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FILE NAME: ALCOA (ALC) DATE: 1972 DOC#: ALC091 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: OSHA Compliance
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1910.93a Asbestos r. j y u '. ( l ) ( 3 ) Jfrnployoo N o tific a tio n . Any employee found to have boon expoeod a t '' .*ny .time to .airborne concentrations of asbestos f ib e r s In excess of the U n its
isoribed in paragraph (b ) of t h is sec tio n shall bo n o tifie d in w riting of the ponuro as noon a s p ra c tic a b le but no t labor than $ days jf th d 'T in d in g . The
ployoo s ) ll also bo tim ely n o tifie d of the co rre c tiv e actio n .betog taken.
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Dear _____________ _i
Our poriodio environmental sampling program h as id e n tifie d your working
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t i o n s , . exceed the standard established under the F ederal Occupational Safety and
H ealth Act. We are n o tify in g you of t h i s f a c t In acoordance with the provisions of
the Act.
Alcoa intonda to comply w ith thiB standard in order th a t you and your
follow employees are properly p ro tected . To assure you t h a t your place of work
w i l l bo a safe ono, we w ill take the following step s___________ ________________
When th is has been completed, we w ill resume our program of periodic sampling.
To efford you adequate p ro te c tio n while permanent co rrectiv e measures
'jx ro being undertaken, we a rp ro v id in g you with an appropriate re s p ir a to r. Wo
w i l l keep you informed as to our progress and wo ask fo r your cooperation In the
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On June 7, 1972, th e Departroerit o f Labor ^publjijhed P art 1910 o
OSiiA Standards - Standard f o r Exposure t o Asbestos Dust. This Standard recognizes t h a t , lik e c ig a r e tte wooke inhaled, airborne asbestos fib e rs have
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a d e tria s n ta l e ffe c t on t)w human lung. In recognition o f tins p o te n tia lly serious long-range e ffe c t o f
exposure t o airborne asb e sto s, OSHA has lim ited occupational exposure to an 0~hour tim e weighted average o f airborne asbeetoa duet no t exceeding fiv e fib e rs p e r m i l l i l i t e r o f a i r . In addition to tlie 8-lwur* average, sh o rt term exposures (IS minutes in any one hour) are not perm itted t o exceed 10 fib e rs per m illiliter.
Tennessee Operations lias long recognized th e p o ten tial danger o f asbestos containing m aterials and has provided v e n tila tio n and re sp ira to ry protection in areas of p o te n tia l exposure, Ti new OSHA Standard, lowever, i s considerably tig h te r tl n former c r ite ria to the extent th a t asbestos containing dust levels must be v irtu a lly n i l . Tins diange requires t h a t Tennessee Operations i n i t i a t e c e rta in procedures to p ro te a t workmen handling asbestos containing m aterial to th e f u lle s t extent o f the Standards. These include the following;
1, Substitute m aterial containing no asbestos o r le ss asbestos
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2 where p o ssib le. 2. Provide improved v e n tila tio n where necessary. 3. Provide re s p ir a to ry p ro tec tio n where v e n tila tio n engineering fa ils to assure protection. i|, Canply w ith s t r i c t procedures f o r clean up and disposal o f asbestos scrap. 5. M onitor th e a i r i n asbestos handling areas a t l e a s t a t six month in te rv a le . 6. P lace caution sig n s in areas where airborne asbestos could bo in excess o f exposure lim its ,
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8, Provide annual m edical exams including ch est X-ray and pubreonary function t e s t s to a l l employees exposed t o airborne concentration of asbestos, 9. Provide w ritten n o tic e to any employee found by t e s t to liave been exposed to airborne concentration o f asbestos fib ers in excess o f the Standard. Tlds l e t t e r w ill serve t o n o tify you t)vat your work area i s one in which atmospheric te s t s have d isclo sed concentrations o f fib ers in excess o f .Standard. This n o tificatio n , i s given in accordance w ith provisions o f the
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"M r. John Doe Main Street Hollywood, C alli. Dear Mr. Doe: On July 2,-1 9 7 2 , the air contam inante section of the Occupational
Safety and H ealth Act wan rev ised to include section 1910,93a.,
paragraph (b} of this standard Btates that:
The 8 hour tim e-w eighted average airborne concentration of a sb esto s fib ers to wInch any em ployee may be exposed shall not exceed five fib ers, longer than 5 m icrom eter per cubic centim eter of air.
The standard a ls o .s ta te s in paragraph (i) (3) that: Any em ployee found to have been exposed at anytim e to airborne con cen trations of a sb e sto s fib ers in e x c e s s of the lim its p rescrib ed in paragraph (b) o f this section shall be notified in writing of the exposure as soon as p r a c tic a l but not la te r than 5 days of the finding. The em p loyee shall a ls o be tim ely notified of tiro co r r e ctiv e action being taken.
As you are aw are, we have provided you with a respirator which meets
the requirem ents of the Bureau of M ines. With the proper u se and
care of this resp irator you should experience no harmful effects from
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1, your exposure. We are doing extensive studies throughout the T ennessee
O perations in an effo rt to red u ce the dust le v e ls below O,SsJfH. A...standards and we w ill keep you inform ed of our p rogress.
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In the m en n tim e, p le a s e continue to w ear your r e sp ir a to r at a ll tim es
when exposed to a sb esto s dust. If you have any questions regarding
asbestos or this standard, w e w ill be very happy to d iscu ss them with
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Very truly yours.
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A lcoa in te n d s to comply w ith th is s ta n d a rd .in tb e p ro te c tio n of o u r w o rk ers from h arm fu l le v e l s o f t h i s m a te r ia ^ th ro u g h g r e a te r e ffo rt to control dust le v e ls, the use of personal p ro te c tiv e equipm ent, and a c o n tin u in g program o f m easuring th e d e g re e o f e x p o s u re in your work a r e a . We w i l l keep you in fo rm e d as. t o
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Our p o rio d ic environm ental sampling program has Id e n tifie d your working *roa as one in which th e co n cen tratio n of _____________________ lias "boon found to exceed the lim i t e sta b lish e d under tho Occupational S afety and Health Aot. We are n o tify in g you of t h i s f a c t in accordance with the provisions of th e Act,
Wo as sure you th a t co ncentrations o f th is magnitude would not bejtvirmful to you unless exposures are prolonged. However, we do not intend to have th is situation c o n tin u e , Since they are higher than wo lik e to oee them, we aro taking the following steps!
To affo rd you complete p ro te c tio n while permanent corrective measures are being undertaken, we a re providing you w ith a su itab le re s p ir a to r. With proper use and care of your re s p ira to r you w ill readm e no harm from tho contaminant. When corrective oanuren are comploted, i t w ill no longer bo necessary to use this respirator.
Should-you have any questions or concerns in th is m atter plea so drop by ..my off ice a t your convenience. ' -Sincerely,
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you know the AnbeatoB Standard undor the Federal Occupational Safety and Health
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conoentratioiiB o f asboirfcoa in excess of the itondard, T h is i s i n oorapHanoe with
th e lo t i t s e l f which s t a t e s th a t ejsployoea be n o tified b u t doe a not specify how.
Sino asbestos i s only th e f i r s t of the hundreds of comprehensive standards we oan expoot, most, i f not a l l , of the others w ill hare sim ilar n o tific a tio n provisions. T his being the caso, i t seems prudent to g iro some guidance to the p la n ts a s to what should he included in a l e t t e r of n o tific a tio n .
I s you can imagine, n o tif ic a tio n con bo a Tory touchy s itu a tio n and any l e t t e r w ill h a re to be very o& rafully worded. The attached eemplo l a t t e r represents th e f i r s t e f fo rts of Boreral of us to put something togethor th a t might do the jo b . Vo are bouncing tills off of you to got your reaction prior to going any further with i t , Tour ooBWonto and suggesttone w ill be appreciated.
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For the timo bsing, we have taken the p o sitio n th at a man wearing a re s p ira to r (approved) i s no t exposed.
Also, OSHA w ill not recognise re s p ira to rs i f control can be accomplished by exhaust v e n tila tio n . Our approach w ill bo th at we do not have to n o tify
our employees in w ritin g , b u t wo must procodc promptly to provide adequate exhaust v e n tila tio n . Boos th is approach sound O.K7
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