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AMENDED OSHA ASBESTOS STANDARD (40 CFR 1910,1001) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT/ACTION LEVEL 0 PEL REDUCED FROM 2.0 TO 0.2 F/CC, 8 HR. T.W.A, o Effective date: July 21, 1986 o Compliance through engineering/work practice controls EXCEPTION: GRINDING OPERATIONS - FRICTION PRODUCTS o Action Level of 0.1 f/cc, triggers: - TRAINING - MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE - PERIODIC EXPOSURE MONITORING EXPOSURE MONITORING o Initial monitoring (where required) by October 20, 1986 o Semi-annual monitoring where over action level o Written results notifications to employees within 15 days o Monitoring method requirements - 25mm CASSETTE/50MM COWL EXTENSION - BREATHING ZONE - Lab quality control program HWBUI0004060 Estimated Asbestos Related Cancer Mortality per 100,000 by Number of Years Exposed and Exposure Level 1 Asbestos fiber CONCENTRATION (F/ML) 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 10.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 10.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 10.0 Cancer mortality/100,000 exposed Lung MESOTHE- lioma GASTRO- 9 intestinal z Total 7.2 14.4 36.1 144 288 360 715 139 278 692 2713 5278 6509 12177 231 460 1143 4416 8441 10318 18515 1 YEAR EXPOSURE 6.9 13.8 34.6 138 275 344 684 0.7 1.4 3.6 14.4 28.8 36.0 71.5 20 YEARS EXPOSURE 73 146 362 1408 2706 3317 6024 13.9 27.8 69.2 271.3 527.8 650.9 1217.7 45 YEARS EXPOSURE 82 164 407 1554 2924 3547 6141 23.1 46.0 114.3 441.6 844.1 1031.8 1851.5 14.8 29.b 74.3 296.4 591.8 740.0 1470.5 225.9 451.8 1123.2 4392.3 8511.8 10476.9 13996.7 336.1 670.0 1664.3 6411.6 12209.1 14896.8 26507.5 Assumes EXPOSURE BEGINS AT AGE 25. Risks are CALCULATED USING U.S. MALE LUNG CANCER BACKGROUND RATES FOR 1977. 2 Estimated as 10% of lung cancer risk than calculated using dose-response INFORMATION. HWBUI0004061 REGULATED AREAS/CHANGE ROOMS & SHOWERS o PEL,Where exposures exceed regulated areas must be established by November 17, 1986. - CLEAR DEMARCATION - LIMITED ACCESS - RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT REQUIRED - PROHIBITION OF EATING, SMOKING, DRINKING, TOBACCO USE - HAZARD WARNING SIGNS PEL,o Where exposures exceed change rooms and showers required - DOUBLE CHANGE ROOMS SEPARATED BY SHOWERS - CONSTRUCTION PLANS BY JANUARY 16, 1987 - CONSTRUCTION/OCCUPANCY BY JULY 20, 1987 OR ONE YEAR FOLLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF ALL FEASIBLE ENGINEERING CONTROL METHODS HWBUI0004062 HAZARD WARNING SIGNS - REGULATED AREAS DANGER ASBESTOS CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY RESPIRATORS AND PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ARE REQUIRED IN THIS AREA HAZARD WARNING LABELS - RAW MATERIALS, SCRAP, WASTES DANGER CONTAINS ASBESTOS FIBERS AVOID CREATING DUST CANCER AND LUNG DISEASE HAZARD HWBUI0004063 METHODS OF CQNPLIANCE/CQMPLIANCE PROGRAM 0 A WRITTEN COMPLIANCE PROGRAM MUST BE DEVELOPED BY JULY 20, 1987 FOR ALL REGULATED AREAS - EMPLOYEE ROTATION SPECIFICALLY PROHIBITED - DOCUMENT AVAILABLE TO 0SHA/EMPLOYEES o Feasible engineering and work practice controls implemented by July 20, 1988 - WHERE FEASIBLE CONTROLS DON'T REDUCE EXPOSURES BELOW THE PEL, CONTROLS MUST STILL BE IMPLEMENTED TO REDUCE TO 0.5F/CC AND SUPPLEMENTED WITH RESPIRATORY PROTECTION HWBUI0004064 RESPIRATORS/PROTECTIVE CLOTHING o NIOSH/MSHA approved respirators provided as follows: 1-10X PEL 10-50X PEL 50-100X PEL 100X PEL HALF-MASK WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER FULL FACEPIECE WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER POWERED AIR PURIFYING WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER SUPPLIED AIR, CONTINUOUS FLOW o Quantitative or qualitative fit testing required semi-annually o Physician approval for all respirator users o Protective clothing required when PEL exceeded - COVERALLS - GLOVES - HEAD/FOOT COVERS - FACE SHIELD/GOGGLES AS APPROPRIATE HWBUI0004065 EMPLOYEE INFORMATION/TRAINING o Required by October 20, 1986 wherever action level exceeded - INITIAL ASSIGNMENT AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER o Training must include: - ASBESTOS HEALTH EFFECTS - RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LUNG CANCER, ASBESTOS, SMOKING - OPERATIONS WHICH MAY CAUSE EXPOSURE - ENGINEERING/WORK PRACTICE CONTROLS BY JOB DESCRIPTION - PROCEDURES FOR REDUCING EXPOSURE - PURPOSE, USE, LIMITATION OF RESPIRATORS/PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - OVERVIEW OF STANDARD INCLUDING APPENDICES HOUSEKEEPING O ALL SURFACES FREE OF DUST ACCUMULATIONS o Preference for HEPA vacuuming/wet methods HWBUI0004066 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE o Medical surveillance program required by November 17, 1986 where EXPOSURES EXCEED ACTION LEVEL 0 PRE-PLACEMENT, ANNUAL AND TERMINATION EXAMS: - MEDICAL AND WORK HISTORY - COMPLETE PHYSICAL - RESPIRATORY DISEASE QUESTIONNAIRE - PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST - CHEST X-RAY (SEE BELOW) o Chest x-rays not required annually, but according to followingschedule: Years since FIRST EXPOSURE ______________ Age of Employee 15 TO 35 35+ TO 45 0 TO 10 YEARS 10+ YEARS EVERY 5 YEARS EVERY 5 YEARS EVERY 5 YEARS EVERY 2 YEARS 45+ EVERY 5 YEARS EVERY 1 YEAR HWBUI0004067 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE (con't) o Termination medicals within 30 days o Employer must provide physician with - EMPLOYEE DUTIES - EXPOSURES OR PROBABLE EXPOSURE - PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT USED - PRIOR MEDICAL DATA o Physician written opinion required RECORDKEEPING/RETENTION O 30 YEAR MINIMUM RETENTION: EXPOSURE MEASUREMENTS - DATE, NAME, SS# - OPERATION - RESULTS, DURATION - RESPIRATOR/PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WORN o Duration of Employment Plus one (1) Year: Training Records - TRAINING DATE/MATERIALS o Duration of Employment Plus Thirty (30) Years: Medical Records - DATE, NAME, SS# - PHYSICIAN'S WRITTEN OPINION - EMPLOYEE MEDICAL COMPLAINTS - INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PHYSICIANS HWBUI0004068