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FILE NAME: Union Carbide (UC) DATE: 1973 DOC#: UC380 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Federal Rules & Regulations RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 29--Labor C.RF7E.T XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY A.V) WEALTH ADVilNISTrlAnON, 0pa;:*;;snt of lal'oh PAS f 1S1C--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS Pension of Emergency Temporary Standard on Certain Carcinogens Or. fifay 3. 10T3. an emergency tem porary standard on certain carcinogens "as prcutuigaicd imdrr section tire) of :r.e VViHfams-Sieigcr Occupational Safety ana Keaith Act of 1370 (33 7R i322fo. Tiie standard is based on the fifidtfigs th at the substances listed in the standard are harmful. that exposure to arty of the substances poses a grave dan ger. th a t employees are being exposed to t.-.em. and th a t the emergency temporary stattcard is necessary to protect the em ploye from grave danger. Since ihe publication of the standard, numerous comments, objections, and rec- ctrnr.tr.detions have been received. A while range of issuer has thus been raised. Tne finding th a t all the listed substances are harmful to humans has b;-r, questioned, as well as the wisdom of regulating on a common basis fourteen substances of varyiDg properties and uses, and the necessity of ali the require-: mems of the standard. The emergency temporary standard has been reexamined in the light of the new contmsms and arguments- And it h ;s been cstermined that certain changes in the standard are necessary to tauor tne requirem ent for different types of orhplaces and work operations, and to clarify the standard. Therefore, pursuant to section Sic) cf the v.Tutnms-Sveiser Occupational Safety ar.d He.-.ilh Act of 1ST0 (84 Stat. 1536; 23 C.5.C. 635 > and Secretary of Labor's Or em No. 13-71 C2S 17. 8751), 20 CFP. ZCTJ.S' c is revised to read as set forth below. The principal changes made by the re vision .-.re: (1> The standard as revised deals more pirr.cuiariy rrith .fierent work opera- ttons. such as isolated environment op era-inns. closed system operations, and open vessel operations; '2) The particularization of the stand ard h is permitted ti;e specification of different, cor.rroi measures necessary to protect employees engaged in the dlfitr- cr.; categories of operaiions. Compare paragraph (c>li> with paragraph (c) .2'; and, ij i Tiie legend on the warning sign and label is changed to apprice employees more accurately of the hazards to which mey arc exposed. The original findings ccr-rerrung the toxicity of all the tou:- :s?n substances listed irt the standard, tit* grove danger resulting from expo sure to 2 r.y of them, and the exposure c-f empioyees to them, are reconfirmed. Ana the standard as revised is considered necessary enti suiLnctit to protect cm- ployeo-j from the grave danger from ex posure lo any of the substances. l'JJ 0.93c Circiiii^t'ns (a) scope ar.u copUcation. This sec tion applies to any workplace in which a carcinogen is iiiar.uf.ietuied. processed, used, rcpaclcascn. released, hart-died or stored, but shall not apply to any work place involving irr.turxhtpntwtt of carein ojetts in sealed containers. lb) Ds/iir.Tionj. <1) "Carcinogen" means any of the stihstartess listed below, or any mixture containing 1 ixtrccnt or more of sudi substances, by weight ICnotsuiii Ni). ClvnnMU rr*4jVT N i........ 2'A(Fi\hM,1utt:cne................... . 3........ )ipnrn!in^ ; ..... 4........ fnziiUu uind lu 6........ 7........ S____ ..... .............. i ........ N-NimH>j*rat;!TknuQt. 10...... 11....... bii-ChwrfnU-ltyj iliw.. n ___ .MHhvi CLl-wr:nrurlthvr.___ is....... u ___ CiiirieBnaitna. FT<l v:>73 Mi *1S7 f:rtj :ts 1li0lUiU44 (2) "Controlled area" means an area to which access or egress by employe is required to be restricted and controlled by tile employer under this section. (3) "Decontamination" means the re moval or inactivation of a carcinogen. (4) "Isolated environment" means a fulls- enclosed structure, which is im pervious to the passage of a carcinogen, which is not tiie vessel of cor.tafrar.ent of the carcinogen, and which prevents the dispersion or a carcinogen Into areas or atmospheres where etr.p'-oyer: would be exposed to contact with th at carcino gen, even n leakage or spillage from the vessel of containment occurs. to) "Closed system" mean en opera tion or equipment involving a carcu-.ogen where the containment precludes, tinder normal conditions, the exposure by any route of employees to a car cinogen. (G) "Laboratory type hood" means a. device enclosed on three sides, and the top and bottem. ventilated to witr.draw air inward and away from the open side, designed and cotisrructcd in such a way thr.t an operation involving a carcinogen within the hdvii dobs not i squire the kuert.cn of any r onion cf ar.y em ployee's body other than his hands and arms. . ic) JttQuircnisnis for erect confcfrir.g errcviOQcnt. A controlled area shall be established by tiie employer where a car cinogen is mr-nufuctured, prcrcssrd, used, repackaged, released, handled or stored. Ail such areas shall be controlled in accordance with the requirements for the following category or categories de scribing the operation Involved: (1) Isolated nivirnr.mcr.t operetiars. Where a earcutoz-'n is contained within an isolated environment, sik'.i ;'-s a "glovo box." employees working with such en vironments shall. upon each exit from liic area, be required to wash their lands ami -'.Nits at the point of tuft from the area con taming the isolated environ- mer.L (2) Closed sustcri operation,. Where a earctttosvn is stored in senied contain ers. or contained in a cicdeq system. suclt as fully entioxed process or tratwfer equipment, btcitidh'.- pipes, and sample ports or openings are not tie d while a carcinogen is contained within: ti) Access to tiie controlled area shall be restricted to otiiy emslovees who work in that area. (ill Upon entering the controlled area at the first entry of the work day em ployees snail lie provided with and be required to put on anti wear clean work clothing. such as smocks, coveralls, or long-siccvcd shirt and long pacts. (iti) Such employees shall be required to remove and leave that clothing at the point of exit upou each exit from that area. . (iv) Such employees shall be required to wash hands and face upon each exit .from th at area, no; necessarily at li e point of exit, but in the establishment. (v) Such employees shall be required to shower after last daily exit from that area, not necessarily at the point of exit, but in the establishment. (3) Closed system trarjfcr or Charg ing or discharging point operations. In operations involving "laboratory type hoods." or in locations where a carcino gen is contained in an otherwise "dosed system," bu; is transferred, charged, or discharged into other normally closed containers with venting to the atmos phere: <i) Access to the controlled are.-, shall bu restricled lo only employees *-bo work in that area. (ill Continuous local exhanst ventila tion shall be maintained to prevent the dispersion of the carcinogen to areas where employees could, without such ventilation, be exposed to file carcinogen. (iit) Upon entenr.g the controlled area at the first entry of the work day oil employees shall be provided with end be required to put on ar.d wear clean work ciothir.g, such ns smocks, coveralls or lo:i2-sleevod shirts and '.eng pants. (iv) Employees in the controlled are? Involved in carcinogen bandits; opera tions shall be provided vttii ar.d be its qv-ired To 'trci.r pr.ijoAMve rr.en-, scec;;'--^ to rw v :;r e ra s u re :e a carcinopoir <v> S::eh e m p lo y e sr.uiS be required ta remove ar.d leave mat clothing at tbe paint of exit upon each exit from that arca. (vl) Such employees shall be renu-.red to wash hands and face upon each- exit from that area, not necessarily at the point of exit, hut in the establishment. ivih Such employees shall be required ta shower after last dr.ly exit from that area, not r.-.ress.'.riiy at ii:-; point of exit. (vtiii E:r.. '.ovcc-i in the controlled area shall bo rey.nr; to remove and leave all protective eq-.tiim-.en: at tile head sit* or charriL-/;. dbcharg::;;! or transfer point after rv.rk a i that site or point 'KJc^ FEDIRAI R'CltlER, VOL 3, NO. 144--FRIDAY, (Ulif S7, t?7J ' A203 / 1 l ilSS?! (4). OpcYi vessel operations, Where a carcinogen Is cbr.tained in a vessel op:n to the work enTironatcr.t: (la Accra: to the conlrckcd area shall be icattccted only to employees who work in the area. til' Continuous local exhaust ventila tion shall be maintained at such opera tion locations sititcic.nt to prevent the dispersion ot the carcinogen to areas where employees could, without such ventilation, be exposed to contact with the carcinogen. (1:U Clean work clothing shall be pro vided to employees whenever they enter such a controlled area and shall be re quired to be worn by employees working In the controlled area. Such garments shall include footwear, socks, underwear, outerwear, and head covering. (iv) Employees working in the con trolled area shall be provided with and be required to wear personal protective equipment adequate to prevent exposure to a cariclnogen. (v) Employees working in the con trolled area shall be required to remove and leave all work clothing and protec tive equipment a t the point of exit from the controlled area, and shall shower a t th a t point, upon each exit from the con trolled area. <vt/ Toilet and drinking facilities may not be used in the controlled orea, (SI Ciher Operations. In operations involving the decontamination of sur faces containing a carcinogen, either as a part of cleanup of leaks or spills, main tenance or repair operations on systems or equipment, or any operation invoicing work in an area where direct contact with a carcinogen could result without protection, each employee entering an ?Eoc:ed area where operations of that typo are being performed shell; (1) Es provided with a clean, full, im pervious, pressurized. ? ir-suppiied suit; HO Ea required to p u t oa the su*t before entering the affected area and en gaging in such operation: (iii: Be required to wear the suit in such an area and during the operation: iivi Be decontaminated before leav ing the area and before removing the suit; and <v> 2e required to shower after re moving suer. suit. (Ci "Oci-of-coors aperaiions." In an operation ever.bed in paragraphs (c) (1) tnrough t5) of litis section th at is otit-o:-doors, rather than being con fined in an enclosed structure, general mechanical rerttiiatiort is not required. fc Cc:'.."rei cor.trct'.lil area ret;::ire- Im nd.ir.lLh to the controlled area rest r.ts for types of operati:cr.s lisetd ill Imragraph tei of tilts sec::?oa Do 0!'ov. trig requirements apply to ell contro ::::t areas. U> \:wvh employer skull establish :nnd coif, re . * ,4 ;a list urea. of T employees e he H.--t shall nur be i::Z mad ^ s ii'.ru'-.il,'.e on request to ntitiic;vred reyre- ser.**, / C5 cf the Secretary of Labor m T)v:: empio:, er a mil pro vide all wo: : clollttng. protective clothing, cquta- RULES AND REGULATIONS 2007,-; ment and wesh and shower supplies, in cluding towels. required b7 this section. (3) Any required shower rooms shall be providrd in accordance with } 1919.3*1. Shower supplies n a y be in troduced into a shower room only through a nonconiatninated area. (ii No iood or beverage iha'.l be per mitted within a controlled area. (3) No smoking or smoking materiais or tobacco products shad be allowed within a controlled area. t6) Appropriate instructions and signs shall be posted to inform employees of the procedures th at must be followed in entering and leaving a controlled area. (7) Any equipment, material, or any other items th at are to be taken into or removed from a controlled area shall be taken is or removed from such area in a manner which does no! contaminate any employees outside the castroiied area. (8) "When only removal of outer clothins or personal protective equipment Is required under paragraph <e> of this section a t pout! of exit front a con trolled area, an employee must be able, upon exit from the controlled area, to enter the change room, remove outer work garments and equipment and leave them in th a t room. '31 When chance and shower facili ties are required under paragraph (cl of this section at point-of exit from a controlled area, they shall be arranged so th a t upon exit, an employee must be able to enter a separate dirty change room where he can undress completely and leave every item of clothing and ecuiatner.t. He mure then be able to shower in an adjacent room which he can titter through an entrance designed to prevent Use escape of carcinogens Irom the dirty chance room to the shewar room. Thereafter, lie m-ust be able to enter a ciean chance room where fcls street clothes are in his locker. (10) When work area garments or pro:ecuve clo-.htitg and equipment are required under paragraph lc> of this seevion to be worn In a controlled area, a clean change room must be provided so that before entering he controlled area the employee can change into clean work area garments or protective dotnir.g and equipment in an area not containing contaminated cr used work claihirtg or equipment and without passing througti- iuch r. cMunjttinn; ed a ria to enter the con:-i`0 :led area. Tr;e cUan chiir.?e re err: shall uve indivia uri storrire: iacU::i*s for sioraye ci stri i ;:q cicr.n pro;E-c:tve clothing and equipment. O P Continual;. trcr.crai r?tech.vniral t ventilation b? provlcec in condro'led areas, or e;:;?r pc::; ivc means id, so ha; a: t Troni :::c ccntrclied nrea ciLees cot Saw to r.on-coh.trcl'.fd Local exit; last ver.lila non may satL-ify this require ment. Cica:i makeup air *:w,.11 rcpir.ee a:r removed. (?) :T.yns ar.d le. Oils. (I) III trances to ccncru led a re .j sit.'-lJ be p ..red with lCS^;>'o signs bsarir:,g the lege::id: CAN'cna-srspECT agent to this sn _ Tbls ayeat te 7 be h.vrtrdoas to your ttv.pj ACTHOHIEED PERSONNEL OStT For Isolated environment operations. the sign shall be posted on or near tr.: iso lated environment structure. (2i Equipment, material, and c'.othm j contaminated with a careir.ogsn shall not be removed from a controlled area, unless it is either decontaminated or sealed in impervious containers bearing me legend: DANGER Containmstill with CANCER-SUSPECT ASENT This egefit may be hiaardoos to your hexltb (3) Entrances to every controlled area for operations described in para graph (c) (5) of this section shall be pasted with legible signs bearing ate legend: CANCER-SUSPECT AGENT EX PO SED EC T H IS AREA TUI* g en t m ay be h azard o u s to y o u r E e ilih fuel D.r?E?.vrons pressurized , a SCPP1IED SCTT REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLT if) Cleaning, Cor.lrallec areas involv ing open vessel operations or other operations, as described in pars.graph <e) (41 and `5) oi thi3 section, shall be cleaned thoroughly not less than once each working day. Employees engaged in the cieamng shall be provided, and shall be required to wear, personal protective equipment adequate to prevent exposure to a carcinogen. Such employees shall be required to wash down "Carefully cetera removing protective equipment, ir.d thin shower. (gi .Decoaintr.lxsiion. Dceor.timfr.ation processes shall be established and implemented to remove carcinogens or. surfaces of equipment, materials, ir.d the decontamination faculty, that are known to be contaminated with a carcinogen. ih) U'csfe dispersal. Waste cispossi methods and processes shall be estib- Itstisd and implemented which do r.tt permit carcinogens to be introduced into tier.: .'Strolled areas. ill Medicsl surrqi/tc.ace yregroktr. Each employer subject to this seettcr. shall report In wrtiui? to the Orvttps- tional Safety raid Hsailh Aimtitir.raitrn. O.l.ce of Standards. Room f t -if l T.ttt Street. ICW.. Washington. D.C. kt- iwm,,u:o;i as to r.r.y kind ;; ntedtcal surveillance program that it.ts beer vclunlaaly instituted by the employer. * t.1' Monilorino. All employers :ub;r-:t to this section shall report tr. wrtttr.' to the same cfdce information as to the type of monitoring system tin t hts teen insulated. (k> Reportin';. Every employer subject to t!als sectiur. sttnli report m writing to tl:e Occupational Safety ar.f Hcoitb AduiitHu ration, Okies of Stat'.aards. tr.e following information; lit--Pit I--- s rf& fiu i a s e is jfs , v o l a , n * . i* -fftlOAY, juiv^t 'AHZ3J / nyifV * ' i > The address of each of his con- i : z'.'.ti. r.! s; - -.2- The name and other Identifying as to the particular earciilo- fi:.i present in each of his controlled ^^ ; _ ' Tiie approximate number oi cm ; entering each of his controlled a rsis dura a representative week of r . ; ~ a l operations In the controlled area: 4' The manner in which the carcino gens a n present in each oi his controlled areas e.a. whether a carcinogen is man r;;r:rcd . processed, used, repackaged, riis iiid , or otherwise handled, Efiertive cate. Tliis section snail be came elective on July 30,19*3. - =. e. public Pax 41-346. 84 StAt. 1393 (29 f t 0. iii) . Sccret.'jy's Order Ko. 13-71 (34 r?. arstij . Signed at Washington. D.C., this 24th day o: July 1973. J ohn Stench, . Asiiitcnl Secretary oi Labor. PH DM.73-15S10 Pil-it7-2e-73;e:4i ctnl Title 32A--National Defense, Appendix CHAPTER X-- OFFICE OF Oil AND GAS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR [Oil Import Reg. l (Reg. 5!. Arndt, 391 Instructions for selling plate blocks arc ts provided for in {257.H e ' <1j ot this ciirpier. (ii) Precancclcd slam IK axe available at post offices which have them on hand or have a hand stump for procanccling puri>a.;es. It is not necessary to b j provid ing stamps ior a permit holder before honorific a philatelic request involving the use of a hand stamp. Hand stamps. or.ee acquired, should be retained by pest offices to fUl requests from philatelists. *it' Each mail order must he accom panied with a stamped, self-addressed envelope for use in returning the stamps to the purchaser. i2> Permit holders. Precniicel permit holders may buy any quantity cf pre- caticelsri stamps for philr.tehc purposes. Other proeanceled stamps may be p ur chased only for the purpose of paring postage. Unused precanceled stamps may not be sold for philatelic purposes by per mit holders. fg) Precanccling for collectors. Post masters wiil comply with requests for im prints of a precancelin? device on their own stamp stock but no; for imprints on blank sheets of paper or on stamps sub mitted by a collector or other individual. (39 U.S.C. 431) Louis A. Cos, General Counsel. 0.1. REG, 1--OIL IMPORT REGULATIONS FP. D o c.T J-lS fJt P iled 7-26-73;S :43 a m i Miscellaneous Amendments Correction It. r? . Doc. 73-15193 appearing a t page I 'i i E tr. the Issue io r Tuesday. July 24. i:-T0. la the 3th and 10th lines from the er.d oi Sec. 11(c) the figures "15 per cent" should read "25 percent". Tide 39--Postal Service ' CHAPTER I-- U.S. P05TAL SERVICE PART K 3--PRECANCELED STAMPS Philatelic Sales Regulations dealing with the sale o' crtiir.ciied stamps have been amended v h h rupees to the quantity of such sihr.as tr.at may be sold to philatelists and the conditions under which they will be scld. Publication of the following j.rr.ead.r.er,ts in the rco sn st Racisrca is efisetive immediately. i. Paragraphs (i) (1) and 2 and (g) oi ; 142.2 Sclt (i;:d urc oj prcccr.ceied i : : --ps are amended to read as follows: PART 354-- CONDITIONS OF DELIVERY Checks Issued by the Federal Government Regulations dealing with the delivery of Federal Government checks have been amended to specify the delivery sched ules for such checks. Accordingly, para graph (d) Checks issu-ed by the Federal Government o' 5 154.1 is amended by the addition of subparagraphs (4) and (5) a> set forth below. Publication c! the amendments In the F cdcsal Register is cGective immediately. 15 t.l Delivery la persons. * * (d) * ' ' ` (i> Treasury checks enclosed in en velopes which do nos indicate a date of delivery wiil be delivered on the first scheduled delivery after receipt. ij) Treasury checks enclosed in en velopes which indicate a cate o ' delivery will be delivered on th at date or the first scheduled delivery after th at date. In 3 113.2 Sale and iik oi prrcancrled emergency or other infrequent situations, flumps.- . customers receiving deli'.ery service may 4 * a request pre-delivery of their mail at the <:> Phl'.ctciic teles--' l l S'onpcncit !.:.-2c7s. iti A maximum of one sheet of !lim ps o! each of the prccancelcd dencTnunations in sheet form which are r.va.:abie at a post office may be purc.ir.ica m person or by mail by nonpermit bribers for collection purposes only. Complete rolls of precanceled coil stamps may`not be broken for philatelic sales. ouice of delivery, providing withdrawal of the mail does not interfere with the carriers' delivery schedules. {39 Tj.S.C. 401) , Loeis A. Cos, General Counsel. J une 20, 1973. |F R Doi.73-16432 Filed 7-24-72,8:43 sm ] Title 42---Public Health CHAPTER I--PUCUC HEALTH SERVICE. DEPARTMENT CF HEALTH, EDUCATION. AND WELFARE 5UBCHAPTER C-- IffiO'.CAL CARS AND EXAMINATIONS PART 37--SPECIFICATIONS FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS OF UNDERGROUND COAL MINERS ' Second Round oi Chest Roe.ilgcnographie Examinations On February 12. 1973. a notice el pro posed rulemaking was published in the P ep . RECtSTCR 1 33 TP. 4263) to revise the subpart of Part 37 of Title 42. Code of Federal Regulations. entitled "Chest Roentgenocraphie Examinations" by settbag forth the specifications for giving, rending, classifying, and submitting the second round of chest roentgenograms required to be given to underground coal miners by section 03 of the Federal Coal brine Health end Safety Act of 1959 (30 UjS.C. 843). Specifications for pulmonary function tests were also proposed. Interested persons were invited to par ticipate in the rule making through the submission of comments and comments were received Irem the United Mine Workers of America, tlie Bituminous Coat Operators' Association, a number of hospitals and clinics, physicians, man ufacturers of pulmonary function equip ment. coal operators, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Occupational Health, and this Department's Bureau ot Radiological Health in the Feed and Drug Adminis tration. Due consideration has been given to all material presented, with the result that a number of changes have been made in the rules which were proposed. Both the United Mine Workers of America and the Bituminous Coal Op erators' Association, in addition to other commenters, objected to the proposed requirement of the conduct of a pul monary function test. The Union's ob jections were grounded upon the lack of comparability between the pulmonary function examinations and any disability criteria for biack lung benefits and the fear th at adoption of the proposed spec ifications would stifle future development of more refined pulmonary function tests or their use when they become available. The Bituminous Coal operators' Asso ciation r.rvued that a pulmonary func tion test, while a tool for measuring lung impairment, is of little value in diagnos ing pneum.tconicsis for transfer pur poses. Both -,'iie Union ar.d the Associa tion supported the continuance of these tests in the Inst: rule's National Study of Coni Workers' Pneumoconiosis. In addi tion. the Institute is presently not in a position to relate the test results to pneumoconiosis ar.d miner transfer. In view of the comments, the requirements of a pulmonary function test (55 37.30 37.33) h a lt been deleted. The Institute will continue the conduct of such tests H D E S A l REGISTER, V O L 3S, NO. 144-- fMOAT, JUIT 27, 1973