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THU 29--Labor taken, with specific completion , to avoid further similar releases. Medical surveillance. At no cost i employee, a program of medical illance shall be established and mented for employees considered issignment to enter regulated . and for authorized employees. Examinations, (i) Before an eme is assigned to enter a regulated a preassignment physical exami1 by a physician shall be pro- The examination shall include arsons! history of the employee. 7 and occupational background, ling genetic and environmental s. Authorized employees shall be !ed periodic physical examinanot less often than annually, folt the preassignment examine- In all physical examinations, the ning physician shall consider er there exist conditions of ind risk, including reduced Imogical competence, those undertreatment with steroids or cytolgeiits, pregnancy and cigarette ig. Records. <i) Employers of eros examined pursuant to this aph shall cause to be maincomplete and accurate records :uch medical examinations. Recrall be maintained for the dure f the employee's employment, termination of an employee's ment, including retirement or or in the event that the emceases business without a suc- records, or notarized true thereof, shall be forwarded by red mail to the Director, lecords required by this paraihall be provided upon requestlorized representatives of the nt Secretary or the Director. Kin request of an employee or employee, to a physician desigy the employee or to a new em- Uiy physician who conducts a examination required by this ph shall furnish to the emi statement of the employee s ity for employment in the spex>sure. :: sptar XVII--Occupational Safety and Health Administration 5 1910.1017 "j PR 23502. June 27. 1974. Redesignated (7) "Hazardous operation'* means S o FR 23073. May 28. 197S, and amended any operation, procedure, or activity ,1 FR 35184. Aug. 20,1978) where a release of either vinyl chlo JI0.1017 Vinyl chloride, ride liquid or gas might be expected as a consequence of the operation or be a) Scope and application. (1) This cause of an accident in the operation, ction includes requirements for the which would result in an employee ex ntrol of employee exposure to vinyl posure in excess of the permissible ex ioride (chloroethene). Chemical Ab- posure limit. racts Service Registry No. 75014. (8) "OSHA Area Director", means :> This section applies to the manu- the Director for the Occupational cture, reaction, packaging, repackage Safety and Health Administration r. storage, handling or use of vinyl Area Office having Jurisdiction over oride or polyvinyl chloride, but the geographic area in which the em .=>s not apply to the handling or use ployer's establishment is located. iabricated products made of poly- (9) "Polyvinyl chloride" means poly r.vi chloride. vinyl chloride homopolymer or copo 2) This section applies to the trans- lymer before such is converted to a .nation of vinyl chloride or poly:yl chloride except to the extent at the Department of Transporta,n may regulate the hazards covered v this section. 'a) Definitions. (1) ``Action level" cans a concentration of vinyl chloje of 0.5 ppm averaged over an 8- .our work day. 2) "Assistant Secretary" means the ssistant Secretary of Labor for Occuitionai Safety and Health. U.S. Deartment of labor, or his designee. :3) "Authorized person" means any terson specifically authorized by the employer whose duties require him to .titer a regulated area or any person entering such an area as a designated representative of employees for the purpose of exercising an opportunity 'o observe monitoring and measuring procedures. (4) "Director" means the Director. fabricated product. (10) "Vinyl chloride" means vinyl chloride monomer. <c) Permissible exposure limit (1) No employee may be exposed to vinyl chloride at concentrations greater than 1 ppm averaged over any 8-hour period, and (2) No employee may be exposed to vinyl chloride at concentrations great er than 5 ppm averaged over any period not exceeding 15 minutes. (3) No employee may be exposed to vinyl chloride by direct contact with liquid vinyl chloride. (d) Monitoring. (1)A program of ini tial monitoring and measurement shall be undertaken in 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. National Institute for Occupational (2) Where a determination conduct i Safety and Health, U.S. Department ed under paragraph (d)(1) of this sec j : pf Health. Education, and Welfare, or his designee. (5) "Emergency" means any occur rence such as. but not limited to. equipment failure, or operation of a tion shows any employee exposures, without regard to the use of respira tors, in excess of the action level, a program for determining exposures for each such employee shall be estab relief device which is likely to. or does, lished. Such a program: result in massive release of vinyl chlo (i) Shall be repeated at least month ride. ly where any employee is exposed, <6) "Fabricated product" means a without regard to the use of respira 1 product made wholly or partly from tors, in excess of the permissible expo polyvinyl chloride, and which does not sure limit. require further processing at tempera (11) Shall be repeated not less than tures. and for times, sufficient to quarterly where any employee is ex cause mass melting of the polyvinyl posed. without regard to the use of chloride resulting in the release of respirators, in excess of the action vinyl chloride. level. 709 PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" UCC 08< EXHIBIT C  1910.1017 TM 29--Ubw (ill) May be discontinued for any em ployee only when at least two consecu tive monitoring determinations, made not less than S working days apart, show exposures for that employee at or below the action level. (3) Whenever there has been a pro duction, process or control change which may result in an increase in the release of vinyl chloride, or the em ployer has any other reason to suspect that any employee may be exposed in excess of the action level, a determina tion of employee exposure under para graph (d)(1) of this section shall be performed. (4) The method of monitoring and measurement shall have an accuracy (with a confidence level of 95 percent) of not less than plus or minus 50 per cent from 0.25 through 0.5 ppm, plus or minus 35 percent from over 0.5 ppm through 1.0 ppm. and plus or minus 25 percent over 1.0 ppm. (Methods meet ing these accuracy requirements are available in the "NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods"). (5) Employees or their designated representatives shall be afforded rea sonable opportunity to observe the monitoring and measuring required by this paragraph. (e) Regulated area. (1)A regulated area shall be established where: (1) Vinyl chloride or polyvinyl chlo ride is manufactured, reacted, repack aged, stored, handled or used; and (ii) Vinyl chloride concentrations are in excess of the permissible exposure limit. (2) Access to regulated areas shall be limited to authorized persons. A daily roster shall be made of authorized per sons who enter. (f) Methods of compliance. Employee exposures to vinyl chloride shall be controlled to at or below the permissi ble exposure limit provided in para graph (c) of this section by engineer ing, work practice, and personal pro tective controls as follows: (1) Feasible engineering and work practice controls shall immediately be used to reduce exposures to at or below the permissible exposure limit. (2) Wherever feasible engineering and work practice controls which can be instituted immediately are not suf ficient to reduce exposures to at or below the permissible exposure limit, they shall nonetheless be used to reduce exposures to the lowest practi cable level, and shall be supplemented by respiratory protection in accord ance with paragraph (g) of this sec tion. A program shall be established and Implemented to reduce exposures to at or below the permissible expo sure limit, or to the greatest extent feasible, solely by means of engineer ing and work practice controls, as soon as feasible. (3) Written plans for such a program shall be developed and furnished upon request for examination and copying to authorized representatives of the Assistant Secretary and the Director. Such plans shall be updated at least every six months. (g) Respiratory protection. Where respiratory protection is required under this section: (1) The employer shall provide a res pirator which meets the requirements of this paragraph and shall assure that the employee uses such respira tor, except that until April 1, 1976, wearing of respirators shall be at the discretion of each employee for expo sures not in excess of 25 ppm. meas ured over any 15-minute period. Until April 1. 1976, each employee who chooses not to wear an appropriate respirator shall be informed at least quarterly of the hazards of vinyl chlo ride and the purpose, proper use. and limitations of respiratory devices. (2) Respirators shall be selected from among those jointly approved by the Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration, Department of the In terior, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health under the provisions of 30 CFR Part 11. (3) A respiratory protection program meeting the requirements of 5 1910.134 shall be established and maintained. (4) Selection of respirators for vinyl chloride shall be as follows: PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" 710 UCC 080060 used to reduce exposures to below the permissible exposure <2) Wherever feasible engitM uid work practice controls which . re instituted immediately are not me ident to reduce exposures to at w clow the permissible exposure Ik hey shall nonetheless be ua^ u rduce exposures to the lowest met, able level, and shall be suppleness** y respiratory protection in acorn nee with paragraph (g) of this *** on. A program shall be establish** id implemented to reduce exposum ' at or below the permissible ope re limit, or to the ;-eatest extnx asible, solely by mear.s of engineer gfeaansdibwleo. rk practice controls, as tom 3) Written plans for such a progrua all be developed and furnished upoc juest for examination and copyins authorized representatives of the distant Secretary and the Director :h plans shall be updated at leas; ry six months, l) Respiratory protection. Wher* airatory protection Is requlrrc ier this section: i.) The employer shall provide a ree itor which meets the requirements this paragraph and shall assure t the employee uses such resotrv except that until April 1. 19WL ring of respirators shall be at the retion of each employee for expos not In excess of 25 ppm. meow 1 over any 15-minute period. Until 1 1. 1976, each employee who >ses not to wear an appropriate irator shall be informed at leas* terly of the hazards of vinyl chk>* and the purpose, proper use, and atlons of respiratory devices. Respirators shall be selected among those jointly approved by vflning Enforcement and Safety nistration. Department of the In-, and the National Institute for mations! Safety and Health under -ovisions of 30 CFR Part 11. \ respiratory protection program -ig the requirements of 1910. U* me established and maintamed. Selection of respirators for wny* ie shall be as follows: PRIVILEGED AND "CONFIDENTIAL MATERIAL SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER" --Occupational Safety and Health Administration S 1910.1017 '-centration of nondc Reqvirtd appantfiu .3.600 p/m ...... .. Opcn-circuit, self-conuined bretthint bpparttui. pressure demand type, with full facepiece. i p/m.................................. (A) Combination type C supplied air respirator, pressure demand type, with full or half facepiece, and auxiliary elf-contained air supply; or t p/m (B) Combination type, supplied air respirator continuous flow type, with full or half facepiece, and auxiliary self-con tained air supply. Type C. supplied air respirator, continuous flow type, with full or half facepiece, helmet or hood. -n ........ ..................... (A) Combination type C supplied air respirator demand type. with full facepiece, and auxiliary self-contained air supply; or (B) Open-circuit self-contained breathint apparatus with full facepiece, in demand mode; or (C) Type C supplied air respirator, demand type, with full face- piece. ..................... ............. <A) A powered alr-puiifylnc respirator with hood, helmet, full or half facepiece, and a canister which provides a service life of at least 4 hours for concenrations of vinyl ehlonde up to 25 p/m, or (B) Gas mask, front- or back-mounted canister which provides a service life of at least 4 hours for concentrations of vinyl chloride up to 25 p/m. n...... ...................... .......... <A) Combination type C supplled-air respirator, demand type, with half facepiece, and auxiliary self-contained air supply; or <B> Type C suppiied-air respirator, demand type, with half face- piece; or (C) Any chemical cartridce respirator with an organic vapor cartridge which provides a service life of at least 1 hour for concentrations of vinyl chloride up to 10 p/ra. r into unknown concentra'.cenirations greater than umwer explosive limit) may ,."jy for purposes of life .nto concentrations of less 0 ppm. but greater than -n may be made only for pur.e rescue, firefighting, or seuioment so as to prevent a -zard from release of vinyl --re air-purifying respirators 'untying cannisters or car'.ail be replaced prior to the - n of their service life or the shift in which they are first ":cnever occurs first, and - 'Tntmuous monitoring and 'tem shall be provided where : muons of vinyl chloride could uiv exceed the allowable con ns for the devices in use. -tern shall be used to alert em* hen vinyl chloride concentra reed the allowable concentra nr the devices in use. -nparatus prescribed for higher mirations may be used for any r i encentration. (h) Hazardous operations. (1) Em ployees engaged in hazardous oper ations, including entry of vessels to clean polyvinyl chloride residue from vessel walls, shall be provided and re quired to wear and use; (i) Respiratory protection in accord ance with paragraphs (c) and (g) of this section; and <ii) Protective garments to prevent skin contact with liquid vinyl chloride or with polyvinyl chloride residue from vessel walls. The protective gar ments shall be selected for the oper ation and its possible exposure condi tions. (2) Protective garments shall be pro vided clean and dry for each use. (i) Emergency situations. A written operational plan for emergency situa tions shall be developed for each facili ty storing, handling, or otherwise using vinyl chloride as a liquid or com pressed gas. Appropriate portions of the plan shall be implemented in the event of an emergency. The plan shall specifically provide that: (1) Employees engaged In hazardous operations or correcting situations of existing hazardous releases shall be 711 UCC 080061