(1) Air monitoring data.
- (a) The employer must make and maintain a record of all exposure measurements taken to assess airborne exposure as prescribed in WAC 296-850-115 Exposure assessment.
(b) This record must include at least the following information:
- (i) The date of measurement for each sample taken;
- (ii) The task that is being monitored;
- (iii) The sampling and analytical methods used and evidence of their accuracy;
- (iv) The number, duration, and results of samples taken;
- (v) The type of personal protective clothing and equipment, including respirators, worn by monitored employees at the time of monitoring; and
- (vi) The name and job classification of each employee represented by the monitoring, indicating which employees were actually monitored.
- (c) The employer must ensure that exposure records are maintained and made available in accordance with chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
(2) Objective data.
- (a) Where an employer uses objective data to satisfy the exposure assessment requirements under WAC 296-850-115, the employer must make and maintain a record of the objective data relied upon.
(b) This record must include at least the following information:
- (i) The data relied upon;
- (ii) The beryllium-containing material in question;
- (iii) The source of the objective data;
- (iv) A description of the process, task, or activity on which the objective data were based; and
- (v) Other data relevant to the process, task, activity, material, or airborne exposure on which the objective data were based.
- (c) The employer must ensure that objective data are maintained and made available in accordance with chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
(3) Medical surveillance.
- (a) The employer must make and maintain a record for each employee covered by medical surveillance under WAC 296-850-155.
(b) The record must include the following information about each employee:
- (i) Name and job classification;
- (ii) A copy of all licensed physicians' written medical opinions for each employee; and
- (iii) A copy of the information provided to the PLHCP as required by WAC 296-850-155(4).
- (c) The employer must ensure that medical records are maintained and made available in accordance with chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
(4) Training.
- (a) At the completion of any training required by this standard, the employer must prepare a record that indicates the name and job classification of each employee trained, the date the training was completed, and the topic of the training.
- (b) This record must be maintained for three years after the completion of training.
- (5) Access to records. The employer shall ensure records are maintained and made available in accordance with chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
- (6) Transfer of records. The employer must comply with the requirements involving transfer of records set forth in chapter 296-802 WAC, Employee medical and exposure records.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and OSH Act of 1970, § 18. WSR 23-07-119, § 296-850-170, filed 3/21/23, effective 4/1/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060, and chapter 49.17 RCW. WSR 18-17-156, § 296-850-170, filed 8/21/18, effective 12/12/18.]