Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 244
Health and Safety Program Manual
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Construction, Inc.
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Lead Exposure
Reference: B-4
At a minimum, an acceptable respirator program for lead must include:
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Procedures for selecting respirators appropriate to the hazard
Fit testing procedures
Procedures for proper use of respirators in routine and reasonably foreseeable emergency
situations, including cartridge change schedules
Procedures and schedules for cleaning, disinfecting, storing, inspecting, repairing, discarding, and
otherwise maintaining respirators
Training of workers in the respiratory hazard to which they are potentially exposed during routine
and emergency situations
Training of workers in the proper use of respirators, including putting on and removing them, any
limitations of their use, and their maintenance
Procedures for regularly evaluating the effectiveness of the program.
Procedures to ensure air quality when supplied air is used
A written program and designation of a program administrator
Recordkeeping procedures
In addition, the construction industry lead standard stipulates medical evaluations of workers required to use
respirators. If a worker has difficulty in breathing during a fit test or while using a respirator, The Company shall
make a medical examination available to that worker to determine whether he or she can wear a respirator
safely.
ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS
If it is determined that engineering controls alone are not sufficient to reduce exposures below the PEL, a
program to reduce the exposure through Administrative Controls must be implemented in addition to the
engineering controls.
If administrative controls are used as a means of reducing workers TWA exposure to lead, The Company shall
establish and implement a job rotation schedule which includes:
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Name or identification number of each affected worker
Duration and exposure levels at each job or workstation where each affected worker is located
Other information which may be useful in assessing the reliability of administrative controls to
reduce exposure to lead
Administrative control information and records will be maintained as an addendum to this written program.
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM
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