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&R-S078 i* UTASUSMCO r02 E. I. du Pont de Nemours 5. Company INCORPORATED Wilmington, Delaware i9898 EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT November 15, 1972 CC: Ingo Zeise, Construction Divisio Engineering Department, louviers C. E. Marsh, Standards Section Design Division, Engineering Dep R. J. ZAHN, M.D. MEDICAL DIVISION EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT <C. F. REINHARDT, M.D. / HASKELL LABORATORY '' EMPLOYEE RELATIONS DEPARTMENT PROPOSED ENGINEERING STANDARD S4T - ASBESTOS The Safety and FiTe Protection Subcommittee of the Engineering Stan dards Committee has developed a draft standard, "Asbestos Dust Ex posure, Measurement and Control". Since our initial efforts, OSHA regulations have been promulgated which we feel should be reflected in this standard. The following wording covering medical examinations has been proposed for inclusion. We would appreciate your comments and any suggested changes: 6. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS The employer will make medical examinations, relative to asbestos exposure, available at his cost. 6.1 Preplacement - Each employee shall have a physical examination within 30 days of his first exposure to air borne concentrations of asbestos fibers. 6.2 Annual - An annual examination shall be conducted on each employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos dust. / ^i 6.3 Termination of Employment - Each employee shall have an examination within 30 days before or after termination of em ployment in an area of exposure to airborne asbestos dust. 6.4 Recent Examination - No additional exams are required if adequate records show that the employee has been examined in compliance with the above sections. BETTER THINGS TOR BETTER LIVING . . . THROUGH CHEMtSTR> DUP 0903046 SC-DP-04070 Page y 6.5 Records - Employers will maintain complete and accurate records of each employee's examination and retain these rec ords for 20 years. 6.6 Technique - Each examination will consist of a minimum 6.6.1 - Posterior-anterior chest X-ray 14" x 17" 6.6.2 - History to elicit symptomology of respiratory disease 6.6.3 - Pulmonary function tests to include forced vital capacity and forced expiratory volume at 1 second. SAFETY AND FIRE PROTECTION DIVISION V ;__ X__ V. " L. C. Schaller, Consultant Engineering Section LCSrsrd RECEIVED NOV 16 1972 HASKELL LABORATORY DUP 0903047