Methods for Controlling the Employee's Route of Exposure
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Substitution: |
| Isolation: | Personal Protective | ||
• Process |
| • Automate and Ventilate | Equipment | ||
• Consumable |
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Air monitoring- initial |
| Air monitoring- periodic | Air monitoring- frequent | ||
assessment to demon- |
| assessment of ventilation | personal monitoring to | ||
strate potential fume |
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exposure level below the |
| continued fume control | respirator protection factor. | ||
applicable standard. |
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Training- Welding work |
| Training- Welding and | Training- PPE training, | ||
practice controls. |
| ventilation work practice | operating work practices, | ||
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Equipment |
| Ventilation equipment | PPE and respirator | ||
maintenance |
| maintenance | maintenance | ||
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C U S T O M E R A S S I S T A N C E P O L I C Y
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