Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 030 Hazard:

1910.1018(n)(1)(i) Employees covered. The employer shall institute a medical surveillance program for the following employees: 29 CFR 1910.1024(k)(1)(i)(A): The employer did not make medical surveillance required by this paragraph available at no cost and at a reasonable time and place to an employee who was, or was reasonably expected to be exposed at or above the action level for more than 30 days per year: a) On February 28, 2024, in the inside blasting building where the employer did not make medical surveillance available to employees performing abrasive blasting activities, an employee was exposed to beryllium at an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA) of 1.43 micrograms per cubic meter, 7.15 times the permissible exposure limit (PEL) for beryllium of 0.2 micrograms per cubic meter. Sampling was conducted for 278 minutes. Zero exposure was assumed for the remaining 202 minutes.