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ASBESTOS PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT ATT-373 Maintenance and repair wak cn sane cf the Bdl Libancries plant facilities has necessitated that cn cccssicn asbestos insulation an pipes, boilers, beams, etc., be manipulated a removed. To assure ,tiyiun with all applicable state and fedora1 regulation. 1. AS contractors cr Befl Laboratories employees engaged in asbeta temdSiig or removal oast comply with EPA regulation as well as, tine cutiined in the Otcupational Safety and Health Adtninistranai (OSHA) Standard 29 QFR 1910.1001. 2. The Environmental Managemest Group cf the Envinamental Health, Environmental Managonenl and Safety Cater should he pnwided with the name tf the dspoal ate OSHAStaatard The {resent OSHA asbesta standard is two asbestos Sbos per cubic centimeter cf air as an g-bcur Time Weighted Average (TWA). OSHA CPL2-2.2JA require that medical gammaticns he giva employee who have asbesta epcstres equal to or qccafng 0J 9 ts per cubic crieimrtrr d air ma 8-bour TWA Befoe waking with nnferial that a thought to contain asbestos, the material naat be aaalyeed to deteraaae if h in fact doea attain asbota It is an pnaiNr by visual bapectiaa to ascartaia whether a net insulation asbesta. If manladan material are to be analyzed, please oaxact the Enviraunaeal Health, Envinraiwal Muagnnea and Safety Cemex, MH sfilSl, fa i an the axract method cf amifia, The prinary goal when handing asbestr materia1 is to itmrutm employee cqtwe. fA as poobl^ asbeta *wwwt be imacd a oknaae waked ia a wet date to ptcvcBt the atasBcn cf abarae Sen. Far as layers of hautatica are bong removed, they dtotdd be sprayed a misted ctadnaaBy with a suitable wetting agem. Enqfoyecs removing asbeta msetabaa a comings mast be pnwided with rerpirstay pnnectia end nath protective doting. Generally, waken wen dspaatde coveralls including a hood Use cf twymanva m asdnmi tnWl. lta[iiany Pwaaeliaa fkiidrSnes, Cmtia signs east te provided and dbpbycd a each tacatxai when ofaane oooceatratian cf Stas may he in "m< cf apaurc *- Signs nest be pealed at such a dstance from the kntiaa so that employees may iced the sign and take necessary protective steps. Wad areas should be roped cfl and ages pared to proven inadtaicat cspcsuie to pa samel an waking in the area. AO wak areas whoe is being manipulated should be enckaad within plastic drapes. Floors diadd abo be arvoed. Upas axapietkn if the wak tasks, aO arksure materials should be reemed and cSsposed if in accradatme with the appGoble icguladca. Any asbesta containing masts mat rmtain caudem labels that are to the bag containing the waste. After corapietitu cf aD job tasks, wok areas should be vacuumed with an approved vacuum deaner r-TOTtrng a HEPA Bter which wiD remove 99SK6cf partides with a cSamrler cf 0T miacmetas c, greats. An alternative to vacuuming is to wet mop the affected aro. ECU. LABORATORIES SAFETY PHACTICX L'-e 1C S3 LLA 001813 -2- ti* Kaxual by Octsldt Caotrsctori The Lang Lines Legal Department has prepared an addendum which should be included in cD contracts which 4roc*Jy a indirectly affect materials in workplaces that amain asbestos. The addendum b as follows: The work specified in this contract will be po famed in areas with asbestos which may present a hazard if Ssen became airborne. Contractor shall take all st*ps necessary to comply with tic regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health AhiaiiiMratian (29 CFR I 1910.1001, et seq.) regardag asbestos as they relate to contrador's employees and subcontradore, including, but not Bated to, (1) the wearing cf respirators by mediaDy certified aqplcyere, (2) tbe wearing cf protective dotting and the proper dsposal cf same, (3) monitoring, (4) the prating cf applicable warning sigas, (5) medcal aantinations, and (6) retention cf recatfc. Blither, Cntnctor shall take suds steps as are necessary to insure that Telephone Company's employees are not apeaed to impermisalle levels d asbestos fibres during the course d Ccntraclcs's work.* Asbestos b not regulated by RCRA, Resource Gaasrevation and Beanery Act, and may be dspesed of in an ^proved sanitary tawrffiw The Environmental Management Group should be supplied with the arenetf !*<* used far mbestet rfisprsal. Call MH (4868. The Enviranmeatal Health. Envircnmnital Managantra and Safety Center is available to review contracta work pmctioa and BTL wok pradka to ime mniiaae with aB ^pBcable regiMas. This b also amiable to monitcr BTL cmpicyea who have a petrreial asbesttm cqxsure or answer any asbestos related questions. Call MH *6551 fer assistance. LLA 001814