Section 1: Asbestos OSHA Inspection
1. 1. Have you identified the presence, location, and quantity of all asbestos-containing materials in the work place?
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2. 2. Have employees been informed of all asbestos-containing materials in their respective work areas?
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3. 3. Have identifying signs and labels been attached or posted so all employees know to avoid these materials?
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4. 4. Are all materials suspected of containing asbestos in facilities constructed before 1981 handled as if they do contain asbestos until proven otherwise?
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5. 5. Have employees and contract employers and their employees (including housekeeping personnel) received initial awareness or worker training as well as annual refresher training appropriate to their work assignments and is the training material available for employees and regulators to inspect?
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6. 6. Are regulated areas established and demarcated, and is access restricted appropriately?
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7. 7. Is drinking, smoking, chewing gum or tobacco, and application of cosmetics prohibited in the regulated area?
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8. 8. Is smoking prohibited in all work areas?
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9. 9. Is a written respiratory protection program and a medical surveillance program in effect?
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10. 10. Are workers provided with protective work clothing and equipment appropriate to the work assignment, and are workers provided with clean clothing and equipment at least weekly?
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11. 11. Are workers provided with a clean room and shower facilities appropriate to the work being performed, and is the change room separated from the storage area where potentially contaminated clothing and equipment are kept?
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12. 12. Is all potentially asbestos-contaminated clothing that needs to be laundered containerized, labelled, handled, and transported appropriately and is anyone handling or laundering it fully informed of the potential hazards?
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13. 13. Is a positive-pressure, air-filtered lunchroom provided, and are employees required to wash their hands and face before eating and smoking?
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14. 14. Is employee exposure to asbestos over 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter (f/cc) of air on an 8-hour, time-weighted average (TWA) prevented?
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15. 15. Is employee exposure to asbestos over 1.0 f/cc for a 30 minute excursion limit (EL) prevented?
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No
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