Workers' Family Protection Act of 1991: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Labor of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session on S. 353 ... July 26, 1991U.S. Government Printing Office, 1991 - 72 pages |
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Page 43 - Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
Page 41 - Part shall be approved for the use for which it is intended by the Mine Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health pursuant to the provisions of 30 CFR Part 11.
Page 61 - Nurses (AAOHN) is the professional association for registered nurses who provide on-the-job health care for the nationis workers.
Page 33 - Change rooms. Whenever employees are required by a particular standard to wear protective clothing because of the possibility of contamination with toxic materials, change rooms equipped with storage facilities for street clothes and separate storage facilities for the protective clothing shall be provided. (f) Clothes drying facilities.
Page 44 - Again, we appreciate the opportunity to appear before you, and we look forward to working with the committee in developing new legislation for the 1990 farm bill.
Page 50 - Special clothing: The employer shall provide, and require the use of, special clothing, such as coveralls or similar whole body clothing, head coverings, gloves, and foot coverings for any employee exposed to airborne concentrations of asbestos fibers, which exceed the ceiling level prescribed in paragraph (b) of this section.
Page 49 - ... of asbestos fibers that can reasonably be expected to exist In the work area. For most work within an enclosure, employees should wear half-mask dual-filter cartridge respirators. Disposable face mask respirators (single-use) should not be used to protect employers from exposure to asbestos fibers. Disposable Coveralls. Employees involved in asbestos removal operations should be provided with disposable impervious coveralls that are equipped with head and foot covers. Such coveralls are typically...
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Page 47 - I would like to submit for the record and I would like to summarize the statement briefly, orally, if I may do so.