1910.1001(j)(3)(v)
At the entrance to mechanical rooms/areas in which employees reasonably can be expected to enter and which contain ACM and/or PACM, the building owner shall post signs which identify the material which is present, its location, and appropriate work practices which, if followed, will ensure that ACM and/or PACM will not be disturbed. The employer shall ensure, to the extent feasible, that employees who come in contact with these signs can comprehend them. Means to ensure employee comprehension may include the use of foreign languages, pictographs, graphics, and awareness training
1910.1001(j)(7) Employee information and training
1910.1001(j)(7)(i)
The employer shall institute a training program for all employees who are exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos at or above the PEL and/or excursion limit and ensure their participation in the program
1910.1001(j)(7)(ii)
Training shall be provided prior to or at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter.
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)
The training program shall be conducted in a manner which the employee is able to understand. The employer shall ensure that each employee is informed of the following
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(A)
The health effects associated with asbestos exposure;
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(B)
The relationship between smoking and exposure to asbestos producing lung cancer
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(C)
The quantity, location, manner of use, release, and storage of asbestos, and the specific nature of operations which could result in exposure to asbestos;
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(D)
The engineering controls and work practices associated with the employee's job assignment
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(E)
The specific procedures implemented to protect employees from exposure to asbestos, such as appropriate work practices, emergency and clean-up procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used;
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(F)
The purpose, proper use, and limitations of respirators and protective clothing, if appropriate;
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(G)
The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required by paragraph (l) of this section;
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(H)
The content of this standard, including appendices
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(I)
The names, addresses and phone numbers of public health organizations which provide information, materials, and/or conduct programs concerning smoking cessation. The employer may distribute the list of such organizations contained in Appendix I to this section, to comply with this requirement
1910.1001(j)(7)(iii)(J)
The requirements for posting signs and affixing labels and the meaning of the required legends for such signs and labels.
1910.1001(j)(7)(iv)
The employer shall also provide, at no cost to employees who perform housekeeping operations in an area which contains ACM or PACM, an asbestos awareness training course, which shall at a minimum contain the following elements: health effects of asbestos, locations of ACM and PACM in the building/facility, recognition of ACM and PACM damage and deterioration, requirements in this standard relating to housekeeping, and proper response to fiber release episodes, to all employees who perform housekeeping work in areas where ACM and/or PACM is present. Each such employee shall be so trained at least once a year.
1910.1001(j)(7)(v)Access to information and training materials
1910.1001(j)(7)(v)(A)
The employer shall make a copy of this standard and its appendices readily available without cost to all affected employees
1910.1001(j)(7)(v)(B)
The employer shall provide, upon request, all materials relating to the employee information and training program to the Assistant Secretary and the training program to the Assistant Secretary and the Director
1910.1001(j)(7)(v)(C)
The employer shall inform all employees concerning the availability of self-help smoking cessation program material. Upon employee request, the employer shall distribute such material, consisting of NIH Publication No. 89-1647, or equivalent self-help material, which is approved or published by a public health organization listed in Appendix I to this section.
1910.1001(l)(1)(ii)(B)
Persons other than licensed physicians, who administer the pulmonary function testing required by this section, shall complete a training course in spirometry sponsored by an appropriate academic or professional institution.
1910.1001(m)(4)
Training.
The employer shall maintain all employee training records for one (1) year beyond the last date of employment of that employee.
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