Notes The employer shall make a medical surveillance program available for personnel who fall into one of the following categories: Employees who have been or may be exposed to benzene at or the action level 30 or more days per year; Employees who have been or may be exposed to benzene at or above the PELs 10 or more days per year; Employees who have been exposed to more than 10 ppm of benzene for 30 or more days in a year prior to the effective date of the standard (when employed by their current employer; and Employees who are classified as tire building machine operators, who use solvents containing greater than 0.1 percent benzene. If none of the above conditions applies, remove the associated exam (i.e., benzene surveillance) from AF Form 2766. Performance of medical surveillance for benzene should be based on formal exposure assessment and identification of sufficient exposure to warrant benzene surveillance. Beryllium Evaluations Selection for surveillance: All individuals working with or in proximity to operations using beryllium or beryllium-containing materials. Pre-placement: Questionnaire for beryllium health surveillance; respiratory questionnaire; information and consent for Be-LPT testing; spirometry; a physical examination with emphasis on respiratory system, skin, and eyes; chest x-ray. A Be-LPT will be offered but is not mandatory for DOD personnel. (1) Annually: Questionnaire or medical exam for beryllium health surveillance; Periodic: respiratory questionnaire, with additional medical evaluation as indicated; spirometry. (2) Every 5 years: Optional Chest X-ray. Frequency: At least annually Termination: N/A Post-exposure emergency: Questionnaire or medical exam for beryllium health surveillance; respiratory questionnaire; spirometry or pulmonary function test; any other tests deemed appropriate by the examining physician for evaluating beryllium related health effect. Additional requirements: N/A References 10 CFR 850.34
Notes The employer shall make a medical surveillance program available for personnel who fall into one of the following categories: Employees who have been or may be exposed to benzene at or the action level 30 or more days per year; Employees who have been or may be exposed to benzene at or above the PELs 10 or more days per year; Employees who have been exposed to more than 10 ppm of benzene for 30 or more days in a year prior to the effective date of the standard (when employed by their current employer; and Employees who are classified as tire building machine operators, who use solvents containing greater than 0.1 percent benzene. If none of the above conditions applies, remove the associated exam (i.e., benzene surveillance) from AF Form 2766. Performance of medical surveillance for benzene should be based on formal exposure assessment and identification of sufficient exposure to warrant benzene surveillance. Beryllium Evaluations Selection for surveillance: All individuals working with or in proximity to operations using beryllium or beryllium-containing materials. Pre-placement: Questionnaire for beryllium health surveillance; respiratory questionnaire; information and consent for Be-LPT testing; spirometry; a physical examination with emphasis on respiratory system, skin, and eyes; chest x-ray. A Be-LPT will be offered but is not mandatory for DOD personnel. Periodic: (1) Annually: Questionnaire or medical exam for beryllium health surveillance; respiratory questionnaire, with additional medical evaluation as indicated; spirometry. (2) Every 5 years: Optional Chest X-ray. Frequency: At least annually Termination: N/A Post-exposure emergency: Questionnaire or medical exam for beryllium health surveillance; respiratory questionnaire; spirometry or pulmonary function test; any other tests deemed appropriate by the examining physician for evaluating beryllium related health effect. Additional requirements: N/A References 10 CFR 850.34
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