Appendix K to § 1915.1001 - Polarized Light Microscopy of Asbestos - Non-Mandatory

Method number: ID-191
Matrix: Bulk

Collection Procedure

Collect approximately 1 to 2 grams of each type of material and place into separate 20 mL scintillation vials.

Analytical Procedure

A portion of each separate phase is analyzed by gross examination, phase-polar examination, and central stop dispersion microscopy.

Appendix J to § 1915.1001 - Smoking Cessation Program Information for Asbestos - Non-Mandatory

The following organizations provide smoking cessation information.

1. The National Cancer Institute operates a toll-free Cancer Information Service (CIS) with trained personnel to help you. Call 1–800–4–CANCER* to reach the CIS office serving your area, or write: Office of Cancer Communications, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 31, Room 10A24, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

Appendix I to § 1915.1001 - Medical Surveillance Guidelines for Asbestos, Non-Mandatory

I. Route of Entry

Inhalation, ingestion.

II. Toxicology

Appendix H to § 1915.1001 - Substance Technical Information for Asbestos. Non-Mandatory

I. Substance Identification

A. Substance: ‘‘Asbestos’’ is the name of a class of magnesium-silicate minerals that occur in fibrous form. Minerals that are included in this group are chrysotile, crocidolite, amosite, anthophyllite asbestos, tremolite asbestos, and actinolite asbestos.

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Appendix F to § 1915.1001 - Work Practices and Engineering Controls for Class I Asbestos Operations Non-Mandatory

This is a non-mandatory appendix to the asbestos standards for construction and for shipyards. It describes criteria and procedures for erecting and using negative pressure enclosures for Class I Asbestos Work, when NPEs are used as an allowable control method to comply with paragraph (g)(5)(i) of this section.

(a) Chest X-rays shall be classified in accordance with the Guidelines for the use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses (revised edition 2011) (incorporated by reference, see §1915.5), and recorded on a classification form following the format of the CDC/NIOSH (M) 2.8 form. As a minimum, the content within the bold lines of this form (items 1 through 4) shall be included. This form is not to be submitted to NIOSH.

Appendix D to § 1915.1001 - Medical Questionnaires. Mandatory

Appendix B to § 1915.1001 - Detailed Procedures for Asbestos Sampling and Analysis (Non-mandatory)

                                          
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Matrix:                                                     Air
 OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits:
   Time Weighted Average...........................  0.1 fiber/cc
   Excursion Level (30 minutes)....................

Appendix A to § 1915.1001 - OSHA Reference Method (Mandatory)

This mandatory appendix specifies the procedure for analyzing air samples for asbestos, and specifies quality control procedures that must be implemented by laboratories performing the analysis.