Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Area.Director..A.written.report.shall.be.iled.with.the.nearest.OSHA.Area.Director.
within.15.calendar.days.thereafter.and.shall.include
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1.. A. speciication. of. the. amount. of. material. released,. the. amount. of. time.
involved,.and.an.explanation.of.the.procedure.used.in.determining.this.igure
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2.. A. description. of. the. area. involved,. and. the. extent. of. known. and. possible.
employee.exposure.and.the.known.and.possible.areas.of.contamination
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3.. A.report.covering.of.any.medical.treatment.of.affected.employees.and.any.
medical.surveillance.program.implemented
.
4.. An.analysis.of.the.circumstances.of.the.incident.and.measures.taken.or.to.
be.taken,.with.speciic.completion.dates,.to.avoid.further.similar.releases
At.no.cost.to.the.employee,.a.program.of.medical.surveillance.must.be.established.
and.implemented.to.cover.both.employees.considered.for.assignment.to.enter.regu-
lated.areas,.and.for.authorized.employees..Before.an.employee.is.assigned.to.enter.a.
regulated.area,.a.physical.examination.by.a.physician.must.be.provided..The.exami-
nation.must.include.the.personal.history.of.the.employee,.family.and.occupational.
background,.and.genetic.and.environmental.factors..Authorized.employees.shall.be.
provided.with.periodic.physical.examinations,.no.less.often.than.annually,.following.
the.pre-assignment.examination.
In. all. physical. examinations,. the. examining. physician. should. consider. whether.
there.exist.conditions.of.increased.risk..These.conditions.may.include.reduced.immu-
nological.competence,.additional.risk.of.those.undergoing.treatment.with..steroids.or.
cytotoxic.agents,.pregnancy,.and.cigarette.smoking.
Employers. must. maintain. complete. and. accurate. records. of. all. such. medi-
cal. examinations.. Records. shall. be. maintained. for. the. duration. of. the. employee's.
employment.. Upon. termination. of. the. employee's. employment,. including. retire-
ment.or.death,.or.in.the.event.that.the.employer.ceases.business.without.a.successor,.
records,.or.notarized.true.copies.thereof,.shall.be.forwarded.by.registered.mail.to.the.
Director.of.NIOSH..Records.shall.be.provided.upon.request.to.the.employee,.his.or.
her.designated.representatives,.and.the.Assistant.Secretary.of.OSHA..Any.physician.
who.conducts.a.medical.examination.is.to.furnish.to.the.employer.a.statement.of.the.
employee's..suitability.for.employment.in.the.speciic.area.with.an.exposure.potential.
The.speciic.nature.of.the.previous.requirements.is.an.indicator.of.the.danger.pre-
sented.by.exposure.to,.or.working.with,.carcinogens.that.are.regulated.by.the.OSHA..
There.are.other.carcinogens,.which.OSHA.regulates,.that.are.not.part.of.the.original.
thirteen..They.include.the.following:
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Vinyl.chloride.(1910.1017)
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Inorganic.arsenic.(1910.1018)
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Cadmium.(1910.1027.and.1926.1127)
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Benzene.(1910.1028)
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Coke.oven.emissions.(1910.1029)
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l,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane.(1910.1044)
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Acrylonitrile.(1910.1045)
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Ethylene.oxide.(1910.1047)
