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*. V iMnnfiTRlAL RELATIONS BULLEJPfN em , UUttiK nut 7/18/75 / Industrial Hygiene Asbestos OSBA 1910.93(a) WTTOfTIVilBlM. Employe Health Services i New i i .ja_____ Effective July 7, 1972, the Occupational Safety and Bealtb Administration of the Department of Labor promulgated regulations addressing employe exposure to asbestos. "Asbestos" as defined in the standard includes chrysotile, amosite, croeidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinclite. 3he standard applies to operations where asbestos or asbestos-containing materials such as but not necessarily limited to asbestos cement, mortar, coating, grout, plaster or similar materials are handled, mixed, applied, removed, cut, scored or otherwise worked. Exposure limits applying to asbestos fibers longer than 5 microns are bb follows: a. Effective 7/7/72 - An 8-hour time-weighted average (3WA) not to exceed 5 fibers per cubic centimeter of air. b. Effective 'l/lj'jS - An B-hour 1VA not to exceed 2 fibers per cubic centimeter of air. c. A "Ceiling Concentration" of 10 fibers, above which no employe shall be exposed at any time. Monitoring requirements are such that in areas where asbestos fibers are released a determination shall be made as to whether every employe's exposure to asbestos fibers is below the limits addressed above. Such sampling shall be done at inter vals of no greater than 6 months in cases where employe exposure to asbestos "may reasonably be foreseen to exceed the limits prescribed...". Controls and requirements for those operations in which employes are exposed to concentrations in excess of the exposure limits include: a. personal protective equipment b. local exhaust ventilation c. specific work practices d. change rooms e. labels and placards f. specific cleaning and waste disposal techniques g. employe notification h. medical examinations i. recordkeeping Copies of complete standard are available from; Superintendent of Documents U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 204oe Further information regarding this standard may be obtained from Industrial Hygiene, 322-0210. 8005 09B5 PRODUCED BY FORD SCF-FORD-1279 21:0*56* * 13) Magnesium arsenate. (4) Sodium arscnite. (5) Zinc arsenate. (6) Zinc arsenilc. f7| /ini flunrii.irscniiic I Manufacturers ot desiccants. Example 1 Ori'iosarscmc acid. C Manufacturers ol wont) preservatnes. Sunn examples ol these products are as follows' 111 Animoniac.il copper arxenue <2) Chromatcd copper arsenate. . (3) Mixture ol chlorinated arsenate, fluoride and phenolic salts in aqueous solution (4) Zinc-chromium arsenate. (5) Coppcnzed zinc-chromium arsenate. I(>) I luorehromc arsenate phenol. h. Manufacturers of feed additives. Some examples of these products are as follows: (/.' Arsamlicacid. (2) .VNiirr>-4-hvdr<i\\phcnvlarsnnicacid. (1) 4-Nitrophemlarsomc acid |4| 4 l reidn I phctnl.irsonieacid i Maiiul.isiiirers ol pharmaceuticals lor use in vetcr- nun niediunc Soon s samples o| these products arc as follows ill `.iciai s.inndc Ol (.ol'.osooc l3) Uiehloroplien.irsitic 141 Lead arsenate (5) Melarsoml (6) Neoarsphcnaminc. (2) Thiacctarsamidc (Caparsolatc). j. Manufacturers of glass that use arsenic trioxide as a refining agent and a decolorizer. k. Manufacturers of alloys of nonferrous metals and arsenic. Some examples of products manufactured from these alloys are as follows: (1) Lead shot. (2) Cable sheathing (lead and arsenic) <3J Batierv grids (lead and arsenic). (4) Batters electrodes (lead and arsenic). to) Speculum met.il ft>) Boiler tubes (Copper and arsenic). (") Arsenicbron/c. (K) Special solders such as used on bod) joints and scums in the automobile imlustrs. (9) Arsenic brass UO) Arscinc.'i) Bahhm I Users of solders that contain arsenic as a com ponent in the alios. Example: Automobile and truck bods manufacturers. m. Manufacturers and'or users of arsenic-based flotation reagents. n. Miscellaneous. Arsenic and/or arsenic-containing, inorganic com pounds arc used in each ol the lollossing types ol estab lishments Hossescr. cvcrs employer does not necessanls use them. REFERENCE FILE (1) Leather tanneries. (2) Manufacturers of ceramics and ceramic or vitreous enamel. (3) Manufacturers of analine colors. (4) Manufacturers of pyrotechnics. (5) Manufacturers of semiconductors. OSHA PROGRAM DIRECTIVE #300- J 6 October II, 1978 TO: REGIONAL ADMINISTRATORS/OSHA Subject: 29 CFR 19J0.J00l(j)(2) or (3) or (4). Minimum Airborne Fiber Concentration for Initiating ana lonlinuing tions. 1. Purpose f The purpose of this directive is to piovide uniform inspection and compliance procedures for the medical examination requirement in the asbestos standard. 29 CFR 1910.1001 (j )(2). or (3) or (4). 2. Documentation Affected This directive supplements and provides reference for the OSHA Industrial Hygiene Field Operations Manual (IHFOM) and the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM) 3. Huckgrmtnd In 29 CFR l9IO.IOOI(j)(2). or (3) or (4). Medical ex aminations. the term ". . . exposed to airborne concen trations of asbestos fibers. . . ." has been the subject of considerable discussion and debate as to the meaning or interpretation of "airborne concentrations." 4. Action a. Definition In 29 CFR 19)0.1001 (j)(2), or (3) or (4). Medical ex aminations, the term "... exposed to airborne concentra tions of asbestos fibers...." is administratively interpreted to mean exposed to a minimum of 0.1 asbestos fibers longer than 5 micrometers per cubic centimeter of air. as deter mined by the sampling method prescribed in section 4.c. of this directive. The phrase "fibers longer than 5 micro meters per cubic centimeter of air" shall hereafter be abbre viated as "fibers/cc." b. Scope and applicability. Medical examinations as per 29 CFR 1910.10010K2). or (3) or (4) will be required for any 7- to 8-hour time- weighted average concentration of 0.1 fibers/cc. or for a greater concentration. c. Sampling information. (1) Sampling procedures will follow Chapter X of the IHFOM.. with the additional guidance of 4.c.(2) and (3) of this directive. (2) Exposure to asbestos dust with low levels of con tamination (e.g.. mixed with other minerals). (a) For exposures to dust that is mostly asbestos and is expected to be below the permissible exposure limit, the same filter should be used for the entire shift, but no longer than 8 hours (b) For exposures expected to be at or above the per missible exposure limit, several samples max be re- Occupauonai Saieif S Health Reporter 8005 0986 36 PRODUCED BY FORD i INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PROGRAM DIRECTIVES * --------------- ----------------------------------------- t , quired during the shift to avoid overloading the fillers. ' (3) Exposures to asbestos dust with high levels of contamination. (a) Several samples may be required during the shift to avoid overloading the filter. (b) Filters should be changed only after a minimum of 1 hour of sampling time for exposures expected to be close to 0.1 fibers/cc. Seven or eight 1-hour samples can be collected during the day. d. Examples of types of violations. (1) Where an employer does not provide the required medical examinations, and an employee is exposed to 0.1 or more fibers/cc. it would be considered a "serious" violation of 29 CFR 1910.1001(j)(2). or (3) or (4). (2) For definitions and guidance on "repeated." "will ful." or a "failure to correct" violation, see the FOM, Chapter VIII. 5. Effective Date This directive is effective immediately and will remain in effect until further notice. OSH A Instruction CPI. 2-2.20 April 2. 1979 Subject Industrial Hygiene Field Operation Manual A. Purpose This instruction establishes the revised Industrial Hygiene Field Operation Manual (IHFOM) und incorporates n into the OSHA Directives System B Scope This instruction applies OSHA-wide. C Camellation This directive cancels OSH A-lnstruction CPL 2-2 10. CPL 2-2 14 and the IHFOM dated June 1976. D. Action. 1. All policies and procedures described in the IHFOM should be initiated as of April 30. 1979. 2. Two copies of this instruction appear in the IHFOM. One of these should be filed in new OSHA Directives System Binders E. Federal Program Change. This directive describes a Federal program change which affects State programs. Each Regional Administrator shall: I. Ensure that this change is forwarded to each State designee 2 Explain the technical content of the change to the State designee us requested. 3. Ensure that the state, within 30 days, submits a plan supplement, a timetable for adoption of such a supple ment. or reasons why it is not necessary for the State to change us plan Stales must ndt be allowed more than 6 months from the date of notification to formally submit the plan change supplement to the Region. 4. Review policies, instructions, and guidelines issued by the State (o determine that this change has been com municated to state program personnel. Routine moni toring activities (accompanied inspections, spot check visits, and case file reviews) shall also be used to deter mine if this change has been implemented in actual per formance S-143 21:9159 OSHA Instruction CPL 2-2.25 May 8. 1979 Subject: Sampling Techniques and Laboratory Sub mittal Strategies A. Purpose. This directs OSHA Compliance Officers to lake samples in an efficient manner and prioritize samples submitted to the laboratory. It directs labora tory personnel to be selective about the samples analyzed and establishes a quality control program to ensure meaningful samples are not disregarded It also estab lishes procedures to submit screening data to OMDS B Scope. This instruction applies OSHA-wide. C. Action. I. Field Compliance Officers. a Determining Types of Samples. Before conducting full shift sampling for chemicals identified in Table I. screening samples should be taken with detector tubes or other currently available direct reading instruments When screening samples indicate exposures of less than 50 percent of the PEL, further sampling shall not be re quired. Detector tubes in Table I will be made available to the Regions from the Cincinnati Maintenance and Calibration Laboratory Table 1 Detector Tubes Availablefrom MCL Substance Code 1. Acetone 0040 2. Benzene 0320 3. Ethyl Alcohol 1060 4. Formaldehyde 1290 5. Isopropyl Alcohol 1560 6 Methyl ethyl Ketone 0430 7. Methyl isobutyl Ketone 1385 8. Perchloroethylene (tetrachloroethylene) 2020 9. Trichloroelhane (methyl chloroform) 1720 10 Trichloroethylene 2490 II. Toluene 2460 12. Vinyl Chloride 2580 13. Methylene chloride 1730 14. Xylene 2590 b. Recording Screening Results. The total number of screening tests taken for the above substances must be recorded and transmitted to the National Office for MIS purposes As an interim measure, the Direct Reading Data OSHA-93 Form will be used for this purpose (see IHFOM Chapter 14) Although the Direct Reading Data Form was not designed with screening in mind, this form lends itself to recording the data required to determine by substance the total number of screening samples taken. When the Direct Reading Data OSHA-93 Form is used to report screening tests the following information will be recorded on the form: I. Print the word "SCREEN" at the top of the form 2 Complete the following items on the form See the example on Attachment A. Item 7. Establishment Name 6-21-78 Publi*h*d by THE BUREAU OF NATIONAL AFFAIRS, INC.. WASHINGTON. D C 200J7 6005 0987 PRODUCED BY FORD