1926.62(l) Employee information and training
1926.62(l)(1)General
1926.62(l)(1)(i)
The employer shall communicate information concerning lead hazards
according to the requirements of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard
for the construction industry, 29 CFR 1926.59, including but not limited
to the requirements concerning warning signs and labels, material safety
data sheets (MSDS), and employee information and training. In addition,
employers shall comply with the following requirements:
1926.62(l)(1)(ii)
For all employees who are subject to exposure to lead at or above the
action level on any day or who are subject to exposure to lead compounds
which may cause skin or eye irritation (e.g. lead arsenate, lead azide),
the employer shall provide a training program in accordance with
paragraph (l)(2) of this section and assure employee participation.
1926.62(l)(1)(iii)
The employer shall provide the training program as initial training
prior to the time of job assignment or prior to the start up date for
this requirement, whichever comes last.
1926.62(l)(1)(iv)
The employer shall also provide the training program at least annually
for each employee who is subject to lead exposure at or above the action
level on any day.
1926.62(l)(2) Training program
The employer shall assure that each employee is trained in the
following:
1926.62(l)(2)(i)
The content of this standard and its appendices;
1926.62(l)(2)(ii)
The specific nature of the operations which could result in exposure to
lead above the action level;
1926.62(l)(2)(iii)
The purpose, proper selection, fitting, use, and limitations of
respirators;
1926.62(l)(2)(iv)
The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program, and
the medical removal protection program including information concerning
the adverse health effects associated with excessive exposure to lead
(with particular attention to the adverse reproductive effects on both
males and females and hazards to the fetus and additional precautions
for employees who are pregnant);
1926.62(l)(2)(v)
The engineering controls and work practices associated with the
employee's job assignment including training of employees to follow
relevant good work practices described in Appendix B of this section;
1926.62(l)(2)(vi)
The contents of any compliance plan in effect;
1926.62(l)(2)(vii)
Instructions to employees that chelating agents should not routinely be
used to remove lead from their bodies and should not be used at all
except under the direction of a licensed physician; and
1926.62(l)(2)(viii)
The employee's right of access to records under 29 CFR 1910.20.
1926.62(l)(3) Access to information and training materials
1926.62(l)(3)(i)
The employer shall make readily available to all affected employees a
copy of this standard and its appendices.
1926.62(l)(3)(ii)
The employer shall provide, upon request, all materials relating to the
employee information and training program to affected employees and
their designated representatives, and to the Assistant Secretary and the
Director.
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