Implementation.

DOE-STD-6005-2001

5.9.2 Implementation.

A policy and procedures should be established and implemented to control occupational

exposure to chemical carcinogens. For OSHA-regulated carcinogens, control procedures

shall be implemented that, at a minimum, conform to the requirements of respective

OSHA standards. For other carcinogens, control procedures shall be implemented that

are consistent with the current ACGIH Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances

and Physical Agents and Biological Exposure Indices. Controls will depend on the

physical and chemical properties of the material, how it will be handled (specifically if

the material will be handled in a way where it could be dispersed into the air or spread on

surfaces), the quantity involved, and the duration and number of potential exposures.

Generally, the following controls should be applied to the use and handling of chemical

carcinogens.

Written safety plans, standard operating procedures, and/or experimental protocols

should be prepared to describe the use of chemical carcinogens and the methods

used to control employee exposure. These documents should be reviewed and

approved by the senior industrial hygienist prior to the initiation of an operation.

Regulated areas should be established where chemical carcinogens are used

(consistent with OSHA requirements, where applicable). The design and

characteristics of these regulated areas should be appropriate to ensure that access

is controlled and all carcinogenic materials are confined. A record should be

maintained of all personnel working in regulated areas. Provisions should be made

to ensure that contaminated air is not released into adjacent, non-regulated work

areas or to the outside environment.

Engineering control should be the primary method used to control employee

exposure to carcinogens and to prevent the release of carcinogens into the

workroom environment. All contaminated wastes and materials should be stored

and disposed of using approved methods.

Signs warning of the presence of chemical carcinogens should be posted at all

entrances to regulated work areas. Appropriate labeling should be used on all

chemical carcinogen containers and contaminated wastes to identify and warn of

the carcinogenic hazard.

Appropriate personal hygiene and work practices should be implemented,

including use of protective clothing, shower facilities, change rooms, prohibition

on eating, drinking, and smoking in regulated areas, and the use of non-permeable

work surfaces, as feasible.

Procedures should be established for emergency actions involving chemical

carcinogens (e.g., cleanup of spills or accidental releases). Occurrences that could

result in exposure of personnel or release to the environment should be investigated

and, if appropriate, reported.

(See also DOE G 440.1-7, Section III.2.2.)

5.10 Use of Appropriate Standards.

DOE and contractor line management are required to use appropriate industrial hygiene

standards. [Reference DOE O 440.1A, Attachment 1, paragraph 5.j; and Attachment 2,

paragraph 18.j.]