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29 CF1 Ch. XVU (7-1-86 Edition) (D) Serum glutamic pyruvic trans aminase (SGPT): and (E) Gamma glustamyl transpepti- dase. (2) Examinations provided In accord- ^ ance with this paragraph shall be per- 1 formed at least: v (i) Every 6 months for each employ- '.i ee who has been employed In vinyl ^ chloride or polyvinyl chloride manu facturing for 10 years or longer; and (11) Annually for all other employ- j ees^ C(3)j Each employee exposed to an i emergency shall be afforded appropri ate medical surveillance. (4) A statement of each employee's suitability for continued exposure to vinyl chloride including use of protec- - tive equipment and respirators, shall % be obtained from the examining physl- ^ clan promptly after any examination. 7 A copy of the physician's statement * shall be provided each employee. (5) If any employee's health would >' be materially impaired by continued exposure, such employee shall be - withdrawn from possible contact with ; vinyl chloride. (6) Laboratory analyses for all bio- ; logical specimens included in medical examinations shall be performed in laboratories licensed under 42 CFR Part 74. * (7) If the examining physician deter- ~ mines that alternative medical exami- / nations to those required by para* f- graph (k)(l) of this section will pro- -j vide at least equal assurance of detect- | lng medical conditions pertinent to the | exposure to vinyl chloride, the e- ployer may accept such alternative ex- .3 aminations as meeting the require- ^ ments of paragraph (k)(l) of this sec tion, if the employer obtains a state ment from the examining physician setting forth the alternative examin** tlons and the rationale for substitu tion. This statement shall be available upon request for examination and copying to authorized representative* of the Assistant Secretary and the Di rector. i. (1) Signs and labels. (1) Entrances to regulated areas shall be posted wi"* legible signs bearing the legend: ABD00069582 Occupational Safety and Hoaltti Admin., Labor 51910.1017 Cancer-Suspect Agent Area Authorized Personnel Only upon request to the Director. Author ized personnel rosters also be (2) Areas containing hazardous oper ations or where an emergency current ly exists shall be posted with legible signs bearing the legend: provided upon request to the Assistant Secretary and the Director. (1) Monitoring and measuring records shall; (A) State the date of such monitor Cancer-Suspect Agent in This Area ing and measuring and the concentra Protective Equipment Required tions determined and identify the in Authorized Personnel Only struments and methods used; (3) Containers of polyvinyl chloride resin waste from reactors or other waste contaminated with vinyl chlo ride shall be legibly labeled: (B) Include any additional informa tion necessary to determine individual employee exposures where such expo sures are determined by m**TM* other than individual monitoring of employ Contaminated With Van Chloride ees: and (C) Be maintained for not less than Cancer-Suspect Agent (4) Containers of polyvinyl chloride shall be legibly labeled: 30 years. 01) (Reserved] Oil) Medical records shall be main tained for the duration of the employ PoLTvnm. Chloride (or Trade Name) '' Contains ment of each employee plus 20 years, or 30 years, whichever is longer. (3) In the event that the employer Vinyl Chloride Vnrrx Chloride is a Cancer-Suspect Agent ceases to do business and there is no successor to receive and retain his records for the prescribed period, (5) Containers of vinyl chloride shall these records shall be transmitted by be legibly labeled either registered mail to the Director, and (1) each employee individually notified in writing of this transfer. The employer Vncn. Chloride shall also comply with any additional requirements set forth In 29 CFR EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS UNDER PRESSURE 1910.20(h). - Cancer Suspect agent or (11) in accordance with 49 CFR Parts 170-189. with the additional legend: (n) Reports. (I) Not later than 1 month after the establishment of a regulated area, the following informa tion shall be reported to the OSSA Area Director. Any changes to such in Cancer-Suspect Agent applied near the label or placard. (6) No statement shall appear on or bear any required sign, label or in struction which contradicts or detracts from the effect of. any required warntag. information or instruction. (mi Records. (1) All records main tained in accordance with this section shall include the name and social secu rity number of each employee where relevant. <2) Records of required monitoring and measuring and medical records shall be provided upon request to em ployees, designated representatives, and the Assistant Secretary In accord*bce with 29 CFR 1910.20 (aWe) and These records shall be provided formation shall be reported within IS days. (1) The address and location of each establishment which has one or more regulated areas; and (ii) The number of employees in each regulated area during normal op erations, including maintenance. (2) Emergencies, and the facts ob tainable at that time, shall be reported within 24 hours to the OSHA Area Di rector. Upon request of the Area Di rector, the employer shall submit addi tional information in writing relevant to the nature and extent of employee exposures and measures taken to pre vent future emergencies of similar nature. (3) Within 10 working days following any monitoring and measuring which & ABD0006958T A 29 CFR Ch. XVII (7-1-96 Edition) Oceupotiefiol Safety and Haalth Admin., Labor 1910.1200 .her as itea "Workplace" means an establish.* ment at one geographical location cokA taining one or more work areas. . |i| carcinogen or potential carcinogen for hazard communication purposes: (1) National Toxicology Program In those concentrations, the mixture shall be assumed to present the same hazard. tna: of sen ic&i \Ud ble ive, ox- <d) Hazard determination. (l) Che&?| ical manufacturers and Importers ; evaluate chemicals produced In theirs workplaces or imported by them to termlne If they are hazardous. EbkT ployers are not required to evaluate: chemicals unless they choose not-to? rely on the evaluation performed by? the chemical manufacturer or Import*'* (NTF). Annual Report on Carcinogens (latest edition); ,, 01) International Agency for Re search on Cancer (1ARC) Monographs (latest editions); or Oil) 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Occupatlomd Safety and Health Admin istration. (6) Chemical manufacturers, import ers, or employers evaluating chemicals shall describe in writing the proce dures they use to determine the haz ards of the chemical they evaluate. The written procedures are to be made available, upon request, to employees, their designated representatives, the Assistant Secretary and the Director. ve) er for the chemical to satisfy this re** qulrement. Note The Registry of Toxic Effects of The written description may be incor Chemical Substances published by ehe Na porated Into the written hazard com ire. (2) Chemical manufacturers. 1m; era or employers evaluating chemlcab lat shall Identify and consider the avail : a able scientific evidence concerning or such hazards. For health hazards; evW> dence which is statistically ine and which is based on at least la positive study conducted in acco nd with established scientific principles If considered to be sufficient to estabthk# a hazardous effect if the results of tbrj ns ib- ry on JS- study meet the definitions of health'# hazards in this section. Appendix shall be consulted for the scope tf? health hazards covered, and Appends i B shall be consulted for the criteria te * be followed with respect to the n:e. >r- 's er ?e pleteness of the evaluation, and data to be reported. -; (3) The chemical manufacturer. , porter or employer evaluating cben*^ cals shall treat the following souxcal ? as establishing that the chemimM' or listed In them are hazardous: ia 3. (1) 29 CFR Part 1910, Subpart Toxic and Hazardous Substances. Or, a- 0- cupatlonal Safety and Health Adgj istration (OSHA): or, '.25* 01) Threshold Limit Values '*/&. >r 1- Chemical Substances and Agents in the Work Environmem^ i- American Conference of tal Industrial Hygienists (ACQ*; (latest edition). The chemical manufacturer, d or employer Is still responsible-^ 3 evaluating the hazards associated^"; a the chemicals in these source accordance with the requirement tional Institute for Occupational Safety and Health indicates whether a chemical has been found by NTP or IARC to be a poten tial carcinogen. ~ ($) The chemical manufacturer. Im porter or employer shall determine the hazards of mixtures of chemicals s follows: ^ (!) If a mixture has been tested as a whole to determine Its hazards, the re sults of such testing shall be used to determine whether the mixture is haz ardous: ' (U) If a mixture has not been tested as a whole to determine whether the mixture is a health hazard, the mix ture shall be assumed to present the same health hazards as do the compo nents which comprise one percent (by weight or volume) or greater of the mixture, except that the mixture shall be assumed to present a carcinogenic hazard if it contains a component in concentrations of 0.1 percent or great er which Is considered to be a carcino ma under paragraph (d)(4) of this secbon: 1U1) If a mixture has not been tested u a whole to determine whether the mixture is a physical hazard, the e&emical manufacturer. Importer, or employer may use whatever sdentlflmuly valid data is available to evaluate r*e physical hazard potential of the mixture; and Uv> if the employer haa evidence to plicate that a component present in je mixture in concentrations of less one percent (or in the case of carfogens. less than 0.1 percent) could munication program required under paragraph (e) of this section. (e) Written hazard communication program. (1) employers shall develop and implement a written hazard com munication program for their work places which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee In formation and training will be met, and which also includes the following: (1) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using an Identity that is referenced on the appropriate material safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for Individual work areas); (li) The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the haz ards of non-routine tasks (for exam ple, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas; and, (ill) The methods the employer will use to inform any contractor employ ers with employees working in the em ployer's workplace of the hazardous chemicals their employees may be ex posed to while performing their work, and any suggestions for appropriate protective measures. (2) The employer may rely on an ex isting hazard communication program to comply with these requirements, provided that It meets the criteria es tablished in th** paragraph (e). the standard. (4) Chemical manufacturers, r era and employers evaluating cals shall treat the following as establishing that a ch' jr released in concentrations which exceed an established OSHA permissible exposure limit or ACGIH J^eshold Limit Value, or could TOent a health hazard to employees (3) The employer shall make the written hazard communication pro gram available, upon request, to em ployees. their designated representa tives, the Assistant Secretary and the 924 925