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SUBPART Z--OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL 383 (j) IMMw, Each employ** anxmked v (D> minim iTnTsmln rrnrrlr Irirtr-- be legffdg Isbeiod sWher: In vinyl chlstM* or polyvinyl tMorlrte oponttoo* ehall be prorMod tnlntnc In n pnoan rdaUnc to tlie hutrAe of vinyl *--to. end pneautleaa tor tte Mtfe w. (1) Til* preerwn ilmll tndinto: (1) Tim nstur* of the beolth UMUd tan dirato aepotura to vinyl chloride InohoHoo ^orU'rOllv tlto CHIlHlgQlB tnaae (SOPT); and <E) Oammaglutamyl transpeptldsse. (3) Examinations provided In accord ance with thla paragraph shall be performed at least: <1> Every 8 months for each employee who has been employed In vinyl chlo ride er polyvinyl chloride manufacturing for 10 yean or looter; and Tain Cm nSIS* KlIUtinT rUBHAMM OiA^OllM V*m*o** or <tt> In MUdubwt with 4f CPVt Parts 170-lSf with u* additional legend Ctscsi-SvwtcT A*t applied near the label or placard. huord; (tt> Annually for all other employees. (6) No statement shall appear on or (ID The ntdta notun of operotlono (3) Each employee eapueed to an near soy required sign, label or instruc which could result In npnn to vinyl emergency shall be afforded appropriate tion which contradict* or detracts from chloride in mn of the pmitolli medical surveillance. the effect of. any required warning, Unit mod necetewy pvotoettv*(tops: (4) A statement of each employee's infcemaUoo or instruction. (111) Tlw purpose for. proper uh, ond suitability for continued exposure to <m> Accord*. <D All records main llmltotlmn of reopirotory peotectlve vinyl chloride Mii^i*iy use of protec tained In accordance with this section tive equipment and respirators, shall be shall include the name aud social secu (It) Tito In tuud and oeuto toxlo* tty of vinyl chloride, and the neoeaaory obtained from the physician rity number of relevant. each employee where promptly after any examination* A copy (2) Records of required monitoring protectln etepe; of the physician's statement shall be pro and measuring and medical records (v) The purpose for and a description videdeach employee. shall be provided upon request to of ttwmonltortnf pracraa; (5) If any employee's health would be employees, designated representatives, <vi) Tito purpoae for. and a deecrtP' lleo of. Uw medical surveUluo* <vU) materially Impaired by continued ex posure* such employee shall be with drawn from possible contact with vinyl chloride. (0) Laboratory analyses for all btan and the Assistant Secretary in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.20 (&H*) and (gHi). These records shall be provided upon request to the Director. (till) SpeclUc Information to aid the logical specimens Included in medical Authorized personnel rosters shall also employee In noocnlttan of eondltlmu swamlnittons shall be performed In labo be provided upon request to the which may result In the release of vinyl ratories licensed under 43 CPR Part 74. Assistant Secretary and the Director. (lx) A review of this standard at the employes'* lint tialnlnc and Indoctrina tion program, and annually thereafter. (J> AH material* relating to the pro gram shall be provided upon request to the Assistant Secretary and ths Director. , (k> Jfedicol iMdHnca A pmsiam of medical snrvelllanca shall be Insti tuted for each employee exposed, with out regard 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 (7> if the examining physician deter mines that alternative medical examine Ilona to those required by. paragraph <t) (1) of this section will protide at least equal assurance of detecting madteal conditions pertinent to the exposure to vinyl chloride, the employer may ac cept such alternative eliminations as meeting Gie requirements of paragraph (k)(l) of this soetton. if the employer obtains a statemdtt freer the irrsmlnlng physician setting forth the alternative examinations and ths rationale for nih <i> Monitoring and measuring records shall: (A) State the date of such monitor ing and measuring and the concentra tions determined and identify the instru ments and methods used; 1 (B> Include any *'****-* informa tion necessary to determine individual employee exposures where such erpo- mures are determined by means other than individual monitoring of employees; and (C) Be maintained for not leas than MsmtnsUwM end tests In accordance with this paragraph. All medical ex aminationa and proeeduna shall be per formed by or under the supervision of a licensed physician, and than ha provided without cost to the employee. stituttofL This statement shall be availaide upon request for examination and copying to.authorised reprmentatlves of ths Assistant Secretary and the Director, d) S%m* sad labels. U) Entrances to regulated areas shall be posted with leg (ii>--Revoked (lit) Medical records shall he main tained for the duration of the employ ment of each employee plus 30 years, or 30 year*, whichever is longer. (1) At the time of Initial assignment, ible signs bearing the legend: (3) In the event that the employer or upon Institution of medical surveil- Cucaduam Sihmi Asia cesses to do business and there is no (1) A general physical examination than be performed, with specific atten tion to detecting enlargement of liver, tpleeb or kidneys, or dysfunction In thee* organs, and for abnormaltlee In akin, Abtrouib PnaoinfiL Omit successor to receive end retain his it) Areas containing haiardous oper records for the prescribed period, these ations or where an emergency currently records shall be transmitted by oxlets shall be posted with legible signs registered mail to die Director, and each bearing the legend: employee individually notified In writing connective tlssuee and the pulmonary system (Sea Appendix A), (111 A medical history than be taken. InehnMnv the fO&QWtng topics: ' (A) Alcohol Intake; (B) Past history of hepatitis: (C> Work history end past exposure to potential hepatotoxle agent*. Includ- of this transfer. The employer shall also comply with any additional___ requirements set forth in 29 CFR (3) Container* of polyvinyl chloride rmdn waste from remoter* or other waste 1910.20(h). contaminated with vinyl chloride shall [551910*1017(m)C2) and (3) be legibly labeled: amended; (m)(4-6) revoked fa* druses mi ebt&tkAU: ' <D) Put history of blood touiladoiii; and <lll) A a*nm oponlinwi shall bo ob OoStAt VH1 at 45 F.R, 35282* May 23, Jakcss----- ------------- 1980; effective August 21, (t) Container, at polyvlnjt then be lectklj lebetod: drioride 1980.] (n) Report*, U) Not later than I tained Olid Hmdmrwlvemtt*h^ OftOdO Of. month aftor the establishment of s reg <A) T0U1 bilirubin; ulated area, the following information (B) Alkaline phosphatsae; shall be reported to the OSHA Area Di (O Serum glutamic oxalacetlc transIrntnue (SOOT); rector Any changes to such information <51 Container* of vinyl ehlorid* shall shall be reported within IS days. 1017(nMl) 384 GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARDS ID Dm tddnu and teuton of taeh [Effective date of subsec <t*tbllibix>eDt which Ivw one or more lcfulilc4 irci; tod tion (o)(l) and (o)(2) ex (III The VMmiber of employee* In each tended from January 1, 1975 (e) Exposure monitoring--(1) Gener al (1) Determinations of airborne ex posure levels shall be made from air empire that are representative of - itfublrd area, dtartnc ourmoJ opcntiotu. ' Including milnlenance. (3> CMrirncin, and the facts ob' Utnihk at that time, shall be reported within 34 hours to the OSHA Area Di-vrector. Upon renueet of the Area Piree"^tork the employer shall submit additional In/onnstlon in writing relevant to the ' nature and extent ol employee exposures and meaaurm taken to prevent future 'Cmtnencirt of similar nature. * <3> Within 10 working days followinc T^*ny Bipnitoring and measuring which flhcteci Uiat any employee has been `exposed, without retard to the use of . respirators, in excess of the permissible ; exposure limit, each such employee shall to April 1, 1975, at 40 F.R. 13211, on March 25, 1975.] A--&VftLlH(KTAIT UlSXAk iMfwUtMIt Mit nquM lux iiaSw paragraph |i)(i) ar ui* MeUoa sac ttam. prerenaiy hub s to 4 ai.'jf lau remaia kbMrta), oinnoiukw ihWM a* |twa a iibwil or the mpkpt lim eaatoet' with vmyl tbiwiik, while a am eeewrtfceaatoe nuilMlMt is made AdSwesii teste which amy he amhilV , A. Pm hUMf aystuaevtoa: urtae esamlaa Un for alhwmla. red weed ceils, and ea* fulfilTM ibmniMi mil each employee's exposure to inorganic arsenic over an eight (8) hour period. (II) tot the purpose* of thla section, employe* exposure le that exposure which would occur If the employes wen not total i vttpftrmtor. (HI) The employer shall collect full shift (for at least 7 continuous hours) persona) samples Including at least one sample for each shift far each Job classification in sach work area. (2) Initial monitoring Each employ er who he* a workplace or work oper ation covered by this standard haii monitor each such workplace and work operation to accurately deter be notified In writing of the results of . the exposure measurement and the steps p. Pulwury system: Perced vital capoo* Ity, farced espiraioey velum* at t secend, aad chest rwhipiHcrun (poiUrtwmUfiwt mine the airborne concentration of In organic arsenic to which employees : being taken to reduce the exposure to H s IT lachsa). may be exposed. within the permissible exposure limit: to) Kff*ct\vt doles. <l> Until April 1. 197b. the provisions currently set AddlUooal ssram teste: lactic acid 4h lactic uM dchydiMSiasm forth In I lSlO.Mfl ol ihi* Port shall apply. Effective April 1.1*11. the Pro* vtsioos Mt lorth In I l*10.*2q of this Port D. far a moss samprahsnsiet mminsUM on repeated ahnorsnal artia teete: Hepatitis shall apply. b aatigen, aad liver scaoning. (2) Frequency, (I) If the Initial moni toring reveals employee exposure to be below the setion level the measure ment! need not be repeated except as otherwise provided In paragraph (ex> of thla Bectlon. (ill If the Initial monitoring, requlred by this section, or subsequent monitoring reveal* employer expewure to be above the permissible exposure *NOTE: The effective date of 1910.1017(o)(1) refers to limit, the employer shall repeat muni-, tcrlng at least quarterly. temporary vinyl chloride standard which was superseded (III) If the Initial monitoring, re by the present standard on April 1, 1975. 11910.93([` quired by thla section, or subsequent j^has been recodified to 11910.1017--CCH. monitoring reveals employee exposure to be above the action level and below the permissible exposure limit the em 11*10.1*11 Inonwile anenk. (a) Scope and application. This sec tion applies to all occupational expo sures to Inorsanlc anenlc except that this section does not apply to employ, ee exposures In sericulture or result. Inc from pesticide application, the treatment of wood with preservatives or the .utilization of araenically pre served wood. (b> Definition*. "Action level" means a concentration of Inorganic arsenic of S mkrognms per cubic meter of air (5 pc/m*> averaged over any eight (8) hour period. "Assistant Secretary" means the AsIstant Secretary of Labor lor Occupa tional Safety and Health, UJ5. Depart ment of Labor, or designee. ''Authorised person" means any person specifically authorized by the employer whose duties require the person to enter a regulated area, or any person entering such an area as a designated representative of employ "Inorganic arsenic" means copper seeto- aisenlte and all Inorganic compounds containing arsenic except arsine, measured as anenlc (As). ployee shah repeat monitoring at least every six month* (tv) The employer shall continue monitoring at the required frequency (c) Permissible exposure limit The employer shall assure that no employ unto at least two consecutive measure ments, taken at least seven (7) days ee Is exposed to inorganic anenlc at apart, are below the action level at concentrations greater than 10 micro, grams per cubic meter of air (10 pg/ which time the employer may discon tinue monitoring for that employee m1). averaged over any 8-hour period. until such time as any of the events In (d) Notification of use. (1) By Octo paragraph (*X4) of this section occur. ber l, 1078 or within to days alter the (*) Additional monitoring. When- introduction of Inorganic arsenic Into ever there has been a production, the workplace, every employer who is process, control or personal change required to establish a regulated area which may result in new or additional In his workplace* shall report In writ expaeur* to Inorganic arsenic, or ing to'the OSHA area office lor each whenever the employer has any other such workplace: reason to suspect a change which may (1) The address of each such work- result In new or additional exposures place; to Inorganic anenlc. additional moni (II) The approximate number of em toring which complies with paragraph ployees who will be working In regu (e) of thla section shall be conducted. lated areas; and (5> Employee notification. (I) Within (III) A brief summary of the oper five <81 working day* after the receipt ations creating the exposure and the of monitoring result* the employer ee* for the purpose of exercising the actions which the employer intends to shall notify each employee In writing right to observe monitoring end meas take to reduce exposures. of the results which represent that uring procedures under paragraph (el unployee'a exposure* of this section. (2) Whenever there has been a sig (D> Whenever the results indicate "Director" means the Director. Na nificant change In the Information re that the representative employee ex tional Institute for Occupational quired by paragraph (dXl) of this sec posure exceeds the permissible expo Safety end Heelth. VJB. Department tion the employer shall report the sure limit, the employer than Include of Heelth, Education and Welfare, or changes In writing within 80 day. to In the written notice a statement that designee. the OSHA area office. the permissible exposure limit was ex- 1017<nM2> BOR 007695