Injury Illness Prevention Plan - Flipbook - Page 254
Health and Safety Program Manual
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Construction, Inc.
Issue Date: 10/16/23
Revision Date: 10/16/23
Arsenic Exposure
Reference: B-5
The company will provide the protective clothing required in this section in a freshly laundered and dry condition
at least weekly, and daily if the worker works in areas where exposures are over 100 ug/m (3) of inorganic
arsenic or in areas where more frequent washing is needed to prevent skin irritation. The company will clean,
launder, or dispose of protective clothing as required by this program. The company will repair or replace the
protective clothing and equipment needed to maintain their effectiveness.
The company will ensure that all protective clothing is removed at the completion of a work shift only in change
rooms prescribed in this section. The company will ensure that contaminated protective clothing which is to be
cleaned, laundered, or disposed of, is placed in a closed container in the change room which prevents dispersion
of inorganic arsenic outside the container. The company will inform in writing any person who cleans, or
launders clothing required by this section, of the potentially harmful effects including the carcinogenic effects
of exposure to inorganic arsenic.
Labels on contaminated protective clothing and equipment
The company will ensure that the containers of contaminated protective clothing and equipment in the
workplace or which are to be removed from the workplace are labeled and that the labels include the following
information:
DANGER: CONTAMINATED WITH INORGANIC ARSENIC. MAY CAUSE CANCER. DO NOT REMOVE DUST BY
BLOWING OR SHAKING. DISPOSE OF INORGANIC ARSENIC CONTAMINATED WASH WATER IN ACCORDANCE
WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Prior to June 1, 2015, employers may include the following information on containers of protective clothing and
equipment in lieu of the labeling requirements in this section:
CAUTION: Clothing contaminated with inorganic arsenic; do not remove dust by blowing or shaking. Dispose
of inorganic arsenic contaminated wash water in accordance with applicable local, State or Federal
regulations.
The company will prohibit the removal of inorganic arsenic from protective clothing or equipment by blowing
or shaking.
Housekeeping
All surfaces will be maintained as free as practicable of accumulations of inorganic arsenic. Floors and other
accessible surfaces contaminated with inorganic arsenic may not be cleaned using compressed air and shoveling
and brushing may be used only where vacuuming or other relevant methods have been tried and found not to
be effective. Where vacuuming methods are selected, the vacuums shall be used and emptied in a manner to
minimize the reentry of inorganic arsenic into the workplace.
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