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FILE NAME THAN THAN DATE 1977 Feb 21 DOC THAN025 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Bulletin to All US Distributors & Customers with Copy of Federal Register 28 Mines Ltd. Box 190 East Broughton Stn PQ Canada GON Canadian 418 426-3050 Telex 05-834 554 CAREYMINE EABR Phone CARMINES Cables EASTBROUGHTONPO 1HO Bulletin # 495 February 1977 TO All US Distributors and Customers Gentlemen . We are enclosing herewith a copy of the US Federal Register outlining the contents of the advance notice of proposed rule whereby if accepted will classify Asbestos as hazardous material ~ See For your information please note that we are through the which Quebec Asbestos Mining Association preparing a brief be presented before March 14th 1977 will Please note that you are most welcomed to take similar action and in the event that added information would be required please feel free to contact the undersigned . Kind regards TRAFFIC MANAGER mfn . wf; ary BLE BLE BLE . oe e Pa ~ oo ___ __ tee Ko 123 THURSDAY JUNE 27 197- WASHINGTON D.C. Volume 39 N Number 125 . P.23543 P.23543 P.23543 PART 11 ve,0 rel, om DEPARTMENT OF . Occupational Safety and . Health Administration : ." . . 2s . . es . . . ae e ooo. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY wo) AND HEALTH 3. 5304 REFERENCE FILE eed a Material Material TABLE G c Methods of compliance- E , gineering methods ) Engineering con- Acceptable matimus peaks peaks 2 trols Engineering controls such as bu -bou fimme Leceptable Weirhind . crling the acceptable calling cope tion for an hour sh w not limited to isolation enclosure ex- haust ventilation and dust average tratio tratio collectio \ VS shall be used to meet the exposure llimits . pprreescsrcirbeidbed in paragraph b of this lenzone 255.6- lenzone nies o* 2.37,39 S-QY: 0), Cadmium Cadmium di Carbon Carbon disain . 1970), nanwemnceccae CCNevevvcncescesece 2). 967 0.1 wg we 0.2 mi p.planet p.planet p.planet - 30 miantes j wows . eg 9 7OE-1 srmD ena,n 0.6 OEM... ore. 13 p.p soe up.p.ml } Local exhaust ventilation " ~ Local exhaust ventilation and dust col- lection systems shall be designed con- structed installed and maintained in Carbon 3.2%. 2967). \3 Ethylene Ethylene dibromids ( Kibris dichloride ( Formaldehyde Formaldehyde 737.18-1957 Hydroride Hydroride 237,25-179 Fluent Lead and Fluent the Fluent Z37.55-1969 Z37.55-1969 .2 inorganic compounds . (OA Matkyl chloride237.18-1960 nreereenn Methylene Chlat^s7.373-1989 ) Organo ks marcury 737-25-1 StyreneStyrene Z37.15-.. . 18. 46 Trichloroethylene Trichloroethylene 237,19-1 - Tetrachlorethylane 78-1987 7-37.12-1 Hydrocan ma 30 p.planet 28 pps. vo p Pl ecccene D.B. in FE) - minutes $ any 4 hours p.p minales 200 ... F reinilehosurs Any 3 hours 10 p.p.m 20 . Deere 300 p.p. 300 p.p -e minbl minblu fuu any 3 hours ea 1,000 3,000 p.p.m. 5 ... p.p.m. ne minutes LEKI LEKI 8.06 mg Necasscenecseeens cue, say in bours p.5.mp . 20 p.pm 800 . ... .. any 3 house minutes 300 ... 8 won he shy shy in hours ts . mpage 36020 eee Buy evveeveen p.pm ... 3 boars 10 minut of INR 1300 only no other me able exposur 2373-1971 pomis eld and chromis 237.7 --------- - --1 ---9 --7 --1 wns nfeereS@ Musoryeree Ce rerewreennmee rerewesneres accordance with the American Nation Standard Fundamentals Governing the Design and Operation of Local Exhaust corporated 1910.5 reference Systems ANSI Z9.2-1971 which is inherein 1910.5 concerning the avail- ability of ANSI 29.2-1971 and avail- maintenance of a historic file in counceHon therewith The address of the American National Standards Institute is given in 1910.100 i Particular tools All hand erated and operated tools which may produce or release asbestos Abers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section such as but not limited to saws scorers abrasive wheels and drills shall be provided with local exhaust ventfiation 175< tems in accordance with subcitvision 11 of this subparagraph a\y J TABLE --MINERAL DUSTS * Substance Mppel MEME 4 ite: > Kalline que prespirable come mt if y don = -018 M042 diswerke AerodynamiAcerodynamic Aerodynamic diswerke unit drunity diswerke PaParreentnt passing lectat 3 so 25 " as 2 3 2 Work practices- Wet methods Insofar as practicable asbestos shall be handled mixed applied recoved out scored or otherwise worked in an an state sufficient to prevent the enthic of airborne abers in excess of the are posure Emits prescribed in pazar~- b of this section unless the usefu of the product would be diminibed Quan Crisely AA Us the dust determined with MRE gure portest frfom rom the valud~ sio ount males foreculnfoar . F(FA Tridyll 15 the va ne + incaInstrument mrtmefrn actizts is a the cing that of 2.4 Mg in tre table for noul dust t~ NRO, 1910.93 Asbestos Definitions ealedealed from the for Athorphous Athorphous Includeer natural distomactou natural Includeer . some a Definitions For the purpose of this section 1 Asbestos includes chrysoule amosite crocidolite tremo- 810 810 Ute anthophyllite and actinolite 2 Asbiskus ^...bersmeans asbestos tallareillica We. Hoftere .. --\. Hoftere Tak rastes L'a Mas aan -- --,, -- --,, ~ Abers longer than 5 micrometers . b Permissible exposure to airborne concentrations of esbestos Abers- Standard effective July 7 1972. The Treme f f.\ 5 Forthand records JL. OmplitIdeust natural respirat 7/2 .. Ashcan 1 fees than % . toe Se wo. w : 3 hour weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos ^...bers to which any employee may be exposed shall not exceed five fibers longer than 5 micrometers per cubic centimeter of For more than ... eee | omar air as determined by the method pre- . f Inal or Nnky Dust Aspirable 10 ne k - 58107 38 38 Bang193 . of scribed in paragraph e this section 2 Standard effective July 1 1976 The hour weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos ^ bers : Cranston appelx pillion papretrictle.sfp.ar cabidanger . willes hall exceed abers centimeter than ~ cabidanger band . to which any emplomyayesbe exposedexposed not two micrometers per cuble centimeter tape appies counted cubic band be ot entage of trystalline borne borneih borne ih formis mptinged "tad spp'~-mble formisKB spp'~-mble Petermined . air as determined by the method prescribed in paragraph e of this section plplooyyeeee Celling ceoxnpcoesnedtraattioanny to No time With concentratiboyn the Armini tinySiabgeterbika quarr Sibe membran mel mataio nn gfi oWifotfh cocncentroationncocncenetratinon tratwiiatotnohdnt-Aiprneyrmfiibneripserfipbeerrsfirbeorsmperfibers perfibers > % * % quaris * quarr airborne cencentrations of asbestos perfibers perfibers in excess of 10 fibers longer than 5 micrometersmicrommeicrometters ers, per cubicucbic centicmeentteirmeter of quarr is determined by the method pre- scribed in paragraph e of this section thereby 1 Particular products and operations No asbestos cement mortar centing grout plaster or similar materia containing asbestos shall be removed from bags cartons or other containers in which they are shipped without being either wetted or enclosed or ventilated so as to prevent effectively the release of airborne asbestos Ebers in excess of the Hmits prescribed in paragraph b of this section WI Spreying demolition or removal Employees engaged in the spraying of asbestos the removal or demolition of pipes structures or equipment covered or insulated with asbestos and in the removal or demolition of asbestos insulation or coverings shall be provided with respiratory equipment in acco ance with paragraph d 3 111 of this section and with special clothing in secordance with paragraph d of this section d Personal protective equipment 1 Compliance with exposure limits prescribed by paragraph b of this seetion may not be achieved by the use of respirators or shift rotation of CTBployees except f During the tune period neccesary to install the engineering controls and to institute the work practices by paragraph e of this section 11 In work situations in which the methods prescribed in paragraph c 02 Occupational Safety & Health Reporter Sec 1910.83a 1910.83a fi 22 a OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH . 3.69 5305 this section are either technically not feasible or feasible to an extent insumcient to reduce Use airborne concentra- tions of asbestos fibers below the limits prescribed by paragraph b of this section or 1 In emergencies iv Where both respirators and per- based upon his most recent examination an examining physician determines that the employee will be unable to function normally wearing & respirator or that the safety or health of the employee or other employees will be impaired by his use of a respirator Such employee shall be rotated to another job or given the employees breathing zone of the on membrane filters of 0.8 the rhuoslidteyr mSoaumnptleeds isnhalaln beotp ake ennforfuter determination of the hour time- weighted average airborne concentreHons and of the cellingcelling concentrations concentrations of asbestos fibers sonnel rotation are allowed by subdivisions ) or U of this subpara- graph and both are practicable personnel rotation shall be preferred and used 2 Where a respirator is permitted by subparagraph 1 of this paragraph it shall be selected from among those ap- proved by the Bureau of Mines Depart- ment of the Interioorr the National In- stitute for Occupational Safety and opportunity to transfer to a different po- sition whose duties he is able to perform with the same employer in the same grow graphical area and with the same seniorIty status and rate of pay he had just prior to such transfer if such a different position is available 3 Special clothing The employer shall provide and require the use of special clothing such as coveralls or similar required After^... Sampling frequency and patterns the initial determinations paragraph by subparagraph 1 of this samples shall be of such frequency and pattern as to represent with reasonable accuracy the levels of exposure of em- ployees In no case shall the sampling be done at intervals greater than 6 months for employees whose exposure to asbestos Health Department of Health Educa- whole body clothing bead coverings tion and Welfare under the provisions of gloves and foot coverings for any em- 30 CFR Part 11 37 F.R. 6244 Mar. 25 1972 and shall be used in accordance with subdivisions ) { L and iv of this subparagraph 1 Air purifying respirators A reuzable or single use air purifying respirator or a respirator described in subdivision 11 or H of this subparagraph shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos fibers in the respirator below the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section when the celling or the hour weighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos Abers are reasonably expected to exceed no more than 10 times those limits 1 Powered air purifying respirators A full faceplece powered air purifying respirator or a powered air purifying respirator or a respirator described in subdivision II of this subparagraph shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos Abers in the respirator below the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section when the ceiling or the hour time- ployee exposed to airborne concentratons of asbestos fibers which exceed the celling level prescribed in paragraph b of this section 4 Change rooms 1 At any fixed place of employment exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers in ex- cess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section the employer shall provide change rooms for employees working regularly at the place 11 Clothes lockers The employer shall provide two separate lockers or containers for each employee so separated or isolated as to prevent contamination of the employee's street clothes from his work clothes 1 Laundering a Laundering of asbestos contaminated clothing shall be done so as to prevent the release of air- borne asbestos fibers in excess of the ex- posure limits prescribed in paragraph b , of this section b Any employer who gives asbestoscontaminated clothing to another person for laundering shall inform such person 3 Environmental monitoring samples shall be collected from areas of a work environment which are representative of the airborne concentrations of asbestos abers which may reach the breathing zone of employees Sample shall be collected on a membrane alter of 0.8 micrometer porosity mounted in an open filter holder Samples sha be taken for the determination of the bhour weighted average airborne concentrations and of the ceiling con- centrations of asbestos fibers 1 Sampling frequency and patterns After the initial determinations required by subparagraph 1 of this paragraph samples shall be of such frequency and | pattern as to represent with reasonable accuracy the levels of exposure of the employees In no case shall sampling be at intervals greater than 6 months for employees whose exposures to asbestos may reasonably be foreseen to exceed the exposure limits prescribed in parz- graph b of this section observation weighted average concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed 10 times but not 100 times those limits !!! Type C supplied respirators * continuous Fow or pressure class A type C continuous flow or presdemand supplied respirator shall be used to reduce the concentrations of airborne asbestos ^...bersin the of the requirement in a of this subdi- vision to effectively prevent the release of airborne asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section . c Contaminated clothing shall be transported in realed impermeable bags or other closed impermeable containers and labeled in accordance with paragraph g of this section 4 Employee observation of monitoring Affected employees or their representatives shall be given a reasonable opportunity to observe any monitoring . required by this paragraph and shall have access to the records thereoi g Caution signs and labels 1 Cau- Hon signs 1 Posting Caution signs shall be provided and displayed at each location where airborne concentrations respirator below the exposure limits pre- scribed in paragraph b of this section when the celling or the hour timeweighted average airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers are reasonably expected to exceed 100 times those limits lv Establishment of a respirator program a The employer shall establish a respirator program in accordance with the requirements of the American National Standards Practices for Respiratory Protection ANSI 1989 which is incorporated by reference herein b Sep 1910.6 concerning the availability of ANSI Z882-1969 and the maintenance of an historic file in connection therewith The address of the American National Standards Institute is given in 1910.100 c No employee shall be assigned to tasks requiring the use of respirators if e Method of measurement All determinations of airborne concentrations of asbestos abers shall be made by the membrane filter method at 400-450 x magnification 4 millimeter objective with phase contrast illumination 1 Monitoring- Initial determi- nations Within 6 months of the publication of this section every employer cause every place of employment where asbestos fibers are released to be monitored sucha way as todetermine whether every employee's exposure to asbestos fibers is below the limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section If the limits are exceeded the employer shall immediately undertake a compliance program in accordance with paragraph c of this section 2 Personal monitoring- Bamples shall be collected from within the of asbestos ^ bersmay be in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section Signs shall be posted at such a distance from such a location so that an employee may read the sigT and take necessary protective steps before entering the area marked by the signs Signs shall be posted at all approaches to areas containing excessive concentrations of airborne asbestos Abers : 11 Sign specifications The warning signs required by subdivision ) of this subparagraph shall conform to the requirements of 20 x 14 vertical format signs specified in . 1910.145 4 and to this subdivision The signs shall dis- play the following legend in the lower panel with letter sizes and styles of a visibility at least equal to that specified in this subdivision - Copyright 1974 by The Bureau of National Alloirs Inc. Sec 1810.934 3 we rs 5 ee 5308 : REFERENCE FILE eo? furnish . Legend AsbestosAsbestos cern asseeeewene aust Hazard Arold Breathing Dust Wear Assigned Protective Equipment Do Not Remain In ATM Unless Your Work Re- _quires it <7 Notation " Sans Serif Oothle or Block Bana Berti OF Obtble 14 Gothic " ... Gothic " Oothic tas Abers in excess of the limits pre- scribed in paragraph b of this section shall be notified in writing of the expo- sure as soon as practicable but not later than 5 days of the Anding The employee shall also be timely notified of the cor- rective action being taken ) Medical craminations- Gen- Gen- cral The employer shall provide or make available at his cost medical examina- tons relative to exposure to asbestos re- quired bythis paragraph_ employer shall examined paragraph of the furnish to the employer employee all the infer- this mation specifically required by paragraph and any other medical formation related to occupational posure to asbestos fibers in- ex- 1910.93b Coal tar Patilesi terpretation of term As used in 1910.93 Table -1 the pitch volatiles include the fused port cylic hydrocarbons which volatze volatze Breathing Asbestos Dust May Be Hazardous To Your Health 14 point Gothic Spacing between lines shall be at least equal to the height of the upper of any two lines 2 Caution labels Labeling 1 Labeling Cau- tion labels shall be affixed to all raw materials mixtures scrap weste debris and other products containing asbestos Obers or to their containers except that no label is required where asbestos fibers have been modified by a bonding agent coating binder or other material so that during any reasonably foresecable use handling storage disposal processing or transportation no airborne concentra- tions of asbestos fibers in excess of the exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section will be released 1 Label specifications The caution labels required by subdivision ) of this subparagraph shall be printed in letters of sufficient size and contrast as to be readily visible and legible The label shall state CAUTION 2 Preplacement The employer shall provide or make available to each of his employees within 30 calendar days following his Arst employment in an occupation exposed to irborne concentrations of asbestos fibers a comprehensive medical examination which shall include as a mininium a chest roentgenogram posterior 14 x 17 inches a history to elicit symptomatology of respiratory disease and pulmonary funcion tests to include forced vital capacity FVC and forced Expiratory volum at second FEV 3 Annual creminations On or be- fore January 31 1973 and at least annually thereafter every employer shall provide or make available comprehen- sive medical examinations to each of his employees engaged in occupations exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers Such annual examination shall include as a minimum a chest roentgenogram posterior 14 x 17 Inches a history to elicit symptomatology of respiratory disease and from the distillation residues of petroleum wood and other organic ter 37 | R 24749 Effective November 21/1972 al Ent- 21/1972 1920.93 1920.93 = Nitrobiphenyl Scope and application section applies to any area ) This which Nitriphenyl Chemical Abstracts Service Number 92937 is maru- facturce processed repackaged re- leased Randled or stored by shall not apply transshipment in caled con- tainers except except for the labe requirements under paragraphs e 2 3 Rud 4 of section ' 7 This section shall not apply to solid or liquid mixtures containing lers than 0.1 pertent by weigh or volume of Nitrobiphoyi Nitrobiphoyi b Definitions For the purposes of this section ) Absolvic filter is one remain g capable of remaining 1997 percent of a mono disperse Herosol of am particles 2 Authored emptores means an Contains Albestre Fibers pulmonary function tests to include employee require him to b Avold Creating Dust Breathing Asbestos Dust May Cause Berious Bodily Harm h Housekeeping- Cleaning All external surfaces in any place of employment shall be maintained free of accumulations of asbestos Abers if with their forced vital capacity FVC and forced expiratory volume at 1 second FEV ) 4 Termination of employment The employer shall provide or make available within 30 calendar days before or after the termination of employment of any employee engaged in an occupation exposed to airborne concentrations of in the regulated area and who has been specifically assicted by the employer 3 Clean chang room means a room where empostes put on clean clothing and phyctive phyctive equipment in an environment I of Nitrobiphenyl The clean change room sha bel col n- tiguous to and hat an entry from a dispersion there would be an excessive asbestos fibers a comprehensive medical shower room when the shower room concentration 2 Waste disposal Asbestos waste scrap debris bags containers equipment and contaminated clothins consigned for disposal which may examination which shall include as a minimum a chest roentgenogram posanterior 14 x 17 inches a history to elicit symptomatology of respiratory disease and tests facilities are other required in this section 4 Closed system means an aperstion involving -Nitrobiphenyl where containment prevents the release of 4- any pulmonary function + produce reasonably foreseeable to use handling storage processing dis- posal or transportation airborne concen- and forced trations of asbestos fibers in excess of the include forced vital capacity PVC expiratory volume at 1 second .. . 5 Recent examinations No medical Nitrobiphenyl to requinted areas nonregulated areas or the external environment 5 Decontamination means the in- exposure limits prescribed in paragraph b of this section shall be collected and examination is required of any employee If adequate records show that activation Nitrobiphenyl disposal Nitrobiphenyl or its safe disposed of in sealed impermeable bags or other closed impermeable containers 1 Recordkeeping Exposure rec- ards Every employer shall maintain rec- ords of any personal or environmental monitoring required by this section Rec- ords shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years and shall be made available upon request to the Assistant Secre- tary of Labor for Occupational Safety Safety ab^ and e " Health the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Health and to authorized representa- the employee has been examined in accordance with this paragraph within the past year period 6 Medical records- Mainte- nance Employers of employees examined pursuant to this paragraph cause to be maintained complete and accurate records of all such medical examinations Records shall be retained by employers for at least 20 years the rec == 11 The contents of ords of the medical examinations 6 Director means National Institute for Safety and Health or any Director Occupational person di- Secretary rected by him or the Secretary of Ficalth Education and Welfare act for the Director 7 sposal means the safe re- moval of Nitrobiphenyl from work . environment * 8 Emergency means an unforseen eircumstance or set of circumstances reauftin eircumstance the release of Night Night tives of either required by this paragraph shall be made 2 Employee access Every employee available for inspection and copying which may result in exposure to @& con- tact with Nitrobiphenyl and former employee shall have reason able access to any record required to be maintained by subparagraph 1 of this paragraph which indiestes the em ployer's own exposure to asbestos fibers 3 Employee notification Any employee time ployee found to have been exposed at any to airborne concentrations of asbes- to the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health the Director of NIOSH to authorized physicians and mesical consultants of rither of them and upon the reque of an ememployee or former employee to his physican Any physician who conducts & medical examination required by this 2 External environment any environment external to regulated and nonregulated areas D Isolated system means & enclosed structure other than the valu containment of Nitrobiphenyl which is impervious to the passage of - itrobiphenyl and which would prevent Occupational Safety & Health Reporter Sec 1810.93c 1810.93c