NIOSH Testimony on Occupational Exposure to Asbestos, Tremolite, Anthophyllite, and Actinolite by J. D. Millar, January 24, 1991.

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This testimony contains the comments of NIOSH regarding the proposed rule on occupational exposure to asbestos (1332214), tremolite (14567738), anthophyllite (17068789) and actinolite (77536664) exposures. NIOSH supports OSHA in proposing changes to the existing asbestos standard to minimize the risk of asbestos related diseases in workers. The current standard is insufficient to protect the health of workers exposed to asbestos, and the proposed changes represent a prudent and necessary approach to accomplish this goal. Specific topics addressed in this testimony include exposure limits for asbestos; methods for sampling and analysis of airborne fibers; use of time weighted averages to measure exposure; use of engineering controls, good work practices and personal protective equipment; use of engineering controls and work practices for brake and clutch repair and service; required use of specific work practices during maintenance of vinyl asbestos floor tile; housekeeping; definitions of small scale and short duration operations; exemption of roofing operations from the requirement for negative pressure enclosures; communication among employers and owners; regulated areas for asbestos removal, maintenance, demolition, and renovation operations; use of glove bags; definition of competent person; and notification to OSHA and method of notification.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Cytology Hazardous Substances Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Air-quality-monitoring Airborne-dusts Airborne-fibers Asbestos-fibers Lung-irritants Millar-J-D Mineral-dusts NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Testimony Respiratory-system-disorders
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Testimony
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00203295
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1991 May:14 pages
• CAS Registry Number:
  Asbestos (CAS RN 1332-21-4) ; Tremolite (Ca2[(Mg0.9-1Fe0-0.1)4.5-5Al0-0.5](Si7.5-8Al0-0.5)(OH)2O22) (CAS RN 14567-73-8) ; Anthophyllite (CAS RN 17068-78-9) ; Actinolite asbestos (CAS RN 77536-66-4)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• NORA Priority Area:
  Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ; Disease and Injury ; Respiratory System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c977d09a2febc2dcc1a5b004ac3d9465c2d460902dc6ef53230547794afe7ea57fdd0c1dda85b99c697788953abd3c11ea935477adc92fb5a9345bf6cdf17751
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/180746/cdc_180746_DS1.pdf
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