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FILE NAME: Ford (FD) DATE: 1972 June 7 DOC#: FD157 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Federal Register - Standard for Exposure to Asbestos Dust RULES AND REGULATIONS Title 29-- LABOR C hapter XVII-- Occupational Safety a n d Health Administration, Depart m ent of Labor * PART 1910--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS Standard for Exposure to Asbesi ' Dust On December 7, 1971, xn erne tem porary standard concerning * to asbestos fibers was publish P ro n u i. R e g is t (36 F_R. 23 1 cordance with section 6(c) <3 Hams-Steiger Occuptaiom H ealth Act at 1970, a n rulem aking regar standard for expos, was published in th e X P p # |B |ffiiita an Jan u ary 12,1972 no tice Invited interestia^ersaiiuto subm it bo th orally and in w rit|n j^ & ta , views, and argum ents concerning^the proposal. O n or about January 24,1972, the Ad visory Committee on Asbestos D ust was established and requested to make w iit- ' recommendations with regard to the rosed standard on asbestos. On or ; ju t February 1,1972, the D epartm ent r H ealth, Education, and W elfare trans m itted to the Secretary of Labor a cri te ria document containing Recommenda- I1.0" i r , an Occupational Exposure i ^ H ^ rd / 0r ^ hestos fay National ior Occupational Safety and (NI? SH) Public notice was given imrttK Receipt of the recommendations ^ n v ^ irr f vail8-li llty ior inspection and n or about February 25, 1972, uAr . . 1sSry Oouunittee on Asbestos Dust P ^ l t t e d its written recommendations to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. Pursuant to the notice of rule making ?7h^ 7^ f Wa. l held 011March 14 through 31. ior the purpose of receiving oral data, views, and arguments concerning the proposed standard. On or about nm ffir3.1! P ^M lng hearing ex- certified to the Assistant Secre- exposure to asbestos fibers and *>.. -n pearance of adverse biological m aaif-sl tations, such as asbestosis. lunc cr.ncem and mesothelioma, have giv,:n r-.-c to controversy as to the validity o-. the S U??veChriqVeSmed le relia! attcm Pted ;n be Because oi the long ; iPse Si iU5 e ?etween cuset of:exposure and biological jnw litatipns,\w e;;have -ow evidence of ie consequences of expo- ure but we do u ^ ^ y e . to geiiefal. accurate m a u r e s o^tb^lyelgr.iQX exposure oc- given ir" |M 5$hesei,acxms;iaseBq0u*enwcWesc.hTliu.'-vtee a5f concerning the various Mads of ior Occupational Safety to d Health the record of the proceeding. 6 hazards ta dU` ^eludes prehearing w ritten th at the controversy S P ^g litedjln the area between a two 6 tr ^ c r ip t of the oral pres- ?d? hearing, and n u mereus exhibits received during " __ oncentration and five-fiber (Centration, with variations on S U " * the hearing or within the ieeded for compliance. Many riod allowed after the close of support a five-fiber TWA hearing. * j iedical opinion is divided between The proposed standard dealt i-fiber standard and a fivc-nber iaara* permissible concentrations of fibers! (2) methods of comp] view of the undisputed grave con- warning signs; U ) m onitor! iuences from exposure to asbestos leal examinations; nrt <6). fibers, it is essential th at the exposure be ing. Each of these m ajor * regulated now, on the basis of th e best Ited comments, argumi evidence available now, even though it and counterproposals. T tey aBJMSfeSfeen m ay not be as good as scientifically de examined and c o n rid ^ ^ ^ h . sirable. An asbestos standard can be re 1. Acceptable c o n i l^ ra ^ lu ii% ib e e -evaluated in the light of the results of tos dust. The P r o # i ^ ^ ^ w o S d ongoing studies, and future studies, but lim it o c c u p atto n d ^ n p o s^ ^ & s-h a r cannotw ait for them , liv es of employees are a t stake. concentratloendslaL^.aiibEit^isiM*u)rt anirobtoernxe I t is concluded th a t th ere should be ceeding f i v e ^ K T ^ ^ ^ t t t t o five one minimum standard of exposure to m ienjm e t e i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ g a ^ .. C oncentra- asbestos applicable to all workplaces ex HfIS ,ab0W a^ ^ P Ut not to exceed posed to any kind, or m ixture of kinds, ' of . asbestos. Reasons of. practical ad 10 _abera ^ ^ P w ra c e n tra tla n ) would jy m inutes in an hour, m inistration preclude a variety of stand tods for different kinds of asbestos and 51x011X21x11197 0X10 lect has recommended Iber TWA and 10-fiber itions be perm itted only tereafter. TWA concentnard be not m ore th an 2 fibers , centim eter (can.*) of air. an d icentra tiens should not exceed 10 a ., w ith no tim e restriction. . objections an d counterpro- Je , w ith regard to MJ" e m ite of ssbestos fiber concen- rfth l!?1 the Periods to comply " to r em ple. have rec ommended retu rn to a 12-fiber stan d ard of an earlier day; L e. a level adopted under the W alsh-Bealey Public C anteacte Act In 1969. O thers have recom - m end atw o-fiber standard td become efiectlTC hi 6 m onths, th en a one-fiber standard for 2 years, and finally a aeroflber standard after 3 years. These rec ommendations give a fa ir indication of tn e wide spread of th e counterproposals. No one has disputed th a t exposure to asbestos of high enough intensity an d long enough duration is causally related to asbestosis and cancers. The dispute Is as to the determ ination of a specific level below which exposure is safe. Various studies attem pting to establish quantita tive relations between specific levels of of workplaces. Also, while th e evidence tends to show th a t crocidolite. for in - stance, is more harm ful th an chrysotUe. th e evidence Is n ot sufficient to establish separate standards for varieties of asbestos. Because there m ust be one etandnrd governing exposure to all varieties, of asbestos, and in workplaces apparrm lv m ore hazardous th an others; because some present employees w ith regular ex posure to asbestos have probably al ready accum ulated great doses of asbes tos fibers, due to higher levels oi exp o sp e in th e past; because it appears th a t levels of exposure which nmy be safe w ith regard to asbestosis are not safe w ith regard to m esotheliom a: be cause the statu te requires the proto.-: :on of every employee, even of one whu naiy have regular exposure to asbestos dm mg a working life which m ay reach, or cvcn exceed. 40 years; and because of several o th er considerations which have bm>n urged and are reflected in th e record of th e proceeding, th e conflict in the imc>cal evidence is resolved In favor of lire h e a lth of employees. As of July 1. lDTd. TWA concentrations of asbestos fibers longer th an S m icrom eters will n o t i*c allowed to exceed two fibers/cc., w ith a ceiling value of 10 fibers/cc. The currc" '' TW A concentrations of five fibers, ai.-l SubJ. to Stlpnlidni of CoalMentfilHy A FEDERAI REGISTER, VOL 37, NO. 110-- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1972 THAN 010457 ceiling concentrations o i 10 nbers/cc, will be perm itted until Ju ly 1. 1978, dur ing w hat will be a tran sitio n al period deemed necessary to allow employers to make the needed changes lor coming Into compliance with the m ore stringent standard. ' The record shows th a t th e many work operations subject to the single asbestos standard (textile, m anufacturing, indus trial, and 'm arine Installation, etc.) will m eet varying degrees of difficulty in complying w ith the standard. In some plants, extensive redesign and reloca tion o f equipment may be needed. I t ap pears, however, the delay in the effective date of the two-fiber standard will pro vide all employers a reasonable time to com ply.`At the same tim e, so long as the ceiling lim it is complied w ith, no harm is reasonably expected to resu lt from ex posures during the transitional period. 2. methods o/ compliance. I t has been pointed out by many persons, th a t pro tection against asbestos fibers is best obtained by controlling th e generation of fibers first, and secondly, by controlling th e dispersion of released fibers into the am bient air of th e workplaces. Therefore, th e standard requires feasible techno logical controls and appropriate work practices as th e prim ary m eans of com pliance. Rotation of employees as a way of meeting the TWA concentration re quirem ent is allowed only in stated ex ceptional circum stances, because, as a general rule, it would be difficult to im plem ent Personal protective equipm ent such aa respirators, cannot be relied upon because, among other reasons, they may be so uncom fortable as to be bur densome, except lo r sh o rt periods of tim e. Therefore, it is expected th a t res pirators `and sh ift rotation will be used during the period necessary to Install en gineering controls and to train employ ees in sound work practices, b u t after technological compliance h as 'been. achieved, th eir use m ust be lim ited special work situations and emergeni W here both are practicable, sh ift tlon is required. 3. Labeling. T he proposed stopped short of requiring bestos and asbestos-containini Tire proposed standard wi quired only warning signs, where asbestos hazards, However, labeling, ra th signs, has proved to be: troversy. Both NIO! Committee on As] mended labels its and containers, and iendatiorrs became very -course of the counterpro- proposals havfe';<] ade as to the lan guage of the wi " well as to the products to be subject to the lahoHwp requirements. Employers, in general, strongly contend th a t (1) finished prod ucts which effectively entrap asbestos RULES AND REGULATIONS 11319 fibers, so th at these would not be released in the normal use of the products, should not be required to be labeled; and (2) words such as "danger" and "cancer" are unwarrantedly alarm ing. Both contentions have m erit, and the standard has been changed accordingly. 4. Monitoring. The proposed standard Would have required personal monitor ing and environm ental monitoring. Many issues h are been raised concerning the availability and reliability of meas uring instrum ents, frequency of moni toring, and conditions In which m onitor ing should be required. The adopted standard takes th e objections into con sideration. I t requires periodic m onltor- mg at intervals no longer than 6 m onths, thus allowing considerable time and dis cretion, and prescribes the use of membrane filter m ethod, which is an ; ceptabla m ethod fo r determ ination asbestos fibers. * ` I t has also been recommendtu employees or th eir representatives^ have an opportunity to obse " m onitoring. The recommend been accepted, 5. Medical exam inat posed standard would appropriate m edical e: periodic basis. The gene pro posai has attracted ^ ; and also many helpful com mendatlons of NIC ! Advi- soxy Committee s t were much more pect to both frequency and i exam ina tlons to be ___ aents vary as to t foyees to be ex- am ined Pfrequency of the requires m edical a t the beginning and employments exposed of asbestos fibers, and ^annual medical exam ina3 employee exposed to a lritrattons of asbestos. I t has out th a t in certain indusas construction, an employee pork fo r several employers during ie year. Accordingly, th standard taps n o t require eith er preemployznent, term ination, o r periodic exam inaton ay employee w ho h as b ear exam ined in accordance w ith th e standard w ithin the past year. One question w hich has been raised goes to w hether th e employer or th e em ployee should be allowed to choose th e examining physician. The stan d ard gives th e option to th e employer. Since 6. .Records. The standard, as proposed and as adopted, requires m aintenance of records of monitoring and of medical examinations. Most of the controversy in this area has revolved around the ques tion whether an employer should be al lowed to have access to the results of the required medical exam inations. The apprehension of those who have argued against employer access is based on the expectation th at some employers will use the medical;examinations as a means of screenlngjf.emjployment' applicants, and worse, as to u n d s' for discharging current em ployw l^hpishow signs of being af- to asbestos. Since the P '^l^f'iK ii|W jm edlcal exam inations la imonitot-gthe' health of employees ex hazards of abestos, em - t in reason be granted th e l||p f refusing to disclose to th eir "tas results of occupational expo- does not make sense to require _ srs to provide medical exam ina- if they cannot know and use the Its of the examinations. F or these sons the standard provides th a t em- _ jre rs may have a restricted access to some medical inform ation. _ On the other hand, there is no inten tion to allow employers to abuse medical inform ation obtained pursuant to the Act, to the detrim ent of employees. Therefore, the adm inistration of th e medical records requirem ent w in be closely watched, and, in cases of abuse, appropriate action wifi be considered. The issues discussed above are believed to be the m ajor ones. Numerous other Is sues have been raised in the rulem aking proceedings. Borne have been referred to Incidentally, Many recom m endations; for instance, about work practices, are so obviously m eritorious th a t th e ir adop tion needs no exposition here. O therrecommendations and m any objections have n o t been adopted fo r a variety of reasons which should be m anifest. Sev eral, for instance; have recommended the use of respirators only p u rsu an t to a variance, or in cases of em ergency and occasional short-term exposures. T he recommendation w ith respect to vari ances undoubtedly has m any m erits, b u t is considered adm inistratively im practical. ** Accordingly, afte r consideration of th e whole record of th e proceeding, and pursuant to sections 6 (b) and (c) an d 8(c) of the `WUUami-Stelger Occupa tional Safety and H ealth A ct of 1970 (84 some employers already have a m edical S ta t 1S93, 1596, 1599; 29 TJ.S.C. 55. exam ination program in operation, 657), 29 CFR 1910.4, and to S ecretary of also, have m edical departm ents w ith Labor's Order No. 12-71 (36 FJR. 8754), some expertise in th e tos-related diseases, diagnosis of i t seems abes-- m ore F art 1910 of T itle 29 of th e Code of Fed reasonable to p en u lt them to utilize th e eral Regulations is amended as se t fo rth present program s an d expertise. <*um to below. - perm it an employee to choose a p riv ate (1) Section 1910.93 is am ended by re general practitioner. vising Table G-3 to read as follows: Subj. 10Stljmlithm ofCoondtntUItty It Older, Sunk, m *L * A J. Gnm K tfrta tria , a a t, Jeckwii County, MO, Com No. 00-CV-I07054 fEDERAL REGISTER, VOL. 37. NO. 110-- WEDNESDAY. JUNE 7. 197V THAN 010458 21320 * I f 10.93 Air contaminant*. Tasi* GS~}^rxxi Ceni Bubihaea euicv Crj-suUhir Qum Inspiratila). Wppei MO' . M*/IP RULES a n d r e g u l a t io n s . *ifc~^i,,Zn_ S. ceSea `StTfSofiJbe?rs#,3rliobnegeexrptobsed fi mJcrometen per cubic e n t t S u T ^ Sb^t * ** oetherfIr li M r % t &nLBriph lt) oi tU* section. PkSee * X ^ eonceBiration* o e S prescribed by p a r a p h <b) o n to l? * 15 Quarti (taut dust). Cristobalita: Usa M tha lu Jcahtad (roa tha count or nmwfonzmlM for Qturtt. Tridjrmlta: U it M tha Tata calcuitad trom tbi {ormojo tor toara. Antorphous, tadutUar natural dlatomaceom north____ BUiuta Oassthan1%cry- toMltlincaa,dte^): J *** I* Ponl4n Ormphlta d o ra a n t...._ __ (natural)______ l Colomsathmant (Sr%upBiInObilla__tr_m_et_ioa rum ora than810.____ % S 10t+! ............. .. 80 ' 30 SO (0 U S f S s a s ^ S r S %SIOrfJ 30ag/j>p %SiOrfS Omi/M %SIOs w * * * * } co: not controls, such . but E" to. Isolation, enclosure ex- S i^ b e^ S 'K * dust coH:tton. SresLcrthJrt tia pIanreaeBt r^aphclocmsu reorlimtoitSs . UniAB nsSsS SSf" 1"J3^ d amt e n't`aals ^Covse"r * S or UhniffiP Resign and Operation of Txy ai Bystems. ANSI Z93 .I J 7 1 , ' Inert or utanes S u it: TAoaatapllrdamblta-fraction...__ _ 5W10.+2 U ton*/M Non: Conrondos(acton-- znppcfXSU-alllioa putida par table malar tumi " partida par be. . IiJranl-mUiUtronalmplPiaoNcoWnssitapdabrytulbiglehtfsoooltdelat ddru,tbeaTsa^d (a l> 2* " jw. d?ait-onQut7ood*tlttneanalldlera-blearnfatmtammaull K?ilr?MSgt.w"choth" ",thodl^ x rfSRSBULSUSSfif" ** * _*,FS wwfth and parcact Quarti far tfc* fCPfeS* wba determined from S ^ri5tieT riH * *ZM,,*ctor * following Arradrussale diuaatcr (onltde&iltyphert) Percent peadne (Vector eorporated by reference hen J See 1 1910.6 conce: ability of ANSI 29.2- m"*a*imntfewniaenncwe oxf a il ' tion therew ith. The lean National S t Riven In 11910J 00 fill) Particular erated and powi *y produce In excess of scribed In pi such as. ` abrasive tided terns of id-opw hlch --itos fibers Unfits p retttls section, saws, scorers, shall be pro - - ventilation sysIth subdivision (11) 3 as as nao T lu mmnuimicnti undor this not* rofor to tha 5?... U? t"**TM*. B tba mplmblo fraction , dust la datcimlnad with a MREtbo flrar* e o rr ^ to that o fa i Ui/M'lo tba labia far aoaldSbt b -- Wet methods. cable, asbestos nhnii be applied, removed, c u t, wise worked In a w et in v e n t the em ission fibers to excess of the ex 's prescribed In paragraph nrJ!h * t1n' unless the. usefulness product would be d im in tah ^ ?h ?m s ^ s 7n ^ . TBiit (c) c,: S ? Sh2h2 y ^ ^ S t f ),5 s a it^-TO-Wf^bee laisrboSrne5 e3oncent*ra^ : - flbers below the lim its .paragraph (b) Cf this :encles. . oth ^ ^ t e r s and per?a avowed by subdlvlidd bh*i?4'n11Far<e1Up>raoctfic4a11b1l8es, npbeprsaorna-,AX ^ J * a Il be-preferred and used. a respirator Is permitted by *11 gF *lf h*i}) ei 41118 Paragraph, It jpirnovveendbbyiitShFe uB1urferoamu oafmong throvsneaaJpt - stiTMtef to ? ^ ? or,J >r ** W a tlS S to ! ^ l u l SF . Occupational Safety and ^ 1^ d ^ ? ,S :1iaent oi H ealth. E d u S - 8 0 O T ,d^p ar? iil e,f(37 iTi A. th8' 2P4r4o.vMisiaorn. s2o8f k i j y . 't i i W U r tn t respirators. A reusa ble or single use air purifying r e a p S to dNcrlbed In eubdlvlsloa ^ us^ T J ? 41118 subparagraph, s h S a?Th^i?-to 2?** 4118 concentrations of Sbeltoawt tth?e *ex8p0os*ur*e*>lim iitas tphreesrcersipbierdatomr Paragraph (b) oi this s c ^ t l S ^ r a tto age sirbom e c'ohn0cUerntt^rea-tiwonvsrfogfhtaeadSWvS^?. fibers are reasonably exoected to exceed no more than 10 times those l H t ; A fun * * T ^ tv in a respirators. rw plrator, ^Poirecae ppoowvetrrwedl aitrf pPuurriiffyyiinngg r..a spirator described to Oil) of this subparagrapS A new 11810.93a is add 1910, reading as follows! I 1910.93a Aabeatoo. (a) Definitions. T ot this section, (1 ) "As chrysotile, amosite, lite. anthophylilte,. (2) "Asbestos fib fibers longer th a n Si tb) Permisstb' " f- airborne concentrations Tiber--(1) Standard eft ' OT-. 1972. The 8-hour time->,, forage airborne c--o--n- --c--e--nwtar-amtiona us Vd Hljm V'QB fibers JtQo vh lch any employee m ay be exposed shall not exceed five fibers, longer than 5 micrometers, per cubic centim eter of al*v 88 determined by th e m ethod pre^ rib e d ta paragraph (e) of this section. (2) Standard effective Jv lv 1. i s 76 The 8-hour time-weighted average a lr- * ^cfeomdeunctt-smaonrdtarorpeeoraat-- P*?f*er o r sim ilar m aterial " fctotog asbestos shall be S oartons, o r other containers e lth mwS1h' fih,pPedw ithout being r *a closed, or ventfluted atuhrbLmS ?e.*as^bae2s.ttos^fibUervseIlyn tehxecersesleoaf stehde r ^ i J w a v i n f f . dem olition, or rem oval. engaged In the s p r a y S ^ ^ the removal, o r demnii^ ^ pipes, structures, o r equipm ent covered rlnsulated w ith asbestos, and l n t h c W demlltlo n of asbestos to sulatlon or coverings *hoti be provided IF P irator7 eonipm ent la Paccord^ S 't ^ 5 l,^ F aph (d><2HlU) o l S s Bpeclal clothing in &c- m i 40 rtduce th e caacentra- ona of airborne asbestos fibers in the below the exposure limits pre- pa^ eriLph (b) oi this section, celUa or the 8-hour tlme- " oeentrattons of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected __ Type "C" supplied-air respirators. S s S f i S S t t a s s tlons of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits pre scribed In paragraph (b) of this section, when th e celling or the 8-hour timeweighted average airborne concentra tions of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed 100 times those limits. (lv) Establishment of a respirator pro oome concentrations of asbestos fibers ecU ai* p araerap h <d)(3) ox th is gram. (a) The employer shall establish a respirator program in accordance with Sob!, toStipulation of ConfldentlatttYA A t K G .5T , YOU 37. NO. 110-- WEDNESDAY,'JUNE 7, 1972 THAN 010459 tile requirements oi the American Na tional Standards Practices ior Respira tory Protection, ANSI Z88.2-1969, which is incorporated by reference herein. b. See 5 1910.6 concerning the avail ability of ANSI Z88.2-1969 and the main tenance of an historic file in connection therew ith. The address of the American N ational Standards In stitu te is given in 5 1910.100. <c) No employee shall be assigned to tasks requiring the use of respirators If, based upon his m ost recent examination, an examining physician determines that the employee Will be unable to function n orm ally wearing a respirator, or th at the safety or h ealth of th e employee or other employees will be impaired by hisuse of a respirator. Such employee shall be rotated to another job or given the opportunity to tran sfer to a different po sition whose duties hq is able to perform w ith the same employer. In the same geo graphical area and w ith the same senior ity, status, and rate of pay he had just p rio r to such transfer. If such a different position is available. (3> Special clothing: The employer shall provide, and require the use of, spe cial clothing, such as coveralls or iw<ntr whole body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for any em ployee exposed to airborne concentra tions of asbestos fibers, which exceed the ceiling level prescribed In paragraph (b) of this section. (4) Change rooms: (1) At any fixed place of employment exposed to airborne concentrations a t asbestos fibers in ex cess of the exposure lim its prescribed in paragraph (b> of th is section, the em ployer shall provide change rooms for employees working regularly at the place. (ill Clothes lockers: The employer shall provide two separate lockers or con tainers for each employee, so separated o r isolated as to prevent contamination of the employee's street clothes from his work clothes. UllJ Laundering: (s) Laundering of asbestos contam inated clothing ahaij done so as to prevent the release of borne asbestos fibers in excess at posure lim its prescribed in paragnt] of this section. * (b) Any employer who gives contam inated clothing to anoi for laundering shall of the requirem ent in (a) vision to effectively prevj of airborne asbestos fll ' the exposure lim its graph (b) of this secj (c> Contaminai transported in seal) or other closed,!^ and labeled tapei,- _ graph (g) of th l^ se^ M ^ . fe) M e th a ^ ^m S a j/fe m e n t. All de term inations <&ta|xbti&e concentrations of asbestos fibers^sbsll be made by th e membrane filter method a t 400-460 X (magnification) (4 millimeter objective) with phase contrast illumination. If) Monitoring--(1) Initial determi nations. W ithin 6 months of the publi cation. of th is section, every employer sluiil cause every place of employment RULES AND REGULATIONS where asbestos fibers are released to be monitored In such a way as to determine whether every employee's exposure to fibers Is below the limits pre- bl to Paragraph (b) of this sec tion. If the limits are exceeded, the em ployer shall immediately undertake a compliance program in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section. , Personal monitoring--(1) Bamples shall be collected from within the breathing zone of the employees, on membrane filters of 0.8 micrometer porossity m ounted in an open-face fllt--r* holder. Samples shall be taken for the determ ination of th e 8-hour tim eweighted average airborne concentra tions and of th e ceiling concentrations of asbestos fibers. (ii) Sam pling frequency and patterns. After the initial determ inations required by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, samples shall be of such frequency "A pattern as to represent w ith reasonabir accuracy the levels 'of exposure of em ployees. In no case shall the sam plln# ' done a t intervals greater 8 for employees whose exposure to may reasonably be foreseen the lim its prescribed by p of this section. (3) Environm ental samples shall be cofie. a work environm ent w t ative of th e *libornejS toD B $85^^i of asbestos fibers ` ' ,, the breathing zone lamples shall be coliec TM --ie filter of 0.8 __ .mounted m an open-face: ,, lamples shall be ta k e n. :fo rj Ltlon of the 8- hour time.* _ airborne concentre `ceiling con- c e n tre d -- fibers. . >ill) fuencv and patterns. A fter r erm inatlans required by, (1) of this paragraph, of such frequency and .`present w ith reasonable levels of exposure of th e no case shall sampling be g reater th an 6 month fo r whose exposures to asbestos lanabijr be foreseen to exceed rare lim its prescribed in p ara ..-- <b) of th is section. (4) Employee observation o f m anitorAffected em ploye, o r th eir rep - resen^ UT2* be given a reasonable opportunity to observe any mnnitm-tny required by th is p arag rap h and shall have access to the records thereof. (g) Caution sijrns and labels. (1) Cau tion signs. (1) Posting. Caution signs shall be provided an d displayed a t each location v h ere airborne, concentrations of asbestos fibers m ay be In excess of th e ccposure lim its prescribed to paragraph (b) of th is section. Signs *hai) be posted a t such a distance from such a location so th a t an employee m ay read the signs and take necessary protective steps be fore entering th e area m arked by the signs. Signs sh all be posted a t all ap p ro ach to areas containing excessive concentrations of airborne h-stos fibers. (11) Sion specifications. T he w arning signs required by subdivision (1) of th is 11321 subparagraph shall conform to the re quirements of 20" x 14" vertical format signs specified In 11910.145(d)(4) d to this subdivision. The signs shali d plsy the following legend in the lower panel, with letter sizes and styles of a to1 Legend V ' "' . N o ta tio n ia b e ito a----- 1 " ' Sans flerif, r ;' G o t h i c or Dust H a r d _ _ ^ ^ :_ _ .:V..V;,4,B. losc&k.na aerlf> G o th ic or . -Avoid B lo ck . %* Gothic. W w AMlgncd iro u c ttT e Equipiheat^* y G othic. W Gothic. 14 p o in t G othic. f tween lines shell be a t least the height of the upper of any Caution labels-- (i) Labeiinp.C&ulabels shall be affixed to all raw werials. m ixtures, scrap, w aste, debris, , d other products containing asbestos fibers, or to t heir containers, except th at no label is required w here asbestos fibers have been modified by a bonding agent, coating, binder, or other m aterial so th a t during any reasonably foreseeable use, handling, storage, disposal, processing, or transportation, no airborne concentre- Hons of asbestos fibers iff c e ss of the exposure lim its prescribed to paragraph .(b) of th is section w ill be released. (li) Label specifications. T he caution labels required by subdivision (i) of this subparagraph shall be printed to letters of sufficient size an d contrast as to be readily visible an d legible. The label sbinR state: * Cxunoif Contains Asbestos Mbers Avoid Cresting Dust ' Brosthing Asbestos Dust Msy Cause Serious Bodily Barm .(h ) Housekeeping--(1) Cleaning. All external surfaces to any place of employ m ent shall be m aintained free of accu m ulations of asbestos fibers if, w ith th eir dispersion, there would be an excessive concentration. _ (2) W aste disposal. Asbestos waste, scrap, debris, bags, containers, equip ment, and asbestos-contam inated cloth ing, consigned fo r disposal, w hich may produce in any reasonably foreseeable use, handling, storage, processing, dis posal, or tran sp o rtatio n airborne concen trations o f asbestos fibers in excess oi the exposure lim its prescribed to paragraph (b) of th is section shall be collected and disposed of to sealed im perm eable bags, or other closed, im perm eable containers. (1) Recordkeeping--(1) Exposure rec ords. Every em ploy shall m aintain rec ords of any personal or environm ental m onitoring required by this section. Rec ords shall be m aintained fo r a period of a t least 3 years an d shall be m ade avail able upon request to the A ssistant Secre tary of Labor fo r O ccupational Safety and H ealth, th e D irector of the N ational raDEtAl RECISTEK, VOL ax, NO. Ill)--WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1972 Subj.toSUpBlstNmofConQdeiiltaUty & Order,SouU .efdL v.AJ*. G nat T U A M n id /l/rn THAN 010460 11322 . RULES AND REGULATIONS , Institute for O ccupational S afety and Hr and to authorized represent* tl- . either. . **' Employee access. Every employee d former employee sh all have resaon- e access to any record required to be ...aintalned by subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, which indicates the em ployee's own exposure to asbestos libers. <3) Employee notification. Any em ployee found to have been exposed a t any time to airborne concentrations of asbes tos libers In excess of th e lim its pre scribed In paragraph (b) of th is section shall be notified In w ilting of th e expo- ture as soon as-practicable b u t n o t later than 5 days of the finding. The employee shall also be timely notified1o f the cor rective action being taken. . . (J) .Medical examinations--(1) Gen eral. She employer shall provide or m ake available a t his cost, m edical exam lnations relative to exposure to asbestos re quired by this paragraph. Ftplacem ent T he em ployer provide or make available to each of his employees, within 30 calendar days fol lowing his first em ploym ent in in oceupattea exposed to airborne con centrations of asbestos fibers, a compre hensive medical *^rn<wni-n ,h ,ti Include, as a minimum, a chest roent genogram (posterior-anterior 1 x 17 Inches), a history to elicit symptom atology of respiratory *& pulmonary function tests to includeforced vital capacity (PVC) and forced' expiratory volume a t 1 second d S 7 > J!. Inntiol examinations. O n o r be- 31. 1873. an d A t least.an nually thereafter, every em ployer bail ride, or make available, com prehen- medlcal to each of h is employees engaged In occupations ex posed to airborne concentrations of as-, -esto* fibers. Such shall Include, es a minimum, a chest roentgenogram (posterior-anterior 14 x 17 Inches), a history to elicit symptom atology of respiratory and pulmonary function tests to f a rin g forced vital capacity (PVC) an d forced expiratory volume a t Z second (P& 7). (4) Termination o f em ploym ent T h e' employer shall provide, o r m ake avail-' within 30 calendar days before * &rter the term ination of employment any employee engaged In an occupa' M fF P IIB L IC CONTRACTS, , tOPERTY KANAGEMENT exposed to airborne concentration^ c l ashestoe fibers, a comprehensive medical examination which *)) m cl' minimum, a chest roentgeno iiopter 9-- Atomic Energy ; Commission . PART 9 -1 -- GENERAL . terior-anterior 14 x 17 ln<' to elicit symptomatology flt-fase. and pulmonary .fun1 to include forced vital M o m and forced expiratory Subpart 9-1.1-- Procurement : Regulations " , MrscxtuuTOUB A saam an as (P E V u i). < . (S) .Recent examinaUanslrllefinxcdlcal examination is r e q u ir e d ^ f u w em ployee, If adequate records^show th. 8U -5U . Procurem ent fRtegulationSs.ubhnaavret- b w m a d e In order to S S t o h S . AECPH Tem porary Regulations, w hich *employee has been examined In ac cordance with this paragraph w ithin the Prt l-year period. Medical records--(i) M alnte1 - Employers of employees examined pursuant to this paragraph shall cause " ^e maintained complete and accurate of all such medical exatnlsa- fa tte n s and_the fed eral Frrxnmmrent Regulations System. The AJECPBr T em - ^ e m e n t and xup * * Tfcwporary R egula tions. They also contain policies i i SnrTetoto"^be efieettve 5fo*r*a*pAeariood of 8 months or less. The ABC Procurement FEOEIAl ECISTCT, VOL 37, NO. 110-- WEDNESDAY, JIM SubJ. to Stipulation of Confidentiality & Order, SttU t, f t ml V.A.P. G rttn Rtfracteria, f t a t, Jackson County, MO, Case No. *W-CY-Z07Q5t THAN 010461