Code of Massachusetts Regulations
454 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STANDARDS
Title 454 CMR 28.00 - The Removal, Containment, Maintenance, or Encapsulation of Asbestos
Section 28.04 - Worker Protection Requirements
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Personal Exposure Monitoring. The employer must conduct personal exposure monitoring on all employees who perform Asbestos Abatement, Asbestos Associated Project Work and Operations and Maintenance Work, in accordance with OSHA Asbestos Regulations at 29 CFR Part 1926.1101, or EPA Asbestos Regulations at 40 CFR Part 763, Subpart G, and M.G.L. c. 149, §§ 6, and 61/2, as applicable.
(2) Respiratory Protection.
(3) Protective Clothing and Equipment.
(4) Medical Monitoring. The employer must provide employees engaged in Asbestos Abatement, Asbestos Associated Project Work or Operations and Maintenance Work with the medical monitoring specified by OSHA Asbestos Regulations at 29 CFR Part 1926.1101(m). Physical examinations must be given by a board eligible/licensed occupational health physician or by a licensed physician with known expertise in occupational health. Persons other than licensed physicians who administer the pulmonary function testing must have completed a training course in spirometry sponsored by an appropriate academic or professional institution. All X-rays shall be classified only by a B-Reader, a board eligible/certified radiologist, or an experienced physician with known expertise in pneumoconiosis.