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'>r t .:uh! AT&T Bell Laboratories Standard on Asbestos PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT Intent: To establish a standard to insure compliance with applicable Federal and State regulations regarding asbestos. Information: Maintenance and repair work on some of the Bell Laboratories plant facilities has required the removal of asbestos insulation on pipes, boilers, applicable state and federal regulations: 1. All contractors or Bell Laboratories employees engaged in asbestos handling or removal must comply with EPA regulations as well as, those outlined in (OSHA) Standard 29 CFR 1910.1001. The Environmental Health, Environmental Management and Safety Center is available to review contractor work practices to insure compliance with all appli cable regulations. EHEM&S Center is also available to monitor BTL employees who have a potential asbes tos exposure or answer any asbestos related ques tions. Call MH X6551 for assistance. 3. EHEM&S Center should be notified in writing with the name of the disposal site. Standard: 1. OSHA Standard The present OSHA asbestos standard is two asbestos fibers per cubic centimeter of air as an 8-hour Time Weighted Average (TWA). OSHA CPL 2-2.2lA requires that medical examinations be given employees who have asbestos exposures equal to or exceeding 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter of air as an 8-hour TWA. 2. Identifying Asbestos Containing Insulation It is not possible to determine whether or not insulation contains asbestos by visual inspection. The suspect material oust be analyzed. Call the EHEM&S Center to arrange for required sampling and analysis before beginning work. 9/10/84 S- Wi. -2- 3. Removing Asbestos Containing Insulation Insofar as possible, asbestos should be removed or otherwise worked in a wet state sufficient to prevent emission of airborne fibers in excess of exposure 1iraits. 4. Compliance with Standard The Industrial Hygiene and Safety Group (XH&S) is available to monitor airborne asbestos removal operations to determine compliance with the OSHA Standard. 5. Controls Should monitoring indicate that employees re or may be exposed to airborne asbesto* concentrature .in excess of permissible exposure levels the OSHA standard requires a series of control measures. These include respiratory protection, protective clothing, as well as, enclosure and posting of the area with appropriate caution signs. 6. Ose of Outside Contractors Only outside contractors who agree to comply with OSHA and EPA regulations should be retained to remove asbestos. This agreement should be in writing. And it should clearly indicate the contractor's responsibility to take such steps as necessary to insure that Bell Laboratories employees are not exposed to impermissible levels of asbestos fibers during the course of the contractor's work. The EHEM&S is available to review the work of outside contractors to insure compliance. 7. Disposal Asbestos is not regulated by RCRA, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and may be disposed of in an approved sanitary landfill. The Environmental Management Group should be supplied with the name of landfills used for asbestos disposal. Call MH X48S8. Contact: The EHEM&S Center is available to review work of outside contractors, monitor air fibers and determine compliance with OSHA regulations. Call MH X2250 for assistance. J/T07BT 5- LLA 001925