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a- -^7'"J\}CV ,-rti ' E T KYL C O KP OH A TIO X i.NTsn '!",(' ir i > f;: y * r < > \ : 1 \ < .; TO 11 KHOM J- h. Mu o .< i o sl'UJeot '.'ir.'] C-iori,^ dtnndn"d A UL>HENS R i oiunor.d DATE ru arc R , 1 3 P '1 This is to remind you the Vinyl Chloride Standard (OSHA 1910:1017) calls for an annual training session as vc-.lt as a review of the standa-d with each ^nploveo engaged in vinyl chi Tide or polyvinyl chloride operations, Our records show you should have this review completed by the 30th of March 1980. If you wish you nay use the attached shorter version that was prepared by Corporate Medical with the thought of reducing time resumed in the training sessii n but still giving essential facts. PI ease inform pi. when you have completed the pcsr 1 ns. A J. Of >ef\TrrmniViTm . . ' 1S -'Ini (bed . ' : at ' (drool, i i u- 1 h (Garret t-c i.1e 1 c 1 * 11 <- y (Richmond) c v. , Mon t g. mery ( H.k'n I.T M, Kor,7 it, CK c! u< -r.a) R. en 1 ! (he,.:, n . he i gi ! - 1 ! "1 ' ii ohm. ,n. . -yhf rtli U- 8 A*' --i. t< A /k- * * J. \' \1 \v a J '0 /A GGC G00S57 i -n uirr p- .vyinvl ciLARLmi Mary eir.p Lm.ves in tnis pl.mr -k v.uth pe ! vi: 1 chloride a nicely uise.j ,uil v = ry uscda! plan..'. i ; , Lay] cnlori !e, i.sujll;. know;', as i'v'C is u.'.lJ L or ,i tu suats no.J r.. ; f s , lin-f-. I or d 1 s j oi-,nh 1 < diapers, for wrapping me.it , for water pipe and thousands of ether things. including tae bottles tunc by ] n early 1974 , as man / of you j. new, several cases of a very rare liver tumor .ailed angiosnr.. ma w.-re j i s.^evri-J iron: lor. time er.rplo''ees o: a pleat making I'Ve in Lou i s,r 111 e . Since than, 3 other vinyl chloride- polyvir.yl chloride manufacturing facilities in the United States have uiscovered cases of these rare tumors. In all, 48 such cases, occurring over the past 2u years, have now been found worldwide among employees of YCM-PVC .tanu f ac t a r in,,; facilities. All the cases that have occurred have been in plants manufacturing the gas - vinvl chloride - or making it into the plastic - PV'i to mur.o pi,' , cattles, : i Irr. or th-: ma.iv other things male fro;.', 9VC. be, a,..- .,f the i. on. era , nused bv the disc'ver" cl these liver timers i, ir. ,;i. su' / e ,.i i j , in ck Fall 1 ' "the La! -r Department's oc o at,' : c r. i i t , ,,;..i .-'met A.,i n i s :, _ n f (1 f7; ' ' i.-sued emergency tu;- . _o rot ; .. _ e - t v., i rid" i g., . These rul-'s ' n w p^..'- i. l .; :,, -j. . ,u , inly for work'-rs in the plants ...aK in - V i, : '.i , t;: e y a., - ;c ,, r-mm wh 1 ;ra\ be reposed to vinyl l1, iti.. . ' - L . ( !. iA ' 1 if .] o .. i . _ t i a". t , such as ours. vie-, t . s. resins i ci'.L.'. ..-.a': i'.i I.'.ts cl the - .'ir.yl chloride ....a, .or i 1 Oil ; `' i 1 '' * k < v i j { * , -he . :: .. i.!e. Dur:ins the last two year.., a, w ,..:u ' , , .. . i ie\.',,ped to reduce the VCM 0c 00085s remaining in the resin. There unco the ''1'' 1 itith" have been 100 part;-: per million (ppm) of rosin or even hium-r, Lor the most part cur resins now have one ppm or less of Lin .mone r. OSHA requires that workers exposed to more than 1 ppm of airborne V L>'. mast 'fjr rus,/ 2 rators. Bv red m i a tee amount of VCM in the resin, our n.L..surements indicate that it is nor necessary for anyone in this plant to wear a mask in order to limit exposure ;' airborne VCM. The air concentrat are Well below toe tequireu limit. JSliA has established other rules of interest to all of us. These i:k mde: (I.) All ream l.i lorns and hoppt r car > must bf- labeled in accordance with USIIA Kc culm tun .. present it 1 on i:.au>: to vou new, must ho made to all employees including mw hires, md reviewed 'rnuallv thereafter. (a - > 'so are required to have asured the ununt cf V0V in the air (* . ) Thu re. .it m mow t e result - o t this monitoring. ^- ".ctior level" cf 0.5 parts t k-n f un. j.-i (5. - h . ! 1 : 1 tot r , .. r. a tit. : . n- monitorin' the air < .at ot;v-,. :ru has increased, .c ivu j Mu'scf'' li'-u1: au tve the one meld .vd a "rec; Lated area" with . s r ; /.< i Mi'iuirl would be 1'". Tf ..( ir<' ever in excess G6C 000859 of the pe rmi i-,ih le level y^i will >-.j cold and other work rulci would tak effect. iL U ..".son c in! eh at you f^ll^w the work practice's ci.al we would hue <-<: c a, t"> cni.pl'.' with the new OSHA kegui .;L i ,.ns , As with, all > t li L r safety r .le^ , never take ;K,rt cuts tnay end.m._,.-r vci neulth. Remember no area in tin- pi.ait cccs clou' to oxceeding this le-j.l, therefor^, none of the.se special regul atior.n will, be necessary. '.A have com; let e copies of t.a regular: ens snould you be interested in reading them. POINTS TO REMEMBER Oar exposure here is low than the very strict limits set by the government. Only a small amount of free monomer is contained in the resins used here and efforts are being made to reduce this even further. The OSHA Standards are extremely complicated and have but one purpose--emplo"ee protection from adverse health effects of Vinyl Chloride Monomer. Ouse re e .Oecy rules, especially any new rules if they n'u ever uu' into el ;\*ct , hei .ui.se a heilthful envi ronment :\,r em;-1ll a r^-guife- our total team offer.:. GGQ 000860 '-TOXIC SlinUTANf Sn: 31 .R I 13 :.L'tiir.t, in1 2."3'.'4'.a*ry* *o8r J- t, or.d. upon reuur lii j.n employee or fr rmer employee. to a physician mmi, n.Ved by the employee or to a new employer (lLi' Any phy.-dCaii who conducts H o'- oh i Ani IX `."lor" moans the Duvi tor for the or upntiorial S.i;i :y and Health Aiir'i".: trifon Area Otf.'ie h.n :n_; jui ' .dji'L.on over the geographic area m Ma i 'i ( 1 e e-';, clubl'.' 1'- 111 Vtnvl chloride or polwnyl chior.. ii mnufactured, reacted, rep.'.ci- i. "... 'tored handled or used: and til) Vinyl chloride concentration., ate In excess of Lhe permissible exm-ure medical examination required by thus parur 'upl. .'..ol'. Firn.'h to the t in; lover a statement oi the `- ut.ibility for employment m the specific exposure. l.s loc.ill'll i 9 ' ]',.;>',tnyl ci I, i: rrn'.ns poiy- \ ill*. I chlo.-nli- n .ner nr c,-joly- liter be lore such m r:ed to a fabiP limit. (2 ' Access to regulated areas sh.'Fl limited to authorized persons, A d.;:." roster shall be made of authorized ;v-- ISci-s Ml ' . t'H 3-S rJ 1' Milt, ...hiy! .! 39 FR 37 5c. I ,M k.i' >. 1 oil, "i I y:i'f I-coni.irv 11. eased product. "* 10' ' Vinyl eh. r:dr" means vinyl `av.i. who enter. (f i Methods o) compliance. Emj Kp ev 19^41 _________ _ chiiride monomer. exposures to vinyl chloride shall be ren- vf 1911.1017 Vinyl chloride. (c) Permissible c+pcsstre limit. (11 No . trolled to at or below the permissible ex employee may be exposed to vinyl chlo- posure limit provided in paragraph (c (R) Scope and application (f> This ride at ccocentratior..' .treater than 1 ppm of Lhis section by engineering, work prae - section includes requirements for the averaged over any C-h nr period, and tice. and rersona] protective conticLs e- control of employee exposure to vinyl d No employee may be exposed to foi'.ow*:: chloride (chloroethene), Chemical Ab- vinyl chloride at concentrations greater tl) Feasible engineering and wo: c sham Service Reentry No. 75014 than 5 ppm averaged over any period not practice controls shall immediately be |Section 1`11(1.93., (1) amended at 39 l-R exceeding 15 minutes. used to reduce exposures to at or bel.' .v 4 I 8-1S, fi, i ember 3. !9'4; 191 0.93q wjs (3) No employee may be exposed to the permissible exposure limit. ledc'.icr.jieJ as 1910.1017 at 40 FR 23072, M.,y 25. 1975J (2) This section applies to the manu facture. reaction, packaging, repackag ing, storage, handling or use of vinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride, but does not apply to the handling or use of fabri cated products made of polyvinyl chlo ride. (3) Tills section applies to the trans portation of vinyl chloride or polyvinyl chloride except to the extent that the Department of Transportation may regulate the hazards covered by this sec tion. (b) Definitions, fl) "Action level" vinyl chloride by direct contact with liquid vinyl chloride. <d> Monitoring, tl> A program of Initial monitoring and measurement shall be undertaken tn each establish ment to determine if there Is any em ployee exposed, without regard to the use of respirators, in excess of the action level. (2) Where a determination conducted under paragraph (d)(1) of this section shows any employee exposures, without regard to the use of respirators, In ex cess of the action level, a program for de termining exposures for each such em ployee shall be established. Such a pro (2) Wherever feasible eneincci mg and. work practice controls which can be :r. stituted Immediately are not sufficient n reduce exposures to at or below the per missible exposure limit, they shall none theless be used to reduce exposures to the lowest practicable level, and shall be supplemented bv respiratory protection in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section. A program shall be establish,' < and Implemented to reduce exposures to at or below the permissible exposure limit, or to the greatest extent fearib'.c. solely by means of engineering and wer'-: pract `ce controls, as soon as feasible. means a concentration of vinyl chloride gram: (3) Written plans for such a program of 0.5 prm averaged over an 3 hour work (1) Shall be repeated at least monthly shall be developed end furnished upon day. where any employee is exposed, without request for examination and copying t., (2) "Assistant Secretary" means the regard to the use of respirators. In ex authorized representatives of the Am"- Assistant Secretary of 1-abor for Occupa cess of the permissible exposure limit. Cant Secretary and the`Director. Suou tional Safety and Health. U S. Depart tli) Shall be repeated not less than plans shall be Updated at least every s;r ment of Labor, or his designee. quarterly where any' employee Is exposed, months. (3) "Authorized person" means any person specifically authorized by the em ployer whose duties require him to enter a regulated area or any person entering such an area as a designated representa tive of employees for the purpose of ex ercizing an opportuni ty to oburve moul- tarthg and me^.unng procedures. (4) "Director" means the Director, National Institute f_.r Occupy. Aortal Safety and H-a-th, U.S Department of Health, Cuucation, ar.d Welfare, or ius desnmee. (3) "Emergency" nieans any occur rence such as, but not limited to. equip ment failure, or operation of a relief de vice which is likely to. i r does, result in massive release of vinyl chloride. (8) "rubricated product" means a product nij.e wholly or partly from polyvinyl c .londe. and winch does not require further processing at tempera tures, and for times. sutT.oient to efrr mass rr-elt'ng of the polyvinyl rhiorlde resulting la the release of vu.v! erdoride. (1) "Hazardous operation" na ans ia-i operation, procedure, or a> Lvp.y where a release of < ither vinyl cl.Dnae LiiU.d or gas might ' e expected .is a ... vq-.ei.ee of hr ,.|>ei. i.ir: ..i 4 ; .n ' , without regard to the use of respirators, in excess of the action level. (iii) May be discontinued for any em ployee only when at least two consecu tive monitoring determinations, made not lean than 5 working days apart, shew exposui.'-s for that employee at or below the action leveL (3 ; whenever there has been a pro duct :on, process or control change which may result in an increase in the release of vinyl chloride, or the employer has anv other reason to suspect that any em ployee may be exposed in excess of the action level, a determination of employee ;. ure under paragraph (d) (1) of this sec ".on .hall be peilormed. (4) The method of monitoring and mca .uri-i'ient shall have an accuracy iw li a cocfldince level of 35 percent) cf r.i : 'ess titan plus or minus 50 percent ire:;; o J5 rhrougn C.5 ppm. plus or minus 75 i.,'rce..t irora over 0 5 ppm through 10 ppm, and p, ,,s ir .onus 23 percent ovr 19 p|/in. <hncl~ meeting these i -i mm ri-q'itreirer.'s are available In "NU;S.-;t Mi.-.il of Anttlv'tcal . r Uk lr d "s Ignat cd rep- '") Respiratory protection. Wherirespiratory protection Is required under thLv section: (1) The employer shall provide a respirator which meets the requirement-, of Lhis paragraph and shall assure thrt the employee uses such respirator, o-ec; t that until April 1. 1976. wcanne of icv: tors shall be at the discretion of each c-' plu>ce for exposures not in excess of 2 pom. measured over any 15-rmmitc pc-n v Until Apnl 1. 1976, each employee .!. chooses noi to wear jn appropriaie rcvrir.ii dial! be informed at least quarterly ol Fi hazards of vinyl chloride and the purr", piopot use, and limitations of revpiiji-.; devices. ISection 19I0,9jq(p)(l) amended al 40 I , 13211. March 25. 1975; Section 19!0.`1:. was redesignated l*110.1017 at 40 I : 23072, May 28, 197S| (2) Kejplrators siiall be selected fr: among those Jointly approved by thMinlng Enforcement ar.d Safety Adri..-istrntion. Department of the Intenoand trie National Institute for CVcup.v tlonal Safety and Health under the pr visions of 30 CFK Part 11. the op-:- : f hi k : eif.pl.)> cc e v pi'scr? . , iMe r\'.l v 7r-.it [ivtii.in 1 i : i 9 . >, ['ii > I, i ` ,r , 'r ' F I .! P be iL.ricf re.-soaubie i.j i. rI'-.'e d-,e mor.iior- l -" . : "P.-'d tv f (3) A respiratory protection progy meeting the requirements of 11910..:' shall be established and nalnUvlncd. 4 1S4S. Ft, cr: 3, ! 'i 4, ic red-",!. -1. J it 11' 23 >'2, M,,\ v. is''; 1 ^ a.'c.i 11 A r Fed Hi i icctlon of respirator* far viny: i .1 i > ..m a.he,-- "hloride shall be as follows: it ii /p GGC 000861 [See 1910.1017(9)14)] I 31 ;833G REFERENCE F!Lr 4 sitncspherl^ ccmcentrztion of vinyl cKlorld* (t) tJnirtOMi, or tbova 3,600 ppm ... (U) Not over 3,600 ppm---.-,,____ (ill) Not over 1,000 ppm. (ivj Not over luO ,)}>i.i--.................... (y) Not ovei -5 npm_______ ________ (vi) Not over 10 ppi,,....... ..................... Jltqulrtd zppafat-u-t Operi^circult, Mii-coct*in*d brthlng App*rtuji, pres sure demand type, with full faceptec*. (A) Combiuatloa type C tupplled air r*pLr*torf pre*- vur* demaad typo, *'itb full or half and auail'jwy ** if-contained air aopply: or . J ; Ctn'b Kiji. i on Type C , auppl ied air r pt r a tor * _ir.t ipu-iu \ flow lyp, full or ball l * e pie c m , rl J < JuJll;*!",' clf-contained ^ir supply. Type C, supplied air respirator. Continuous flow type, with full or half face piece, helmet or hood. (A) Combustion type C supplied air respirator de mand type, with fuU faeepfeee, and auitlllary seLf-contilned atr supply; or (B) Opeu-cucjlt ii-contained breathing apparatus with full facepiece. In demand mode: or (C) Type C supplied au respirator, demsnd type, with full faceolece, (A) A powered air-purifying respirator with hood. helmet, full or half facepiece, and a canister which provides a service life of at least 4 hours for concearstlons of vinyl chloride up to 25 ppm. or (B| Gw=. mask, front- or Pack-mounted canister which provides a service life of at least 4 hours for concentrations of vinyl chloride up to 25 ppm. (A) Combination type C supplled-atr respirator, de mand type, with half facepic ,e. and a.vxtllarv self-contained atr supply; or (B) Type C suppued-alr respirator. deiraud type, with half facepiece: or (C) Any chemical cartridge respirator with an organic vapor cartridge which provides a service life ol at least 1 hour Tor concent. .Hons of vinyl chloride un to 10 ppm. [S.'L'i.i.n 1 'll 4,9 3q 14i . "no i,' d jf 3f) l R M84.3. Ococrnle r 3, 1 t 4 ir.J .. jv 1 'y i ' .ill' M . R 2.M72, Mjy 28, I9'S| chloride in excess of the pernii . ible limit and necessary protective steps; (ni) Tbe purpose (or, ptopei use, ami h.mutioni it! respiratory protective devices; ISection I9l0.93q(j)(l)(iii) amended at 39 C't 4 1843, l>.-cemb<: 3, 1574,and rcdcsi usd ,n 1910 Ml 7 at 40 FR 23072, May 28, 19751 (iv) The fire hazard and acute to.-de ity of vinyl chloride, and the necessary protective stcos: <v) The purpose tor and a description of the monitoring program; (vi) The purpose for, and a descrip tion of. the medical surveillance program; (vtl) Emergency procedures; (viil) Specific information to aid the employee in recognition of conditions which may result in the release of vinyl chloride: and (lx) A review of this standard at the employee's first training and Indoc'.: .na tion program, and annually Uierrafter. (2) All materials relating to the pro gram shall be provided upon request to the Assistant Secretary and the Director. (It) Medical surveillance. A program of medical surveillance shall be Insti tuted for each employee exposed, with out repnrd to the use of respirators, to vinyl chloride In excess of the action level. The program shall provide each such employee with an opportunity for examinations and tests in accordance with this paragraph. All medicai ex aminations and procedures shall be per formed by or under the supervision of a licensed physician, and shall be prov ided w ithout cost to the employee. (SUi) F r ` ry to ur...o.vn concentra tions or concentrations greater '.h.i". 36.000 ppm (lo'.ver expl-sl;.. ii;r;t' may be mane only fur purposes of life re,,:ue; and <u> Ent.y Into conceutruH ,.ic. of le.-s than 36,000 ppm but greater than 3.COO ppm may be made only for purpose! of life rescue, firt .'.gluing. or securing equipment so an to prevent a greater hazard from reii'a-.c of vinyl e'llotvi" (6) Where air-punf/mg rc.qjuvDcrs are used: .i) Air-purifyii.g caunlsters or car tridges s.iall be replaced prior to the expiration of their service life or the end of the shift Li which they are first used, whichever occurs first, and (il> A continuous moriitirmg aiul alarm system shall be provided where concentrations of vinyl chloride could reasonably exceed the allowable concen trations for the dev .res in use Such j.ystemsha'l be used to alert employees when vinyl chloride concentrations exceed the allowable concentrations for the devices In ate. (7) Apparatus prescribed for higi.er concentrations may be used for my lower concentration. <h> Hazardous operation; (1) r_m- ployfes engaged In hazardous opera'.!.,: including entry of vessels to .-ic.ui : 7 - (vinyl chior.de residue from .es ei w i..-,. phall be provided and reqiured to w> ir and use: (1) Respiratory protection hi accord ance with paragraph j c) .mu gj of thh v't.on and (11) Protective garments to prevent skin contact with liquid vmyl chloride or with polyvinyl chloride residue frem vessel walls. The prole"ii,v garments shall be selected for the operatira and Its possible exposure conditions, 12) Protective garments -hall be pro- viuud clean and dry for each use. <',) Emergency situations A written operational plan lor emergency situa tions shall be developed f )r each facility storuig, handling, or otherwise using vmyl chloride as a liqu.d or eoinprested gas. Appropriate portions of the plan s.iall be implemented the event of an emergency. The plan shall specifically provide that: (1) Employees engaged in hazardous operations or correclir.; itu.Ulons of ex isting hazardous releases shall be equmped as required in paragraph (h) Of this reetton: (2i Otrier employees not so equipped shall evacuate the area and not return until eruditions are controlled by the methods required In paragraph (f) of this section and the emergency is abated. (j) Tranvriy. Each employee engaged in vmyl chforide or rolwlnyl chloride operations shall be provided training in a program relating to the hazards of vinyl chloride and precautions for Its safe u .li The iujgrum ,r, ill include: i i ` The nature of the health hazard from i drome exposure to vinyl chloride u.cluu.ng specifically thu carcinogenic liuzard: ill) d:.e specific ns: ire of operations whli.li . oil'd li ..lit In x.ta.oire to vinyl (1) At the time of Initial alignment, cr upon institution of medical surveil lance: in A general physical examination shall d performed, with specific atten tion to detecting enlargement pf liver, spleen or kidneys, or dysfunction In these organs, and for ftbnornialtles in skin, connective tissues and the pulmonary system (See Appendix A). Ul) A medical history shall be taken. Including the following topics: <A) .Alcohol intake; (B> Past history of hepatitis; (C) Work history and past exposure to potential hepatotoxlc agents, ln '.u lmg drugs and ciiemicaIs: (D) Past history of blood transfu sions; and (E) Past history of hospitalizations, (ill) A serum specimen shall be ob tained and determinations nude of: (A) Total btllrujalr: iBt Alkaline phosphatase: (C) Serum glutamic oxalacetlc trans aminase (SCOT): (D> Serum glutamic pyruvic transam inase (SGPT) ; and (E> Gamma glustamyl transpeptidase. 12) Examinations provided In accord ance with this paragraph shall be per formed at least; U) Every 6 t .unths for each employee who hu4 been employed In vinyl ciliarlde or polyvinyl chloride manufacturing (or 10 years or longer; and tu) Annually for all other employees. <3) Each employee exposed to^an rtren.rcy shall be afTorded appropriate 'lrriir li surveillance. 1 , ( *h I'Ve 1"10 10171V 1(311 60 *&4.1 o Q Mi TOXIC SUBST/JICES S-l 19 31.3337 (4) A statement of each employee's suitability for continued exposure to vinyl chloride Including use of protec tive equipment and respirators, shall be obtained from the examining physician promptly afttr any examination, A copy of the physician's statement shall be pro vided each employee. (5) If any employee's health would be materially Impaired by continued ex posure, such employee shall be with drawn from possible contact with vinyl chloride. (6) Laboratory analyses for all bio logical specimens Included in medical examinations shall be performed In labo ratories licensed under -12 CFR Part 74, (7) If the examining physician deter mines that alternative medical examina tions to those required by paragraph (k>(l) of this section will provide at least equal assurance of detecting med ical conditions pertinent to the exposure to vinyl chloride, the employer may ac cept such alternative examinations as meeting the requirements of paragraph (kKl) of this section, if the employer obtains a statement from the examining physician setting forth the alternative exair inationa and the rationale for sub stitution. Thic statement shall be avail able upon request lor examination and copying to authorized representatives of the Assistant Secretary and the Director. (1) Si(nu and labels. (1) Entrances to regulated areas shall be posted with leg ible signs bearing the legend: Ctji cn-SosexcT Acricr Axes Armuiizxs PnsohNrj. Onu [Section 191C193q (1) (1) emended at 39 FK 4 1 848. Decir.'er 3, 1974 and '-`it-Msnated ' is 1910.1017 t 40 FK 23072. May 28, 1975 J (2) Areas containing hazardous oper ations or where an emergency currently exists shall be posted with legible signs bearing the legend: Cx,wcra-30spurr Agent in Tun Asks PxrrrecTTYi EomrMXNr Ri-iiolid AC- 'OXIZXD FoaomHU. ONLY [Section 1910.93q (1)(2) amended a: 39 FK 4184S, December 3, 1974 and jedcugiuled u 1910.1017 at 40 FR 23072, May 28. !975| (3J Containers of polyvinyl chloride Vesln wvste from reactors or other waste contaminated with vinyl chloride shall be legibly labeledi- Cohtxmiihates with VlNTL CHI.,,litill C ANCT'X-S illl-tn AcilWT [So-cUon i910.93q u) (3) amended at 39 FR 4184g, December 3, 1574 and redesig nated as 1910.1017 at 40 1 R 23072, Mav 28. !'>75| r4> Containers of po'-vinyl chloride sliall be legibly labeled; PlLtvintt. CULomol (os Txadx Name I Coot aim Vum Cm.onnj* VjNro CaLoatoi im i CAMCca-SeaesaT Aglut (5) Containers of vLnyl chloride snail be legibly labeled ett'ucx: (1) Viktt. Cmuina ExvaeMTST mwioan Qas Hiran Pns>:trvr: Cswcxx-SusimcT Actnt or (ii) In accordance with 49 CFR Parts 170-189, with the additional legend: CAWCEl-SUSl'tCT AGENT applied near the label or placard, [Section 1910.93q (1) (5) (ii) amended at 39 FR 4 1 848, December 3, 1974 and redesig nated as 1910.1017 at 40 FR 23072, May 28, 1975) (6) No statement shall appear on or near any required sign, label or Instruc tion which contradicts or detracts from the effect of. any required warning, information or Instruction. <m> Records. (1) All records main tained in accordance with this section shall include the name and social secu rity number of each employee where relevant. (2> Records of required monitoring and measuring, medical records, and au thorized personnel rosters, shall be made and shall be available upon request for examination and copying to authorized representatives of the Assistant Secre tary and the Director. (11 Monitoring and measuring records shall: i A) State the date of such monitor ing and measuring and the concentra tions determined and Identify the instru ments and methods used; (B> Include any additional informa tion nece-sary to determine individual employee exposures where such expo sures are determined by means other than individual monitoring of employees: and (Cl Be maintained for not less than 30 years. ill) Authorized personnel rosters sliall be maintained for not less than 20 years. ii.it Medical records shall be main tained for the duration of the employ ment of each employee plus 20 years, or 33 years, whichever Ls longer.. 13) In the event that the employer ceases to do buiineas and there ls no successor to receive and retain his rec ords for the prescribed period, these rec ords shall be transmitted by registered mall to the Director, and each employee Individually notified in writing of this transfer. 141 Dmpluyees or their designated representatives shall be provided access to examine and copy records of required monitoring and measuring. 15) Former employees shall be pro vided access to examine and copy re- qiured monitoring and measuring records reflecting their own exposures. (8) Upon written request of any em ployee, a copy of the medical record of that employee shall be furnished to any physician designated by the employee. (n) Reports. (1) Not later than 1 month after the establishment of a reg ulated area, the following Information shall be reported to the OSHA' Area Di rector. Any changes to such information shall be reported within 15 days,. (1) The address and location ui each establishment which has one or more regulated areas; and (11) The number of employees In each regulated area during normal operation.',, including maintenance. (2) Emergencies, and the facts ob tainable at that time, shall be reported within 24 hours to the OSHA Area Di rector. Upon request of the Area Direc tor, the employer shall submit additional Information In writing relevant to the nature and extent of employee exi'osures end measures taken to prevent future emergencies of similar nature. (3) Within 10 working days following any monitoring and measuring which discloses that any employee has been exposed, without regard to the use of iiupnaiors In excess of the permissible exposure limit, each such employee shah be notified In writing of the results of the exposure measurement and the step:; being, taken to reduce the exposure to within the permisslSle exposure limit. [Section 1910.93q (n) (3) amended at : ` FR 41848, December 3, 1974. Section 1910.93q was redesicnated 1910.1017 af 41' FR 23072, May 28, 1975] . (o) Effective dates. (1) Until April 1. 1975, the provisions currently set Torth in Sec. 1910.93q of this Part sliall apply. [Ed, note: This paragraph refers to the emergence temporary standard published at 39 T'R 12343) (2) Effective April 1, 1975, the previsions set forth in Sec. 1910.93q of this Part shat! apply[Section 1910,93q(o)(l) and (2) amended at 40 FR 13211 March 25, 1975; Section 19l0.93q was redesignated 1910.1017 at 40 I K 230',2. May 2S. 1975) Aiwindh A--8tuvuvewnat Medical IarrOIMATirUf When required teeta under paragraph 00(1) of tide aectlon show sbnornullt'.w. the testa should ba repeated aa soon iu pror Ucablo, preferably within 1 to 1 weeks, ir testa remain abnormal, consideration shoulu be given to withdrawal of the employee from contact- with vinyl chloride, while a nice comprehensive examination la mada. Additional testa which may ba useful 'A. For kidney dysfunction: urine examina tion for albumin, red blood cells, and follatlve abnormal cells. 2 16-78 GGC 000865 hi HI Hal 111 N M m > 1 [Sec. 1910.1017 (Appendix All I MRS INC , W A 'HIM 3 TON. 17 C. 20037 f -3-r:tf333 REFERENCE FILE Pulmonary Forced vita) capac "Director" means the D,rector of ity, Forced expiratory volume at 1 second, odd cbest roentgenogram (posterior-anterior, Lfti 17 Inches). C. Additional serum testa; Lactic acid dc- r hydrogenase. lactic acid dehydro/;er./w leoenryme, protein determination, and protein electrophoresLi. D. Tor a more comprehensive exarmnuLlci on repeated abnormal serum testa: Hepatitis B antigen, and liver scanning. (Seca. S and 8. 84 Stst. 1599, 1SS9 (29 U-SC. MS, Ml): Secretary of Labor'* Order No 13-71, asraa-si) the National Institute for Occupation al Safety and Health. U.S. Depart ment of Health, Education, and Wel fare, or designee. "Emergency" means any occurrence such as, but not Hmit'ed to, equipment failure, rupture of containers, or fail ure of control equipment wldch may. or docs, result In a massive release of benzene. "OSHA Area Office" means the (Section 19I0.93q added at 39 FR 12343, April 5, 1974, as emergency temporary Standard; issued as permanent standard at 39 office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration having Jurisdic tion over the geographic area where FR 35896, October 4, 1974; Section the affected workplace Is locate/! l9l0.93q was redesignated 1910 1017 at 40 a (c) Permissible exposure limits--(\) t FR 230/2, May 28, 1975| J Inhalation--(1) Time-weighted average limit ITWA). The employer shall ] 1910.1028 Beiucne. assure that no employee Is exposed to (A) Scope end application. Cl) This section applies to each place of em ployment where benzene la produced, reacted, released, packaged, repack aged. stored, transported, handled, or used. (2) This section does not apply to: (1) The storage, transportation, dis tribution, dispensing, sale or use as fuel of gasoline, motor fuels, or other fuels subsequent to discharge from bulk terminals; or an airborne concentration of benzene in excess of l part benzene per million parts of air (1 ppm) as an 0-hcur timeweighted average. (11) Ceiling limit The employer shall assure that no employee Is exposed to an airborne concentration of benzene in excess of 5 ppm as averaged over any 15 minute period. (2) Dermal and eye exposure limit The employer shall assure that no em ployee Ls exposed to eye contact with liquid benzene; or to skin contact with <li) The storage, transportation, dis liquid benzene, unless the employer tribution or sale of benzene in Intact can establish that the skin contact is containers sealed In such a manner as an Isolated Instance. to contain benzene vapors or liquid, (d) Regulated areas. (T the employ except for the requirements of paraer shall establish, within each place of graph (k) 12). (3), (4), and C5>, and employment, regulated arias where ~ paragraph (J) of this section. benzene concentrations are In 'excess (b) Defxn itions. "Action level" mepjis of the permissible Airborne exposure an airborne concentration of benzene - limit. of 0.5 ppm, average.1 over an 8-hour (2) The employer shall limit access work day. to regulatid areas to authcriz/ d per "Assistant Secretary " means the .As sons. sistant Secretary of Labor for Occupa tional Safety and Health. U S Depart ment of Labor, or designee. "Authorized person" means any person required by hia duties to enter a regulated area and authorized do so by his employer, by this section or by the Occupational Safety ar ; (3) Notificcf.cn of regulated areas. Within Ji) days following the estau- llshmer.t of a regulated area, the em ployer shall report the following infor mation to the OS HA Area Office: (1) The aJ.lrei.s cf each establish ment which h.'-s one or more regulated Health Act of 1970. "Autho-v.'.d person" LncltHes a representative of employees who is designated to ob are.1-;: (Li) The locations, within the estab lishment. of each regulated area; serve monitoring and measuring proce- (ill) A brief description of each pro dure* under paragraph <m) of 11.ts tlon. "Benzene" (CJL) (CAS Registry No. 00071432) means solid, liquefied or gaseous benzene. It Inoludes mixtures of liquids containing benzene and Hie vapors released by these liquids. "Bulk terminal" means a facility which Is used for the storage and dis tribution of gasoline, motor fuels or other fuels and which receives Its pe troleum products by pipeline, barge or marine tanker. cess or operation which results In em ployee exposure to benzene In regulat ed areas; and (Ivy The nmnoer of employees en gaged In each process or operation within each regulated area which re sults Ln exposure to benzene, and an estimate of the frequency and degree of exposure within each regulated area. (e) Exposure monitoring and mea surements.--(1) General (1) Determi nations of airborne exz 'sure levels shall be made from air samples that are representative of each employee's exposure to benzene over an eight (8) hour period. (11) Tor the purposes of this section, employee exposure ls that exposure which could occur if the employee were not using a respirator. (2) Initial monitoring. (1) Each em ployer, who has a place of employ ment where benzene ls produced, reacted, released, packaged, repack aged, stored, transported, handled or used shall monitor each of these work places and work operations to accu rately determine the airborne concen trations of benzene to which employ ees may be exposed. (11) The Initial monitoring required under paragraph <e)(2)(i) of this sec tion shall be conducted and the results obtained within 30 days of the effec tive date of this section. Where the employer has monitored after January 4. 1977 and the monitoring satisfies the accuracy requirements of para graph (e)(6) of the section, the em ployer may rely on such earlier moni toring to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (eX2Xl) of this section, unless there has been a production, process, personnel or control change wldch may have resulted ln new or ad ditional exposures to benzene or the employer has any other reason to sus pect a change which may have result ed ln new or additional exposures to benzene; and provided that the em ployer maintains a record of the moni toring ln accordance with paragraph (1X1) and notifies each employee' In ac cordance with paragraph (e)(5). (3) Frequency.--41) Measurements below the action level If the measure ments conducted under paragraph (eX2Xl) of this section reveal employ ee exposure to be below the action level, the measurements need not be repeated, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e)(4) of this section. (U) Measurements above the action leveL If the measurements reveal em ployee exposure to be ln exce. of the action level, but below the permissible exposure limit, the employer shall repeat the monitoring at least quarter ly. The employer shall continue there quarterly measurements until at least two consecutive measurements, taken at least seven (7) days apart, are below the action level, and thereafter the employer may discontinue monitoring, except as provided ln paragraph (e)(4) of this section- dll) Measurements above the permis sible exposure limit It the measure ments reveal employee exposure to be ln excess of the permissible exposure limits, the employer shall repeat the Ov- .1 J*.-/ , V H. . sOd'Vr (W nio l02fi(.)(3Mii.l| 18