Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 148
Health and Safety Program Manual
Teamwrkx
Construction, Inc.
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Hot Work
Reference: A-9
When protective clothing is required, a change room facility must be provided, and the room will include
separate areas for protective clothing and street clothes to prevent cross-contamination.
Where skin contact with chromium (VI) occurs, washing facilities must be provided and workers must
wash their hands and faces at the end of the shift and prior to eating, drinking, smoking, chewing tobacco
or gum, applying cosmetics, or using the toilet (none of these activities can be done in the regulated
area).
Housekeeping
All areas contaminated with chromium (VI) will be cleaned by HEPA-filter vacuuming or other methods that
minimize the likelihood of exposure. All surfaces must be kept as free as practical of Chromium VI. Waste, scrap,
debris, and other materials with Chromium VI must be placed in impermeable bags and labeled according to
the Hazard Communication Standard prior to disposal.
Training
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Only trained and qualified workers may operate or maintain welding, cutting or brazing
equipment. Welders/Cutters who may be exposed or have the potential to be exposed will be
trained per this policy and will possess the appropriate certifications for their work scope.
Craft who perform any of the functions covered by this policy will be required to complete
training per The Company’s Training policy including:
o A test or other method to determine competency
o Training initial to assignment and at least annually thereafter
o All training records shall be documented and kept on file for the duration of the
covered worker’s employment.
Documentation will include an outline or class name, the names and
worker numbers of the workers who participated in the training,
names, and signatures of those who trained the class and a class date.
Medical Surveillance/Written Exposure Plan
While The Company’s work should not expose workers to work at or above the action level, if those levels are
reached, then a written exposure plan including annual reviews and updates will be required. Should worker(s)
become exposed to at, or above action levels related to work exposures and Hexavalent Chromium VI, then
workers will receive a medical evaluation, which will include tests to determine exposure and a medical history.
This is provided at no cost to the worker. As with all medical records, these are kept strictly confidential. The
worker or representative is entitled to see the records of measurements of the exposure. The worker can also
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