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Julius Nemeth Doug Wood November 27, 1974 PLAINTIFF'^ EXHJBit Dear Doug: In. checking further here at RPM and at Toms River, we did not in fact include electro cardiograms as a part of the physicals, so the only thing I can think of is that we included it in St. Louis as a result of the one incident which you and I discussed. I'm glad the doctor brought up the subject because this appears that this is something that we can eliminate from future physicals and you might as well set it up accordingly. > Cordially yours, JKN/tw . . . . Julius & BON - 00985 RULES AND REGULATIONS potation paragraph, which Indicates the em to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for f OtjpM Serif, ployee's own exposure to asbestos fibers. Occupational Safety and Health, the ' Got&lo or Block. y%" Bans Serif, ' Gotklo or , / Block. * A-- Gothic. j' Active V4" Gothic. (3) Employee notification. Any em-| ployee found to have been exposed at any time bo airborne concentrations of asbes-l bos fibers in excess of the limits pre scribed in paragraph (b) of this section! shall be notified in writing of the expo sure as soon as practicable butnot laer{ Director of NIOSH, to authorized physi cians and medical consultants of either of them, and. upon the request of an em ployee or former employee, to his physi cian. Any physician who conducts a medical -examination required by thi3 paragraph shall furnish to the employer t ia Are* % " Oothlc. J j-Worlc Be- than 5 days of the finding. The employee of the examined employee all the infor shall also be timely notified of the cor mation specifically required by this >jbetos Duet 14 point Gothic. /'Herardoue To AIth. Jrg between lines shall be at least rective action being taken. (J) Medical examinations--(1) Gen eral. The employer shall provide or make available at his cost, medical examina tions relative to exposure to asbestos re paragraph, and any other medical in formation related to occupational ex posure to asbestos fibers. 1910.94 Ventilation, / jd to the height of the upper of any quired by this paragraph. (a) Abrasive blasting--(1) Defini , /> lines. (2) Preplacement. The employer shall tions applicable to this paragraph.--(i> /12) Caution labels--(1) Labeling. Cau- provide or make available to each of his Abrasive. A solid substance used in an ..Hion labels shall be affixed to all raw employees, within 30 calendar days fol abrasive blasting operation. S' materials, mixtures, scrap, waste, debris, lowing his first employment in an (ii) Abrasive-blasting respirator. A and other products containing asbestos occupation exposed to airborne con- continuous flow air-line respirator con fibers, or to their containers, except that centrations'of asbestos fibers, a comprgi structed so that it will cover the wearer's no label is required where asbestos fibers hensive medical examination, which sh; " ead, neck, and shoulders to protect him have been modified by a bonding agent, include, as a minimum, a chest roent from rebounding abrasive. coating, binder, or other material so that genogram (posterior-anterior 14 x 17 (ill) Blast cleaning barrel. A complete during any reasonably, foreseeable use, inches), a history to elicit symptom enclosure which rotates on an axis, or handling, storage, disposal, processing, or atology of respiratory disease, and which has an internal moving tread to transportation, no airborne concentra pulmonary function tests to include tumble the parts, in order to expose vari tions of asbestos fibers in excess of the forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced ous surfaces of the parts to the action of exposure limits prescribed in paragraph expiratory volume at 1 second (FEVi.> an automatic blast spray. Cb) of this section will be released. (3) Annual examinations. On or (iv) Blast cleaning room. A complete (ii> Label specifications. The caution fore January 31, 1973, and at least an enclosure in which blastirig operations labels required by subdivision <i> of this nually thereafter, every' employer shall are performed and where the operator subparagraph shall be printed in letters Vroviae, oFTnaSte available, comprehen works inside of the room to operate the of sufficient size and contrast as to be sive medical examinations to each of his blasting nozzle and direct the flow of the readily visible and legible. The label shall employees engaged in occupations ex abrasive material. state: Caution posed to airborne concentrations of as (v) Blasting cabinet. An enclosure bestos fibers. Such anfiual examination where the operator stands outside and Contains Asbestos Fibers Avoid Cresting Dust Breathing Asbestos Dust May Cause Serious Bodily Harm shall include, as a minimum, a chest roentgenogram (posterior-anterior 14 x 17 inches), a history to elicit symptom atology of respiratory disease, and pulmonary function tests to include operates the blasting nozzle through an opening or openings in the enclosure. (vi) Clean air. Air of such purity that it will not cause harm or discomfort to an individual if it Is inhaled for extended (h> Housekeeping--(1) Cleaning. All forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced periods'of time. external surfaces in any place of employ expiratory volume at 1 second (FEVi.t)^. (vii) Dust collector. A device or com ment shall be maintained free of accu (4) Termination of employment. The bination of devices for separating dust mulations of asbestos fibers if, with their employer shall provide, or make avail from the air handled by an exhaust dispersion, there would be an excessive able, within 30 calendar days before or ventilation system. concentration. after the termination of employment of (viii) Exhaust ventilation system. A (2) Waste disposal. Asbestos waste, any employee engaged In an occupation system for removing contaminated air scrap, debris, bags, containers, equip exposed to airborne concentrations of from a space, comprising two or more ment, and asbestos-contaminated cloth asbestos fibers, a comprehensive medical of the following elements (a) enclosure ing, consigned tor disposal, which may examination which shall include, as a or hood, (b)-duct work, (c) dust collect produce in any reasonably foreseeable minimum, a chest roentgenogram (pos ing equipment, Cd) exhauster, and (e) use. handling, storage, processing, dis terior-anterior 14 x 17 inches), a history discharge stack. posal. or transportation airborne concen to elicit symptomatology of respiratory (ix) Particulate-filters respirator. An trations of asbestos fibers in excess of the disease, and pulmonary function tests air purifying respirator, commonly re exposure limits prescribed in paragraph to include forced vital capacity (FVC) ferred to as a dust or a fume respirator, (b) of this section shall be collected and and forced expiratory volume 5T1 second which removes most of the dusi, or fume disposed of in sealed impermeable bags, (FEV,.,). from the air passing through the device. or other closed, impermeable containers. (5) Recent examinations. No medical (x) Respirable dust. Airborne dust in (l> Recordkeeping--(1) Exposure rec ords. Every employer shall maintain rec ords of any personal or environmental monitoring required by this section. Rec ords shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years and shall be made avail able upon request to the Assistant Secre examination is required of any em ployee, if adequate records show that the employee has been examined in ac cordance with this paragraph within the past 1-year period. (6) Medical records--(i) Mainte nance. Employers of employees examined sizes capable of passing through the up per respiratory system to reach the lower lung passages. (xi) Rotary blast cleaning table. An enclosure where the pieces to be cleaned are positioned on a rotating table and are passed automatically through- a series of tary of Labor for Occupational Safety pursuant to this paragraph shall cause blast sprays. and Health, the Director of the National to be maintained complete and accurate (xil) Abrasive blasting. The forcible Institute for Occupational Safety and records of all such medical examina application of an abrasive to a surface Health, and to authorized representa tions. Records shall be retained by, by pneumatic pressure, hydraulic pres tives of either. employers for atleastliO years! sure, or centrifugal force. (2) Employee access. Every employee (li) 'Access. The' contents of the rec (2) Dust hazards from abrasive blast and former employee shall have reason ords of the medical examinations ing. (1) Abrasives and the surface able access to any record required to be required by this paragraph shall be made coatings on the materials blasted are maintained by subparagraph (1) of this available, for inspection and copying. shattered and pulverized during blasting FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL 37, NO. 202--WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, !972 BON - 00986