Or. Admin. Code § 437-002-2045

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 437-002-2045 - Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment

This rule applies to all personal protective equipment and clothing.

(1) Provide appropriate personal protective clothing and equipment at no cost to employees in accordance with the written exposure control plan required under OAR 437-002-2029, 437-002-0134, and 437-003-0134:

(a) Where airborne exposure exceeds, or can reasonably be expected to exceed, the TWA PEL or STEL; or

(b) Where there is a reasonable expectation of dermal contact with beryllium.

(2) Ensure employees use provided protective clothing and equipment.

(3) Removal and storage.

(a) Ensure that each employee removes all beryllium-contaminated personal protective clothing and equipment at the end of the work shift, at the completion of tasks involving beryllium, or when personal protective clothing or equipment becomes visibly contaminated with beryllium, whichever comes first.

(b) Ensure that each employee removes beryllium-contaminated personal protective clothing and equipment as specified in the written exposure control plan required by 437-002-2029.

(c) Ensure that each employee stores and keeps beryllium-contaminated personal protective clothing and equipment separate from street clothing and that storage facilities prevent cross-contamination as specified in the written exposure control plan required by 437-002-2029

(d) Ensure that no employee removes beryllium-contaminated personal protective clothing or equipment from the workplace, except for employees authorized to do so for the purposes of laundering, cleaning, maintaining or disposing of beryllium-contaminated personal protective clothing and equipment at an appropriate location or facility away from the workplace.

(e) When personal protective clothing or equipment required by this rule is removed from the workplace for laundering, cleaning, maintenance or disposal, ensure that personal protective clothing and equipment are stored and transported in sealed bags or other closed containers that are impermeable and are labeled in accordance with 437-002-2036 and the hazard communication standard (HCS) §1910.1200.

(4) Cleaning and replacement.

(a) Ensure that all reusable personal protective clothing and equipment required by this rule is cleaned, laundered, repaired, and replaced as needed to maintain its effectiveness.

(b) Ensure that beryllium is not removed from personal protective clothing and equipment by blowing, shaking or any other means that disperses beryllium into the air.

(c) Inform in writing the persons or the business entities who launder, clean or repair the personal protective clothing or equipment required by this rule of the potentially harmful effects of airborne exposure to and dermal contact with beryllium and that the personal protective clothing and equipment must be handled in accordance with this rule.

Or. Admin. Code § 437-002-2045

OSHA 3-2017, f. 7-7-17, cert. ef. 3/12/2018; OSHA 1-2018, amend filed 03/12/2018, effective 3/12/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 654.001 - 654.295