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 OSH Act of 1970

 General duty clause

 OSHA legislation process

 Emergency temporary standards

 Variances

 Temporary variance

 Permanent variance

 Experimental variance

 Sources of exposure limits

 Types of exposure limits

 Time-weighted average (TWA)

 Short-term exposure limit (STEL)

 Ceiling limit (C)

 Peak limit

 Action level

 Excursion limit

 Mixture rule

 Skin notation

 Biological exposure indices (BEI)

 Immediately dangerous to life and death

(IDLH)

 Carcinogens

EHST 3700/3701:

Industrial Hygiene

 To explain the origin of OSHA regulations

 To describe the process used for establishing

OSHA regulation

 To explain the role of NIOSH and other

advisory committees and industry groups in

establishing health and safety regulations

 To define various terms and acronyms related

to worker exposure to hazardous agents

 To describe OSHA standards that have

significant impact on IH programs

 The Occupational Safety and Health Act

 Exposure Limits

 OSHA Standards as Part of the IH Program

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 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owastand.display_stan

dard_group?p_toc_level=1&p_part_number=1910

1. Hazard Communication

2. Respiratory Protection

3. Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

4. Confined Spaces

5. Noise

 29 CFR 1910.1200: Hazard Communication

Standard (HCS) or Right-to-Know Standard

 Mandates that employees be informed about

hazardous materials to which they are

exposed in the workplace

 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.

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 List of all hazardous materials in the

workplace

 Maintenance of SDS and its accessibility to

employees

 Training of employees on hazardous materials

they work with

 Ready identification of hazardous materials

in containers, pipings and vessels

 Informing employees about the regulation

and its contents

 Preparation of a written program on how HCS

requirements will be achieved

 Safe use, handling and storage of hazardous

materials

 Health hazards associated with exposure

 Steps in protecting themselves from

hazardous materials

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 Use of labels

 Use of process sheets

 Use of other mechanisms that are

understandable to employees

 29 CFR 1910.134

 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.

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1. Assignment of program responsibility

2. Written standard operating procedures on

selection, use and care of respirators

3. Medical surveillance program

4. Employee training on respirator use, care

and limitations

5. Fit testing

6. Procedures for cleaning, storing,

maintaining and inspecting respirators

7. Periodic monitoring of contaminant levels

8. Periodic program review

 To evaluate employee’s physical ability to

work while wearing respirator

 Periodic re-evaluation

 Fit testing is required for all employees

using negative or positive pressure tight-

fitting respirators

 Must be repeated annually and whenever

a different respirator is used

 According to an accepted protocol

 Qualitative

 Using subjective indicator

 Example: Taste test, irritant smoke

 Quantitative

 Measuring pressure or concentration

differential inside and outside the mask

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 29 CFR 1910.120 (General industry)

 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.sho

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 29 CFR 1926.65 (Construction industry)

 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.sho

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 To ensure the health and safety of personnel

working to characterize or clean up sites

where hazardous materials:

 Have been accidentally released or dumped

 Are treated, stored or disposed of

 OSHA FAQ on HAZWOPER:

http://www.osha.gov/html/faq-

hazwoper.html

1. Employee training

2. Medical surveillance program

3. Selection and use of PPE

4. Emergency and spill response; hazard

analysis of work sites

5. Air monitoring

6. Decontamination

7. Organizational structure

 40 hours of classroom training

 24 hours of on-the-job training under

the direction of a trained supervisor

 Annual 8-hr refresher training

 24 hours of classroom training

 8 hours of on-the-job training under

the direction of a trained supervisor

 Annual 8-hr refresher training

 One-time supervisor course

Full-time

Limited

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1. First responder awareness level

 Notification of proper authorities

2. First responder operations level

 Material containment

3. Hazardous materials technicians

 Stoppage of material release

4. Hazardous materials specialists

 Evaluation of known and unknown materials

5. On-scene incident commander

 Control of site operations

 29 CFR 1910.146 – Permit-required confined

spaces

 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.

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Any space that:

 Is large enough for an

employee to enter and

perform work

 Has limited or restricted

means for entry and exit

 Not designed for human

occupancy

 Storage tanks

 Process vessels

 Silos

 Boilers/fire boxes

 Open surface tanks

 Storm drains

 Pits beneath equipment

 Storage drums

 Manholes

 Cooking vessels

 Railroad tank cars

 Furnaces

A confined space

1. Containing a hazardous atmosphere

2. Containing a material that could engulf an

entrant

3. With a configuration that could trap an entrant

4. Containing any other recognized safety or

health hazard

The potential to develop

unsafe condition in a

space should also be

considered.

 Lack of oxygen

 Flammable or combustible mixture

 Levels of toxic materials exceeding PEL

Welding

Painting

Use of

Solvents

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 Assigned unique

identifier

 Danger signs at space

entrance

 Entry permit

 Identity of space

 Purpose for entry

 Date and duration of permit

 Names of personnel authorized to enter

 Names of personnel serving as attendants

 Hazards in the space

 Measures to eliminate or control hazards

 Description of acceptable entry conditions

 Results of atmospheric testing

 Instructions for rescue or emergency service personnel

 List of PPE, communications, equipment to be used

 29 CFR 1910.95: Occupational Noise Exposure

 http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.

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Duration per day, hours Sound level,

dBA, slow response

8 90

6 92

4 95

3 97

2 100

1 ½ 102

1 105

½ 110

¼ or less 115

Table G-16 of 29 CFR 1910.95

 8-hr TWA = 85 dBA

 Noise dose = 50%

 Requires a hearing conservation program

 Noise monitoring program

 Audiometric tests to evaluate hearing

 Hearing protection

 Employee training

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 To measure noise exposure of employees

 To identify employees to be included in

hearing conservation program

 Baseline audiogram

 Annual audiogram

 Problem audiograms

 Audiometric test requirements

 Calibration of equipment

 Noise levels in test rooms

 How noise exposure causes hearing loss

 Use, advantages, disadvantages and care

of hearing protectors

 Explanation of audiometric testing

process

 Five of the OSHA standards that are

important parts of the IH program are:

 Hazard Communication

 Respiratory Protection

 Hazardous Waste Operations and

Emergency Response (HAZWOPER)

 Confined Spaces

 Noise