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OSHA ASBESTOS STANDARD EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION
1910.1001 (i) (3) requires written notification to each employee whose exposure to asbestos has been measured to be in excess of the 8-hour time-weighted average limit of 2 fibers/ml or the ceiling limit of 10 fibers/ml. This notification must be within five days of the finding. The employee must also be notified of the corrective action being taken.
Suggested Notification Letter Format
TO: FROM:
(Employee) (Responsible Management Officer)
On (date)
air sampling showed your exposure
(disregarding respirator use) to asbestos fibers to be in
excess of the OSHA limits. Proper use of approved respira
tors will insure adequate protection. Corrective actions
being taken to reduce your exposure will include (the use
of respirators, work practice changes, engineering controls, and substitution of materials where possible.) ^
(1) The individual plant should insert the control methods to be used in general terms.
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