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PROPOSED RULES 16897 made for an opportunity to observe record to an employee's physician on the (5) "Decontamination" means reduc monitoring by employees or their desig employee's request. Establishments con tion of vinyl chloride concentrations to nated representatives, as required by sec ducting VC operations would be required less than detectable levels. tion 8(c) (3) of the Act. to identify themselves to OSHA, and to (6) "Detectable level" means an air C. Control methods. Where detectable report incidents (accidents) resulting in borne concentration of vinyl chloride ievels of VC are monitored, two pro the release of vinyl chloride. measurable by a sampling and analytical grams would be triggered; an engineer Accordingly, pursuant to sections 6(b), method capable of measuring concentra ing and work practice program to reduce 6(c), and 8(c) of the Occupational tions of 1 ppm, with an accuracy of 1 levels below detectability; and while this Safety and Health Act of 1870 (84 Stat. ppm50 percent. is on-going, a respiratory protection pro 1593,1596,1599; 29 U.S.C. 655,657), Sec (7) "Director" means the Director, Na gram for employees in the regulated area. retary of tabor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FR tional Institute for Occupational Safety Engineering controls and work prac 8754 > and 29 CFR Part 1911, It is here and Health, or any person directed by tices are favored methods of compliance by proposed to amend 29 CFR Part 1910 him or the Secretary of Health, Educa because they tend to avoid contamina by revising 1 1910.93q as set forth below. tion. and Welfare to act for the Director. tion of the ambient air in the workplace. Written data, views, and arguments (8) "Emergency" means an unforseen Accordingly, It is proposed to require the concerning the proposals may be mailed circumstance or set of circumstances, re institution of engineering controls and to the Docket Officer, Docket OSH-36, sulting in the release of vinyl chloride of workpractice methods as soon as feasi Room 230,1726 M Street, N.W., Occupa into areas occupied by employees. ble, and to require the use of respirators tional Safety and Health Administra (9) "Exposure" means actual contact pending the Institution of such controls, tion, Washington, D.C. 20210, post with vinyl chloride when unprotected by to supplement such controls where they marked not later than June 10,1974. required personal protective equipment are insufficient to reduce concentrations Pursuant to 29 CFR 1911.11 (b) and and clothing. of vinyl chloride below the detectable (c), interested persons may file objec (10) "Fabricated product" means a level, in specified work situations, and tions to the proposals, requesting an in finished product or part of such product, in cases of emergency. The proposal for formal hearing with respect thereto, in made of polyvinyl chloride, entirely or in continuous flow and pressure demand accordance with the following condi part, including semifinished products types of respirators is based on the rec tions: such as film, sheet, block, bar, or extru ommendations of NIOSH, which has ob (1) The objections must include the sion stock. served leakage through chemical car name and address of the objector; (11) "OSHA Area Director" means the tridge respirators at high concentrations (2) The objections must be post Director for the Occupational Safety and of VC. marked on or before June 10,1974; Health Administration Area Office hav A requirement would also be estab (3) The objections must specify the ing jurisdiction over the geographic area lished for the provision and use of pro provisions of the proposed rule to which in which the establishment Is located. tective clothing for employees in the reg objection is taken, and must state the (12) "Polyvinyl chloride" means poly ulated areas. The protective clothing grounds therefor; vinyl chloride homopolymer pr copol would minimize skin contact with VC (4) Each objection must be separately ymer before such is converted to a fab vapor, and would provide some measure stated and numbered; and ricated product. of protection from splash of liquid in the event of a spill or rupture of equip ment. Food, beverages, and like products would be prohibited in the regulated area. Written operational and emergency plans would be required, along with em ployee training in routine and emergency duties. Specific requirements would be established for emergency actions and for routine maintenance and decontami nation operations, including vessel entry, which are known to present particular hazards. The purposes of operational and emer gency plans and training are to apprise employees of the hazards to which they may be exposed, of the precautions they must take to avoid such hazards, and to rehearse employees In the procedures they must follow in emergencies. D. Medical surveillance. Comprehen sive requirements for employes medical examinations are proposed, including necessary tests. Some additional guid ance is included for the convenience of physicians. The proposed requirements have been recommended to OSHA by NIOSH as reasonably appropriate to de tect liver dysfunction which may be in dicative of, or predisposing to, the de velopment of liver angiosarcomas. (5) The objections must be accom panied by a summary of the evidence proposed to be adduced at the requested hearing. As revised, ! 19i0.93q would read as follows: 1910.93q Vinyl Chloride. (a) Scope and application. (1) This section applies to any area or operation in which vinyl chloride (chloroethene), Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 75015. is manufactured, reacted, re leased, repackaged, stored, or used, in cluding areas and operations involving polyvinyl chloride where detectable levels of vinyl chloride are released. (2) This section does not apply to the handling or use of fabricated products made entirely or in part of polyvinyl chloride. (b) Definitions. (1) "Assistant Secre tary" means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Department of Labor or his designee. (2> "Authorized employee" means an employee whose duties require him to be in the regulated area and who has been specifically assigned by the employer; and any employee who enters such an area as a designated representative of employees to exercise an opportunity to (13) "Protective Clothing" means clothing protective against vinyl chlo ride. (14) "Vinyl chloride" means vinyl chloride monomer. (15) "Waste resin" means any resin or other reaction products removed in the cleaning of equipment, such as ves sels and piping. (c> Reference. College' of American Pathologists, 230 N. Michigan Ave., Chi cago, Illinois 60601. ' (4) Regulated areas. (1) A regulated area shall be established where (i) vinyl chloride is manufactured, reacted, re leased. repackaged, stored, or used; or (ii) polyvinyl chloride capable of re leasing detectable levels of vinyl chlo ride is manufactured, reacted, released, repackaged, stored, or used. (2) Access to regulated areas shall be limited to authorized employees. (3) A daily roster of employees enter ing regulated areas shall be made and maintained. The rosters, or summaries thereof. Shall be kept for at least 20 years. (e) Monitoring. (1) Every regulated area shall be monitored for detectable levels of vinyl chloride. (2) The monitoring shall assure that any exposure may be determined for E. Records and reports. Records of observe monitoring and measuring of each authorized employee with a confi monitoring, medical examinations, and vinyl chloride. dence level of 95 percent. entry to regulated areas are proposed, (3j "Closed container" means any (3> Employees or their designated rep with provision for access by appropriate container which prevents the release of resentatives shall be afforded an oppor OSHA and NIOSH officials. Specific pro vinyl chloride to the environment. tunity to observe monitoring and measur visions for employee access to monitoring (4> "Contaminated" means capable ing required by this paragraph. records are included, as well as the re of releasing a detectable level of vinyl (i) Where exercise of an opportunity quirement to furnish a copy of a medical chloride. requires entry to an area where the use No. 92--Ft. I----JO FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL 39, NO. 92--FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1974 ASI 000010480 Jbpied by MCA 5/13/74 lfiSOG PROPOSED RULES have been occupationally related. As a result of this notification and after con sultation with ttie National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and a Joint inspection of the plant by OSHA, NIOSH, and the Ken tucky Department of Labor, a fact-find- in c hearing on possible hazards involved with the manufacture and use of VC was announced on January 30, 1974 (39 FR 3874) and held on February 15,1974. 2. Carcinogenicity of VC. Information produced at this hearing demonstrated that exposure of laboratory animals (mostly Sprague-Dawlcy rats) to VC by inhalation at and below the then current OSHA standard of 500 ppm induced tumors, including angiosarcomas of the liver. Professor Cesare Maltonl, of the Institute di Oncologia, Bologna, Italy, reported on a series of experiments on the efToct of exposure of rats, mice, and hamsters to VC at concentrations of 10,000; 6,000; 2,500; 600; 250; and 50 ppm for varying periods of time (TR~ 43-63). Some of the experiments hare been concluded, and others are still on going. The experimental results reported were that tumors have been observed in groups of animals exposed to VC at con centrations as low as 250 ppm. No tumors were observed in the group of animals exposed to VC at a concentration of 50 ppm. It also appears that the total num ber of tumors, as well as the numbers of angiosarcomas of the liver, decreased as the concentrations of VC were reduced to 250 ppm. Another experiment by Pro DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Occupational Safety and Health Administration fessor Maltonl was reported underway involving the exposure of 300 animals to VC at concentrations of 50 ppm, in order to assess in a more definitive way [ 29 CFR Part 1910 ] whether that level of exposure produces (Docket OSH-30] tumors in animals. Data reported by Torkelson, Oyen and Rowe (American VINYL CHLORIDE Industrial Hygiene Association J 22: 254- Proposed Standard 361 <1961)) Indicate that exposure to 1. Background. Vinyl chloride (chloroethene) Chemical Abstracts Service Registry No. 75015, Is a synthetic chemi cal made by oxychlorination of ethylene or by hydrochlorination of acetylene. It is the parent compound of a series of themoplastlc resin polymers and co polymers which are widely used for con tainers, wrapping film, electrical insula tion, pipe, conduit, and a variety of other products. Vinyl chloride has teen made commercially in this country since 1939 and present production is in excess of seven billion pounds per year. VC at concentrations of 50 ppm failed to induce tumors in rats, hamsters, rabbits, and dogs. The employees of the B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company who died from angio sarcoma of the liver had an average ex posure of approximately 19 years to vinyl chloride, at unknown concentrations, and variable exposures to other volatile chemicals. (TR 93). Some employees of Union Carbide, Firestone Tire and Rub ber, and Goodyear were also reported in post-hearing comments to have had ex posure to vinyl chloride and to have died from angiosarcoma of the liver. Finally, Vinyl chloride (VC) is a gas at am bient temperature and pressure and is a autopsies of four deceased employees re vealed their liver angiosarcoma tumors chlorinated hydrocarbon which has were histologically indistinguishable moderate liver toxicity. The previous from the angiosarcoma tumors observed standard set a celling value of 500 parts in Professor Maltoni's experimental per million (ppm) (29 CFR 1910.93, Table animals. G-l). 3. The Emergency Temporary Stand On January 22,1974, the Occupational ard. On the basis of all information Safety and Health Administration available at that time, and the fact that (OSHA) was informed by the National employees were being exposed at levels Institute for Occupational Safety and around the experimentally observed ef Health (NIOSH) that the B. F. Good fect level of 250 ppm, an Emergency rich Chemical Company reported that Temporary Standard (ET8) was proroul- deaths of several of its employees from gated on April 5, 1974 (39 FR 12342) as a tore liver cancer (angiosarcoma) may 29 CFR 1910.93q. This standard reduced the level from a celling of 500 ppm to 50 ppm ceiling. It was expressly recognized that this standard limiting exposures to n 50 ppm level was intended to be a ten tative, interim standard, to be in effect no longer than six months, during which time the whole question of possible safe exposure to VC would be reconsidered more fully and in the light of more in formation. especially results of experi ments which were known to be under way at that time. 4. Additional information. On April 15, 1974, information and data were pre sented to representatives of OSHA. NIOSH and the EFA by the Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories, Northbrook, Illi nois, concerning results of animal ex posure studies with VC, sponsored by the Manufacturing Chemists Association (MCA). Although only preliminary in nature, these results revealed that 2 out of 2C0 mice exposed to VC concentrations of 50 ppm for 7 hours a day, five days a week, for approximately 7 months, de veloped angiosarcomas of the liver. The Industrial Blo-Tcst Lab data in dicate that exposure to VC at 50 ppm may well constitute a serious health haz ard to employees. Also, the question of a safe level of exposure for humans can not be determined at this time, and may continue as a matter for scientific de liberation for many years. We therefore conclude that It is now necessary to pro pose to change the 50 ppm level estab lished in the ETS to as low a level as can be detected using methodologies outlined in this proposal. (5) The proposed permanent standard. The requirements for a complete stand ard under section 6(b) of the Occupa tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 are much more comprehensive than the provisions of the ETS promulgated on April 5. The following proposals are re sponsive to the additional information on the carcinogenicity of VC, and the requirements of the Act. A. Level of exposure. The proposed standard lor employee exposure is set at no detectable level, as determined by a sampling and analytical method capable of detecting vinyl chloride at concentra tions of 1 ppm with an accuracy of 1 ppm-50 percent. Although more sensi tive methods may be available now or in the future, the methodological sensitivity proposed appears to be the most feasible and generally available. A method of 1 ppm sensitivity has been recommended to OSHA by NIOSH. To minimize the number of persons at risk, a require ment would be established for regulating areas where vinyl chloride is manufac tured, reacted, stored, handled, released, repackaged, or used, including opera tions with polyvinyl chloride containing detectable levels of vinyl chloride. Access to the areas would be limited to author ized employees. B. Monitoring, A program of monitor ing would be required to establish whether there are detectable levels in regulated areas and to permit determina tion of employee exposures on an in dividual basis. Provision would also be RDMAI. SEGISTM, VOL 34, NO. 97--FIIDAY, MAY 10, 19X4 ASI 000010481 PROPOSED RULES 1S8S9 VINYL CHLORIDE CONTAMINATED MATERIAL CANCER-SUSPECT AGENT dispose of or decontaminate ubino AUTHORIZED PRECEDURES (4) Containers of polyvinyl chloride containing detectable levels of vinyl (ii) When vessels are to be entered, all piping to such vessel shall be: (A) Opened, blanked and tagged: or (B> Where Welded piping is in use, not less than 2 valves in series, which isolate the vessel from any other connection to such line, must be closed and secured. <i> Alcohol intake; < ii) Past history of hepatitis; (ill) Past exposure to potential bepatotoxic agents, Including drugs and chemicals; (lv) Past history Of blood transfu sions; and chloride shall be labeled: (iii) No employee shall enter a vessel, (v> Past history of hospitalizations. POLYVINYL CHLORIDE except when another employee properly (3) At the time of initial employment, CONTAINS VINYL CHLORIDE trained and equipped for entry is pres or upon institution of screening, a serum VINYL CHLORIDE IS A ent and is observing the employee In the specimen shall be obtained for screening CANCER-SUSPECT AGENT vessel. The observer shall have means with respect to the following bio-chemi ABSORBED BY BREATHING AND tor signalling for help in the event the cal determinations of liver function: THROUGH SKIN employee experiences problems. Under (i) Total bilirubin; (5) Containers of vinyl chloride shall such conditions, the Observer shall sig (U) Alkaline phosphatase; be labeled: VINYL CHLORIDE DANGER EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE GAS UNDER PRESSURE MAY POLYMERIZE WITH nal for help, and shall not enter to assist the employee until another person is present to observe. (m) Transportation loading and un loading. (1) Facilities for the loading and unloading of vinyl chloride to and (iii) Serum glutamic oxalacetic trans aminase (SGOT); (iv) Serum glutamic pyruvic trans aminase (SOFT); and (v) Gamma glustamyl transpeptidase (GGTP). EXPLOSIVE FORCE from containers shall have each transfer (4) Additional tests that may option POISON line and vapor-equalizing line equipped ally be considered for use in screening CANCER SUSPECT AGENT AND ANESTHETIC absorbed by breathing and through skin (6) No statement Bhall appear on or near any required sign, label or instruc tion, which contradicts or detracts from the effect of any required warning, in with vent connections, and shall have an inert gas purging system. Vent and purge effluent shall be returned to a proc ess stream or flared in a safe location. (2) Procedures shall be developed and implemented for the transfer of vinyl chloride. Written copies of such proce dures shall be provided employees en Include; (1) lactic dehydrogenase; (ii) Serum protein determinations; (ill) Serum protein electrophoresis; and (iv) Platelet count. (5) Laboratory analyses for all biologi cal specimens included in medical exam formation or instruction. gaged in such operations, and such em inations shall be performed in labora (1) Maintenance and decontamlna- ployees Shall be fully trained and re tories accredited by the College of ticn. (1) Emphasis shall be placed upon hearsed in all procedures. American Pathologists or licensed under immediate Clean up of spills, periodic in spection, prompt repair of equipment and leaks, end proper handling, storage and disposal or decontamination of materials to prevent airborne contamination and accidental skin contact with vinyl chlo ride. Waste materials, equipment, and other sources of vinyl chloride in closed containers, may not be placed In areas of excessive temperature or sunlight since build-up Of internal pressure may result in rupture of the container, fire or explosion. (2) Waste resins or other materials contaminated with vinyl chloride shall be placed in Closed containers pending dis posal or decontamination. (3) Appropriate procedures shall be developed and implemented for the de contamination or disposal of all such waste material. (4) In maintenance or repair opera tions on contaminated--systems . or equipment, including vessel entry, em ployees engaged in such operations Shall be (i) provided with and required to wear and use a whole-body air-supplied suit impervious to vinyl chloride, and a respirator in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section; and (ii> required to shower after removing protective equip ment. (5) Protective clothing and equipment shall be clean and dry for each use. (6) Whan vessels or piping systems are opened local exhaust ventilation shall be provided to remove the escaping vapor from all occupied areas. (3) Employees engaged in transfer op erations shall be provided with and required to wear respirators in accord ance with paragraph (g> of this section. In) Polymer handling operations. (1) Containers of polyvinyl chloride releas ing detectable levels of vinyl chloride shall be opened and transferred only under local exhaust ventilation which reduces the concentration of vinyl chlo ride below the detectable level. (2) Hot operations, such as but not limited to milling, calendering and ex truding, which release detectable levels of vinyl chloride, shall be carried on only under local exhaust ventilation which reduces the concentration of vinyl chlo ride below the detectable level. (0) Medical surveillance. Not later than ----------------- 1974, a program of medical surveillance shall be Insti tuted, and shall provide each authorized employee with an opportunity for ex aminations in accordance with this para graph. All medical examinations and procedures shall be performed by or under the supervision of a licensed Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathy (DO). All medical examina tions and tests shall be provided without cost to the employee. (1) At the time of initial employment, or upon institution of screening, a physi cal examination shall be performed with specific attention to detecting enlarge ment of liver or spleen by abdominal palpation. 43 CFR Part 74. (6) If the results of screening required in paragraph (o) (3) of this section are normal, screening shall be repeated: (1) Every six months for employees who have been employed in vinyl chlo ride related operations tor 10 years or more; and (ii) Annually for all other employees entering regulated areas. (7) if one or more liver function tests performed are abnormal, serum testing shall be repeated as soon as possible, preferably within two to four weeks. If no abnormalities are present upon rescreening, serum testing shall be re peated in three months. (8) If abnormalities persist upon re screening, the employee shall be with drawn from areas where contact with vinyl chloride is possible, and an Individ ualized medical workshop shall be in stituted. Suggested as initial steps are a complete physical examination and vari ous special procedures such as hepatitis B antigen determination and liver scan ning. If liver function abnormalities are determined to be unrelated to liver dis ease, the employee may be permitted to return to vinyl chloride-related employ ment, subject to individual medical evaluation. (9) A complete and accurate record of the results of medical examinations shall be made and maintained for the dura tion of employment plus five years, or for 20 years, whichever is longer. (p) Records. (1) Records of monitor <7> (1) Vessels to be entered shall first (2) At the time of initial employment ing and measuring, medical records, and be ventilated and monitored so that the concentration of vinyl chloride is reduced to a level within the protection factor capability of the protective equipment. or upon institution of screening, and an nually thereafter, a medical history checklist shall be completed by the em ployee. TTUs list shall include questions concerning: regulated area entry rosters and sum maries, shall be made available for ex amination and copying upon request to authorized representatives of the Assist ant Secretary and the Director. KOEKAL REGISTER, VOL *, NO. 92--FRIDAY, MAY )0, 1974 ASI 000010482 16S9S PROPOSED RULES J H of protective clothing, equipment, fa cilities, or procedures is required, such clothing, equipment, facilities, and pro cedures shall be provided to all persons entitled to exercise the opportunity, at no cost to any of them. (11) Persons exercising the opportu nity shall be Instructed regarding: (A) The toxicity and fire hazard of vinylchloride; and (B) The protective steps and measures necessary for their protection. (iii) Observers shall be permitted, without interference to the persons per forming the monitoring and measuring to; (A) Observe all steps and procedures related to the collecting, processing, and evaluation of particular monitoring and measurement samples; (B) Record quantities and results obtained; (C) Observe the condition of monitor ing and measuring equipment; (D) Receive a demonstration of the calibration and function tests of the monitoring and measuring equipment performed on site; and (E) Examine instructions and docu ments related to the procedures and equipment for monitoring and measur ing. (4) Accurate and complete records of all required monitoring shall be made and maintained for not less than 20 years. Such a record shall (i) state the date of such monitoring and the levels determined; and tit) identify the instru ments and methods used. (f) Engineering controls and workpractice methods, (l) Where detectable levels of vinyl chloride are measured, immediate protection shall be provided against exposure to vinyl chloride by the use of engineering controls, workpractice methods, and respirators as follows: <i) Feasible engineering controls and workpractice methods shall Immediately be used to reduce airborne concentra tions of vinyl chloride below the detect able level; (11) Wherever feasible engineering controls and workpractice methods which can be instituted immediately are not sufficient to reduce concentrations of vinyl chloride below the detectable level, they shall nonetheless be used to reduce the concentrations to the lowest prac ticable level, and shall be supplemented by means of respirators In accordance with paragraph (g) of this section; (iii) Wherever no feasible engineering control or workpractice method can be instituted immediately, immediate res piratory protection shall be provided in accordance with paragraph (g> of this section; and (iv) In any case covered by paragraph it) (1) (11) or (iii) of this section, the employer shall also undertake as soon as practicable a program to reduce airborne concentrations of vinyl chloride below the detectable level, or to the greatest extent feasible, solely by means of engi neering controls and workpractice meth ods and as soon as feasible. (2) There shall be tests made for process or equipment leaks and for emis sion of vinyl chloride which may result from workpractices. The frequency of these tests shall be such as to Insure the integrity of equipment and adherence to proper workpractices. (g) Respiratory protection. (1) A res piratory protection program in accord ance with f 1010.134 shall be established and Implemented where respirators are required to be used by this section. (2) Respirators shall be used only in cases of emergency and where required by any other provision of this section. Respirators may not be used in lieu of feasible engineering controls or workpractice methods. (3) Respirators or combinations of respirators for protection against vinyl chloride shall be selected from among the following: (1) A positive pressure full facepiece self-contained breathing apparatus; (li) A pressure-demand full facepiece self-contained breathing apparatus op erating in the pressure-demand mode; (iii) A combination type "C" pressuredemand full facepiece respirator oper ating in the pressure-demand mode and a pressure-demand self-contained breathing apparatus operating in the pressure-demand mode; or (iv) A combination type "C" continu ous flow respirator and a pressuredemand self-contained breathing ap paratus operating in the pressure-de mand mode. (h) Protective clothing. (1) Employees entering regulated areas shall be pro vided full-body protective clothing, foot wear or shoe covers, and gloves, at no cost to them, and required to wear it while In the regulated area. (2) Where polyvinyl chloride powder oontaining detectable levels of vinyl chloride is handled, employees shall also be: <1) - Provided and required to wear headcoverings; till Required to remove all protective clothing at each exit from the regulated area; and (iii) Required to shower after the last exit of the day. <3) Clean protective clothing shall be provided whenever contaminated or soiled, but not less frequently than weekly. Contaminated clothing shall be decontaminated before rouse by removal for laundering or disposal. d) Hygiene facilities and practices. (1) Where employees are required by this section to wear protective clothing and equipment, change rooms shall be provided in accordance with {1910.141(e). <2) Where employees are required by this section to shower, shower facilities shall be provided in accordance with f 1910.141(d)(3). (3) Storage or consumption of food or beverages, storage or use of smoking or non-food chewing products, and the storage or application of cosmetics are prohibited in regulated areas. (j) Emergency situations. (1) A writ ten operational plan for emergency situations shall be developed for each regulated area. (2) In the event of an emergency, ap propriate portions of the plan shall bo put into operation. (i) Hazardous conditions created by the emergency shall be eliminated and the affected area shall be decontami nated prior to the resumption of normal operations. (ii) Special medical surveillance by a physician shall be instituted within 24hours for employees present In the af fected area at the time of the emergency. (Ui) Where an employee has a known contact with liquid vinyl chloride such employee shall be required to shower as soon as possible, tmiww contraindicated by physical injuries. (iv> An Incident report on the emer gency shall be reported as required in paragraph (q) (2) of this section. (3) Each authorized employee shall be trained in a program relating to the hazards of vinyl chloride and the pre cautions for safe use. (i) The program shall include: (A) The nature of the fire hazard, and the necessary protective steps; (B) The nature of the toxic hazard, including local and systemic effects, acute and chronic effects including specifically the carcinogenic hazard; (C) The specific nature of operations which could result in exposure to vinyl chloride, and necessary protective steps: (D) The purpose for and application of the medical surveillance program; (E) The purpose for end application of decontamination practices; (P) The purpose for and significance of emergency practices and procedures: (G) The employee's specific role under normal operating or emergency condi tions; (H) Specific Information to aid the employee in recognition and evaluation of conditions and situations which may result in the release of vinyl chloride; (I) The purpose for and application of specific first aid procedures and prac tices; (J) A review of this standard at the employee's first training and indoctri nation program and annually thereafter. (ii) All materials relating to the pro gram shall be provided upon request to authorized representatives of the Assist ant Secretary and the Director. (k) Signs and labels. (1) Entrances to regulated areas shall be posted with signs bearing the legend: CANCER-SUSFECT AGENT AREA AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY (2) Areas containing operations cov ered in paragraph (k) (1) (4) of this sec tion shall be posted with signs bearing the legend: CANCER-SUSPECT AGENT IN THIS AREA PULL IMPERVIOUS AIR-SUPPLIED EQUIP- _____ MENT REQUIRED AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY (3) Containers of waste or other ma terials contaminated with vinyl chloride Shall be labeled: KDUAL REGISTER, VOL 34, N . 42--FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1474 ASI 000010483 4 16900 PROPOSED RULES (2) In the event that the employer ceases to do business and there is no sue* cettsor to receive and retain his records lor the prescribed period, these records shall be transmitted by registered mail to the Director, and each employee inch- viduaily notified in writing of this transfer* (3) Employees and their designated representatives shall be provided access to examine and copy records of monitor ing and measuring. <41 Former employees Shall be pro vided acces to examine and copy records reflecting their own exposures. (5)tlpon written request ol any em ployee, a copy of the medical record of such employee shall be furnished to a physician designated by the empioi-ee in such request. <q) Reports. (1) Not later than -------- the following information shall be reported to the OSHA Area Director. Any change in such information shall be reported to the OSHA Area Director within 15 days of such change. (1) The address and location of each establishment which has one or mere regulated areas; and (ill The number of employees in each regulated area during normal operations, including maintenance. (2) Incidents which result in the re lease of vinyl chloride into any area where employees may be exposed shall be reported in accordance with this para graph. (i) A report of the occurrence of the Incident and the facts obtainable at that time including a report on any medical treatment of affected employees shall be made within 24 hours to the OSHA Area Director. (ill A written report shall be filed with the OSHA Area Director within 15 calendar days thereafter and shall in clude: (A) A specification of the amount of material released; <B) A description of the area involved and the extent of known and potential employee exposure and area affected; (C) A report on any medical treat ment of affected employees and any medical surveillance program imple mented; and (D) An analysis of the circumstances of the incident, and measures taken or to be taken, with specific completion dates, to avoid further similar releases. <3) Upon completion of any monitoring and measuring which discloses that any employee has actual'" been exposed to detectable levels of vinyl chloride, each such employee shall be individually noti fied In writing. The notice shall: (i) Be delivered not later than 10 working days after completion of the monitoring and measuring; <ii) State the actual exposure in terms of concentration and time; and (ill) State the steps which have been taken, are being taken, and will be taken, with specific completion dates, to termi nate the exposure and prevent a recur rence. (Secs- (b), e(c), and 8<e), 84 st*t. isos, 189> 1869 <39 b-S.C. MS. 6S7); Secretory of LAbor * rder ***>- it-ti <36 PH 81S4)) signed at Washington, D.C. this 6th day of May. 1074 j0BN stender Assistant Secretary of Labor. __ IPE Doc 74"17*8 ro#d s-*-74:8:*s am] ----- -- FEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. J, NO. VJ--FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1974 ASI 000010484