of every employee to asbestos dust in every employment and place
of employment covered by' f 1810.12, I 1010.13, f 1810.lt. I 1810.13, or i 1810.16,
in lieu of any different standard on ex posure- to asbestos dust which would otherwise be applicable by virtue of any of those section*.
effective date. Paragraph fb) (3) of f 1810.03a shall become effective Jcdy 1, 1876. All other provisions of f 1 1810.03a, 1810.83, and 1010.18 ahall become effec tive July 7,1873. The curre n t emergency
temporary standard remains in effect until July 7, 1872.
(6=- . . etst. ISM. ISM; 28 V&jC. 6SS,
0S7; 29 CTl 1810.4; Secretary el Labor*
Order No. 12-71. 3 PJR. S7S4)
Signed a t W ashington, D jC- th is 2d day of June 1872.
Q. C. Gurimnc*. Airlitant Secretare of tabor.
bas
ao-
o f.
follows:
S 9 -1 .102V Eatail*
of
tCPR '
-1.102-1
Pi oc a r t
the Rgala
(a) 3Pe
ient
tlons (AEffPRt are
Lb) Tki* rgult
ip p iq p c n t-x fce Rderai KrtwiLrement '
ltlons CrVLfi and a re p i p a rt of
leral Pjoqamn.cnt A le$ql*tlanj
(ct xRie ececttv* of FPR
ances thJwdgbout
be the
id icated d D sth e
Iwiarwffi un-
o
rovjded In the AEC Pro-
on*
date oij
icrutsAEC wifi be '
Isxoanc?
9-1.102-4. A11CPR AW * ary
_ Regula-
tic
iekL> _
}t and
it
R eg u latli
and^_
ich a re '
for V 'period
1 r s D o c .72--*374 r i l e d 6 , 4 - 7 2 : 8 : 4 a m i
- 'j '
IG f
Ji* r
ipofxry / KeguhUlps last
'th ro u g h o b AEC will'lie the d a t
c&ted ln /tn * respective issuance^ unii
otherss&e prortded/m the
Tern3
Regular
The effepilpe date o f the AEC
Drary / Reg
iPUtyEC wL h / the d a t
cated tytkfc respecvwssnanoca.
(e) T Jr\ ABCPK reA oniry
vtlons
ICtUJ) le cha
rl.l.
this rua vthe AEf
AEG
ul a
and ti
aftons SyiteA. The ACPR Tern3
rary rc^jjuJEtlons u n p lu n en t s d suj
ment tjtfe FPR Tftpporary
r 1ms.
103
ritr
iti ona>
Sy th e 1
l i i n s r e s / As-
IM iu fa for A d m i^ stra-
rectoi.'O tvlslan t
'purskAnt ts th e
; Encrry A ct o f 1951
tiperty s a d AC