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22760 Federal Register / Vol. 51, No. 119 / Friday, June 20, 1986 / Rules and Regulations (D) .The employer shall ensure that employees shower prior to entering the clean room. . (E) The employer shall ensure that, after showering, employees enter the clean room before changing into street clothes. (k); Communication ofhazards to employees--(1) Signs, (i) Warning signs that demarcate the regulated area shall be provided and displayed at each location where airborne concentrations of asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite, or a combination of these minerals may be in excess of the exposure limit prescribed in paragraph (c) of this section, Signs shall be posted at such a distance from such a location that an employee may read the signs and take necessary protective steps before entering the area marked by the signs. (ii) The warning signs required by paragraph (k)(l)(i) of this section shall bear the following information: DANGER ASBESTOS CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD . AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ARE REQUIRED.IN THIS AREA (iii) Where minerals in the regulated area are only tremolite, anthophyllite or actinolite, the employer may replace the term "asbestos" with the appropriate mineral name. (2) Lab_els. (i) Labels shall be affixed to all products,containing asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite and to all containers containing such products, including waste containers. Where feasible, installed asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or'actinolile . products shall contain a visible label. (ii) Labels shall be printed iii large, bold letters on a contrasting background. (iii):Labe!s shall be use'd in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1910.1200(f): of OSHA's Hazard Communication standard,, and.shall contain the{plowing Information: DANGER CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERS AVOID CREATING DUST CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD (iv) Where minerals to be labeled are only tremblitei anthophyllite and actinolite, the employer may replace the term "asbest08" with the appropriate mineral name. - . (v) Labels shall contain a warning statement against breathing airborne asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite fibers. (vi) The provisions for labels required by paragraphs (k)(2)(i)-(k)(2)(iv) do not apply where: (A) asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite fibers have been modified by a bonding agent, coating, binder, or other material, provided that the manufacturer can demonstrate that, during any reasonably foreseeable use, handling, storage, disposal, processing, or transportation, no airborne concentrations of asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite, or a combination of these mineral fibers in excess of the action level will be released, or (B) asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite. or a combination of these minerals is present in a product in concentrations less than 0.1 percent by weight (3) Employee information and training, (i) The employer shall Institute a training program for all employees exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite, or a combination of these minerals in excess of the action level and shall ensure their participation in the program. (ii) Training shall.be provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment, unless the employee has received . equivalent training within the previous 12 months, and at least annually . thereafter. (iii) The training program shall be conducted in a manner that the employee is able to understand, the . employer shall ensure that each such employee is informed of the following: (A) Methods of recognizing asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite; (B) The health effects associated with asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite exposure; (C) The relationship between smoking and asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite in producing lung cancer; (D) The nature of operations that could result in exposure to asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, and.actinolite, the importance of necessary protective controls to minimize exposure including, as applicable, engineering.controls, work practices, respirators, housekeeping procedures, hygiene facilities, protective clothing, decontamination procedures, emergency procedures, and waste disposal procedures, and any necessary instruction in the use of these controls and procedures; (E) The purpose, proper use, fitting instructions, and limitations of respirators as required by 29 CFR 1910.134; (F) The appropriate work practices for performing the asbestos, tremolite. anthophyllite, or actinolite job; and (G) Medical surveillance program requirements. (H) A review of this standard, including appendices. (4) Access to training materials, (i) The employer shall make readily available to all affected employees without cost all written materials relating to the employee training program, including a copy of this regulation. (ii) The employer shall provide to the Assistant Secretary and the Director, upon request, all information and training materials relating to the employee information and training program. (I) Housekeeping--(1) Vacuuming. Where vacuuming methods are selected, HEPA Filtered vacuuming equipment must be used. The equipment shall be used and emptied in a manner that minimizes the reentry of asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, or actinolite into the workplace. (2) Waste disposal. Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equipment, and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal shall be collected and disposed of in sealed, labeled, impermeable bags or other closed, labeled, impermeable containers. (m) Medical surveillance--(1) General--(i) Employees covered. The employer shall institute a medical surveillance program for all employees engaged in work involving levels of : asbestos, tremolite, anthophyllite, actinolite or a combination of these minerals, at or above the action level for 30 or more days per year, or who are required by this section to wear negative pressure respirators. (ii) Examination by a physician. (A) The employer shall ensure that all medical examinations and procedures are performed by or under the supervision of a licensed physician, and are provided at no cost to the employee and at a reasonable time and place. (B) Persons other than such licensed physicians who administer the pulmonary function testing required by this section shall complete a training course in spirometry sponsored by an appropriate academic or professional institution. . [2) Medical examinations and consultations--(i) Frequency. The employer shall make available medical examinations and consultations to each employee covered under paragraph .'At c:$ il i ; '5 i .... $ i e e e GLEASON-001008 t) `j 3