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Training Manuals and Booklets
P.I.s and laboratory supervisors can utilize training manuals, booklets, webpage downloads, etc.,
as part of an ongoing training program, by simply having laboratory staff review the material, be
given an opportunity to ask any questions, and sign off that they read and understood the
material.
Training Videos
P.I.s and laboratory supervisors can make use of videos to supplement training of their
employees. As with any training, it is important to document that the training took place by
using a sign-in sheet. When videos are used, the training sign-in sheet should have the date,
time, location, and title and running time of the video, in addition to signatures of those people
who watched the video.
XXVI. MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS AND EXAMS
26.1 Medical Consultations
When a chemical exposure occurs, medical consultations and medical examinations will be made
available to laboratory workers who work with hazardous chemicals as required. All work
related medical examinations and consultations will be performed by or under the direct
supervision of a licensed physician and will be provided at no cost to the employee without loss
of pay, and at a reasonable time.
The opportunity to receive medical attention, including any follow up examinations, will be
provided to employees who work with hazardous chemicals under the following circumstances:
• Whenever an employee develops signs or symptoms associated with a hazardous
chemical to which the employee may have been exposed in the laboratory.
• Where airborne exposure monitoring reveals an exposure level routinely above the action
level (or in the absence of an action level, the Permissible Exposure Limit) for an OSHA
regulated substance for which there are exposure monitoring and medical surveillance
requirements. Action level means the airborne concentration of a specific chemical,
identified by OSHA, and calculated as an 8-hour time weighted average (TWA).
• Whenever an event such as a spill, leak, explosion or other occurrence takes place and
results in the likelihood of a hazardous exposure. In such an event, the employee shall be
provided an opportunity for a medical consultation. The consultation shall be for the
purpose of determining the need for further medical examinationon.
More information on action levels and Permissible Exposure Limits can be found on the
OSHA Health and Safety topics page – Permissible Exposure Limits.
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