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Asbestos Removal
- Asbestos
Standard for Construction (1996, March 28), 1 page. OSHA
considers the removal of wallboard and joint compounds to be Class
II work.
- Clarification
of Asbestos standard (1996, August 26), 1 page. Clarification
concerning asbestos-containing paint.
- Clarification
of "mechanical chipping device" used in floor tile
removal (1995, November 1), 1 page.
- Effectiveness
of the Glove Box for removal of asbestos-containing pipe
insulation (1990, April 4), 1 page.
- High-Efficiency
Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters For Vacuum Cleaning Equipment (1990, September 6), 1 page. Incorrect use of DOP aerosol for
testing & certifying efficiency of HEPA filters.
- Negative
exposure assessment for 1926.1101 (1995, December 4), 2 pages.
- Negative
Pressure Glovebag Usage in Asbestos Removal (1990, August 27),
2 pages.
- OSHA's
requirements for asbestos removal bags (1994, November 17), 1
page.
- Portam
Process asbestos abatement equipment use for asbestos removal
(1990, August 23), 1 page. OSHA does not approve or certify
equipment or processes for use in the workplace. This does discuss
OSHA's intent.
- Power
Roof Cutter on a Built-up Roof (1996, July 15), 1 page.
- Red
Baron Negative Air Enclosure System (1990, May 3), 1 page.
- Responsibility
of each person involved in Class I glovebag removal operations
(1997, September 18), 1 page.
- Use
of a "Negative Air Bag" in the removal of asbestos pipe
insulation (1989, July 5), 2 pages.
- The
use of "pipe cases" manufactured by Therm-Equip, Inc.,
in lieu of standard glove bags (1995, December 15), 1 page.
Sampling & analysis, and characteristics
of asbestos-containing materials
- Clarification
of Asbestos Standard for construction (1996, June 28), 2
pages. Sampling of bulk materials.
- Clarification
of the requirement for representative monitoring under the
asbestos standard for construction (1987, September 8), 1
page.
- Compliance
with OSHA's Asbestos Standard - Composite Bulk Samples (1997,
February 7), 4 pages.
- Definition
of "statistically reliable measurements" in
1926.58(f)(4) (1987, August 20), 1 page.
- Exposure
monitoring requirements (1993, August 19), 1 page. Equivalent
methods and samplers.
- NIOSH
582 training requirements relating to asbestos analysis slides
(1991, August 28), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, March 4), 1 page.
- OSHA
requires a minimum of 2 and at least 10% blanks be taken for all
samples regardless of purpose (1990, May 4), 1 page.
- Recommended
changes for asbestos sampling from SLCAL (1989, April 26), 1
page.
- Reporting
limits for Asbestos air concentrations (1991, August 28), 1
page.
- Sampling
of Resilient Floor Covering (1992, January 6), 1 page.
- Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1 page.
Building evaluation and use
- Building
and/or facility owner notification requirements (1996,
February 21), 1 page.
- In
multi-story buildings "employee notice" requirement of
asbestos standard (1996, March 19), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3 pages.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1997, February 5), 2 pages.
- (OSHA)
revised asbestos standard (1995, May 8), 2 pages. Discusses
requirements for asbestos flooring.
- Questions
concerning OSHA's Asbestos Standard (1996, September 5), 1
page.
- The
requirements of a building owner for conducting a survey, and the
labeling of asbestos materials under the OSHA asbestos standard
(1996, February 16), 1 page.
- Smoking
and occupational exposure to asbestos (1990, September 4), 1
page.
Worker protection
- After
changing protective clothing for a lunch break, it should not be
reused for the balance of the shift (1993, June 21), 1 page.
- Asbestos
and the Hazard Communication Standard (1989, December 26), 1
page.
- Classification
of asbestos work for employees performing asbestos inspections and
obtaining bulk samples (1997, April 28), 1 page.
- Employee
safety and the laundering of contaminated clothing (1997,
April 1), 2 pages.
- Evaluation
of X-rays and pulmonary function tests for early diagnosis of lung
disease (1985, February 4), 2 pages. Notifing employees of
medical test results.
- How
the Exposure to Asbestos standard regulates activities that
involve "thin-layered" asbestos-containing paint
(1997, April 25), 2 pages.
- Interpretation
of 1926.58, Training and Medical Surveillance as Condition of
Employment (1989, December 13), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3 pages. Training of
employees.
- Regulation
on OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Asbestos (1995, May 9), 1
page. Classification of telecommunication workers.
- Respirator
fit testing requirements in the revised asbestos standard
(1986, September 25), 1 page.
- Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1 page.
- Trailer
mounted vacuum system and bagging station used in asbestos
abatement (1990, August 10), 3 pages.
- Training
requirements for Class II roofing work (1996, February 29), 2
pages.
- Training
requirements of the competent person for Class II roofing work
(1996, April 2), 1 page.
Other topics
Hazard Information Bulletins
- (1996,
March 28), 1 page. OSHA considers the removal of wallboard and
joint compounds to be Class II work.
- Clarification
of Asbestos standard (1996, August 26), 1 page.
Clarification concerning asbestos-containing paint.
- Clarification
of "mechanical chipping device" used in floor tile
removal (1995, November 1), 1 page.
- Effectiveness
of the Glove Box for removal of asbestos-containing pipe
insulation (1990, April 4), 1 page.
- Glove
bag methods for control of exposure to airborne asbestos
(1997, May 15), 1 page.
- Glove
bag use (1996, May 22), 1 page.
- High-Efficiency
Particulate Air (HEPA) Filters For Vacuum Cleaning Equipment (1990, September 6), 1 page. Incorrect use of DOP aerosol for
testing & certifying efficiency of HEPA filters.
- Negative
exposure assessment for 1926.1101 (1995, December 4), 2
pages.
- OSHA's
requirements for asbestos removal bags (1994, November 17),
1 page.
- Portam
Process asbestos abatement equipment use for asbestos removal
(1990, August 23), 1 page. OSHA does not approve or certify
equipment or processes for use in the workplace. This does
discuss OSHA's intent.
- Power
Roof Cutter on a Built-up Roof (1996, July 15), 1 page.
- Red
Baron Negative Air Enclosure System (1990, May 3), 1 page.
- Responsibility
of each person involved in Class I glovebag removal operations
(1997, September 18), 1 page.
- Use
of a "Negative Air Bag" in the removal of asbestos
pipe insulation (1989, July 5), 2 pages.
- Sampling & analysis, and
characteristics of asbestos-containing materials
- Clarification
of Asbestos Standard for construction (1996, June 28), 2
pages. Sampling of bulk materials.
- Clarification
of the requirement for representative monitoring under the
asbestos standard for construction (1987, September 8), 1
page.
- Compliance
with OSHA's Asbestos Standard - Composite Bulk Samples
(1997, February 7), 4 pages.
- Definition
of "statistically reliable measurements" in 1926.58(f)
(4) (1987, August 20), 1 page.
- Exposure
monitoring requirements (1993, August 19), 1 page.
Equivalent methods and samplers.
- NIOSH
582 training requirements relating to asbestos analysis slides
(1991, August 28), 1 page.
- OSHA
requires a minimum of 2 and at least 10% blanks be taken for all
samples regardless of purpose (1990, May 4), 1 page.
- Reporting
limits for Asbestos air concentrations (1991, August 28), 1
page. Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1 page.
- Building Evaluation and Use
- In
multi-story buildings "employee notice" requirement of
asbestos standard (1996, March 19), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3 pages.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1997, February 5), 2 pages.
- (OSHA)
revised asbestos standard (1995, May 8), 2 pages. Discusses
requirements for asbestos flooring.
- Questions
concerning OSHA's Asbestos Standard (1996, September 5), 1
page.
- Smoking
and occupational exposure to asbestos (1990, September 4), 1
page.
- After
changing protective clothing for a lunch break, it should not be
reused for the balance of the shift (1993, June 21), 1 page.
- Asbestos
and the Hazard Communication Standard (1989, December 26), 1
page.
- Classification
of asbestos work for employees performing asbestos inspections
and obtaining bulk samples (1997, April 28), 1 page.
- Employee
safety and the laundering of contaminated clothing (1997,
April 1), 2 pages.
- Evaluation
of X-rays and pulmonary function tests for early diagnosis of
lung disease (1985, February 4), 2 pages. Notifing employees
of medical test results.
- How
the Exposure to Asbestos standard regulates activities that
involve "thin-layered" asbestos-containing paint
(1997, April 25), 2 pages.
- Interpretation
of 1926.58, Training and Medical Surveillance as Condition of
Employment (1989, December 13), 1 page.
- OSHA
Asbestos Standard (1996, January 24), 3 pages. Training of
employees.
- Regulation
on OSHA's Occupational Exposure to Asbestos (1995, May 9), 1
page. Classification of telecommunication workers.
- Sheetrock
and joint compound (1997, April 28), 1 page.
- Trailer
mounted vacuum system and bagging station used in asbestos
abatement (1990, August 10), 3 pages.
- Training
requirements for Class II roofing work (1996, February 29),
2 pages.
- Training
requirements of the competent person for Class II roofing work
(1996, April 2), 1 page.
- Hazard Information Bulletins
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