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OVERVIEW

Written Exposure

Control Plan

OSHA §1926.1153

6. RISK ASSESSMENT

the task to be performed. Objective Data

documentation must specify its source, base

An initial assessment must be conducted for all work-

material worked on, test protocol and results,

related situations where an employee may experience Silica

a description of the task being performed, and

exposure. This includes employees engaged in a Silica-

any other information that would be relevant to

generating task, as well as employees in the vicinity of Silica-

the assessment; or

generating tasks being performed by others (“Bystanders”).

III. Scheduled Monitoring Option: personal

The assessment shall be based on exposure without use of

breathing zone air samples that establish

Controls. Where exposures may reasonably be expected to

exposure for a “shift + job + work area”.

reach or exceed the AL, action must be taken as set forth in

Representative sampling is permitted, as long

this ECP.

as sampling is performed on the highest-

exposure employee(s). Test records shall

a. Exposure limits

contain the date of the measurement; the

task; sampling and analytical methods;

The Rule requires employee exposure to Silica be

number, duration and results of the test;

kept below the PEL. Where, after instituting all

identity of laboratory that performed

feasible engineering controls and work practices,

the analysis (laboratory must meet the

exposures remain above the PEL, respiratory

requirements of the Rule Appendix A); type of

protection is required.

PPE worn by the employees tested; the name,

b. Silica-generating tasks — Controls

SSN, and job classification of all employees

represented by the test; and the name of the

i. Task Assessment

employee(s) tested. Testing frequency shall be

performed as follows:

For each Silica-generating task where exposure

may be at or above the AL, engineering controls

1. If initial monitoring indicates that

and/or work practices must be instituted. When

employee exposures are below the AL,

these are not sufficient to reduce exposure

monitoring may be discontinued for

to or below the PEL, then in addition to using

those employees whose exposures are

engineering controls and/or work practices to

represented by such monitoring;

reduce exposure to the lowest feasible level, a

2. Where the most recent exposure

suitable respirator must be utilized.

monitoring indicates that employee

exposures are at or above the AL but at

There are three methods for assessing exposure.

or below the PEL, the monitoring shall be

For each of the tasks listed in the following section

repeated within six months of the most

(ii), one of these three methods shall be specified,

recent monitoring. Note that if exposure

and associated support documentation maintained:

monitoring indicates the exposure is

I. Table 1 of the Rule: a list of tasks and

above the PEL, additional Controls must

associated Controls which, if fully and

be implemented to reduce exposure

properly implemented, are deemed to maintain

below the PEL;

exposure below the PEL without further

3. Where the most recent exposure

assessment (note that in some cases the

monitoring indicates that employee

Controls include a respirator requirement);

exposures are above the PEL, the

II. Performance Option: use of any combination

monitoring shall be repeated within three

of air monitoring data or Objective Data

months of the most recent Monitoring.

sufficient to accurately characterize employee

Note, in addition, Controls must be

exposure. The Objective Data must reflect

implemented to reduce exposure below

the same or higher exposure potential as

the PEL;

Hilti, Inc. (U.S.) 1-800-879-8000

en español 1-800-879-5000

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