Occupational Health & Environmental Controls

1. Occupational Health & Environmental Controls • Subpart D 1926.50-66

2. Subpart DOccupational Health & Environmental Controls(1926.50 - 66) Exposure to gases, vapors, fumes Lead - Exposure assessment First aid training Lead - Interim respiratory protection Lead - Interim ppe Most Frequently Cited: FY 2003

3. Subpart D - Occupational Health & Environmental Controls(1926.50 - 66) Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts & mists – Employee exposure Lead - Exposure assessment First aid training Gases, vapors, etc. – Administrative/Engineering controls Lead – Representative personal sampling Most Frequently Cited: FY 2004

4. Subpart D - Occupational Health & Environmental Controls(1926.50 - 66) Gases, vapors, fumes, dusts & mists - Employee exposure Lead - Exposure assessment First aid training Gases, vapors, etc. – Administrative/Engineering controls Lead – Interim personal protective clothing & equipment Most Frequently Cited: FY 2005

5. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (a) Employer shall insure availability of medical personnel

6. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (b) Provisions for prompt medical attention • Prior to beginning project • Best work practice: Notify local fire department & hospital of your possible needs.

7. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (c) First-aid certified person available • In absence of reasonablyaccessible infirmary, clinic, hospital or physician

8. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (d) Supplies • (1) First aid supplies easily accessible

9. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (d) Supplies • (2) First aid kit contents • Weatherproof container • Individual sealed packages • Checked initially & at least weekly

11. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (e) Proper equipment provided for prompt transportation

12. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (f) Telephone numbers conspicuously posted • In areas without 911

13. 1926.50 Medical Services & First Aid • (g) Facilities provided for eye/body wash where needed

14. 1926.51 Sanitation • (a) Potable water • (1) Adequate supply

15. 1926.51 Sanitation • (a) Potable water • (2) Containers for drinking water tightly closable, with tap

16. 1926.51 Sanitation • (a) Potable water • (4) Common drinking cup prohibited

17. 1926.51 Sanitation • (a) Potable water • (5) If single service cups supplied: • Sanitary container for unused cups • Receptacle for disposal of used cups

19. 1926.51 Sanitation • (c) (1) Toilets at construction jobsites • (1) Provided per Table D-1 • Male & Female

20. 1926.51 Sanitation • (c) Toilets at construction jobsites • (3) When no sanitary sewer (unless prohibited by local codes): • Privies • Chemical toilets • Recirculating toilets • Combustion toilets

21. 1926.51 Sanitation • (d) Food handling • (1) Facilities & operations shall meet applicable laws, ordinances & regulations

22. 1926.51 Sanitation • (f) Washing facilities • (1) Close to worksite & equipped for removal of substances: • Paints, coating, herbicides, insecticides, other contaminants

23. 1926.51 Sanitation • (f) Washing facilities • (2) Maintained in sanitary condition

24. 1926.51 Sanitation • (f) Washing facilities • (3) Lavatories • Available in all places of employment • Running water: hot & cold, or tepid • Soap or cleansing agent • Drying method: towels, blowers, clean cloth toweling

25. 1926.51 Sanitation • (g) Eating & drinking areas • Food/beverage consumption forbidden in toilet rooms or areas exposed to toxic materials

26. 1926.51 Sanitation • (h) Vermin control • Workplace properly constructed, equipped & maintained • Extermination program upon detection

28. 1926.52 Occupational Noise Control • (a) Protection against effects • When sound levels exceed those of Table D-2

29. 60 normal conversation 65-95 power mower 85 heavy traffic 90 tractor 95 electric drill 110 power saw 110 leaf blower 120 chain saw 120 pneumatic drill 125 jackhammer 140 jet plane taking off Typical DBA’s

30. 1926.53 Ionizing Radiation • (a) Covered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Standards for Protection.

31. 1926.54 Nonionizing Radiation • (c) Potential exposure to laser light greater than 5 milliwatts must be protected as per subpart E (ppe) • (l) Shall not be exposed to microwave power greater than 10 milliwatts.

32. 1926.55 Gases, Vapors, Fumes, Dusts & Mists • (a) Exposure of employees at concentrations above TLV’s shall be avoided (See Appendix A) • Inhalation • Ingestion • Skin absorption • Injection

33. 1926.56 Illumination • (a) General • Locations • Construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops, storage areas • Degree • Per Table D-3 • While any work is in progress

34. 1926.59 Hazard Communication • NOTE: • Requirements identical to 1910.1200 • Employer shall evaluate hazards of chemicals. • Inform employees thru the use of labels, msds & training.

35. 1926.62 Lead • (a) Scope • Applies to all construction work where an employee may be occupationally exposed to lead

36. 1926.62 Lead • (b) Definitions • “Action Level” means employee exposure, without regard to the use of respirators, to an airborne concentration of lead of 30 micrograms per cubic meter of air (30 ug/m(3)) calculated as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).

37. 1926.62 Lead • (c) Permissible exposure limit • (1) No employee shall be exposed to lead at concentrations greater than: • fifty micrograms per cubic meter of air • averaged over an 8-hour period

38. 1926.62 Lead • (f) Respiratory protection • (1) General • Employer must provide appropriate respirators • Respirators must be used when specified

39. Hazard Controls • Engineering • Procedures • Administrative • PPE