5.0 Work Smart Standards

10 CFR 850, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program.

29 CFR 1910.252(c)(8), Beryllium.

29 CFR 1910, Subpart H, Hazardous Materials, 1910.101 to 1910.120, January 1999.

29 CFR 1910, Subpart I, Personal Protective Equipment, 1910.132-1910.138, as of July 1, 2000.

29 CFR 1910, Subpart Z, Toxic and Hazardous Substances, 1910.1000 to 1910.1450 Appendix B, except 29 CFR 1910.1096, Ionizing Radiation, January 1999.

29 CFR 1926, Subpart D, Occupational Health and Environmental Control, 1926.50 to 1926.66, January 1999.

49 CFR 100 -199, Research and Special Programs Administration, DOT (offsite).

ACGIH, Industrial Ventilation: A Manual of Recommended Practice, 25th edition, 2004.

ACGIH, TLVs and BEIs: Threshold Limit Values for Chemical Substances and Physical Agents, 2004 (excluding Biological Exposure Indices, TLVs for Physical Agents, and Biologically Derived Airborne Contaminants).

ANSI Z358.1-1990, Emergency Eyewashes and Showers (testing frequency for emergency showers to be monthly, rather than weekly as required by this standard).

DOE O 440.1A, Worker Protection Management for DOE Federal and Contractor Employees, Attachment 2, "Contractor Requirement Document," Sections 1-11, 13-18 (delete item 18.a), 19 (delete item 19.d.3), and 22.

UCRL-AR-130204, On-site Packaging and Transportation Safety Standard, 1999.

UCRL-AR-133354, Rev. 2, HEPA Filter and In-place Leak Testing Standard, Rev. 2, April 2003.

6.0 Resources for More Information

6.1 Contacts

See the ES

6.2 Applicable Lessons Learned

For lessons learned applicable to beryllium, refer to the following Internet address:

http://www-r.llnl.gov/es_and_h/lessons/lessons.shtml

6.3 Other Sources

29 CFR 1910, Subpart G, Occupational Health and Environmental Control.

63 FR 66940, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 10 CFR 850, December 3, 1998.

64 FR 68854, Preamble to Final Rule, 10 CFR 850, December 8, 1999.

Defense Programs Beryllium Good Practices Guide, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, UCRL-ID-127871.

DOE G 440.1-3, Implementation Guide for Use with DOE O 440.1, Occupational Exposure Assessment, July 21, 1997.

DOE G 440.1-7, Implementation Guide for Use with DOE N 440.1, Interim Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, July 11, 1997.

DOE G 440.1-7A, Implementation Guide for Use with 10 CFR 850, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, January 4, 2001.

DOE N 440.1, Interim Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program, July 15, 1997.

DOE, Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program Web site:

http://tis-nt.eh.doe.gov/be/

DOE Oakland, letter from Camille Yuan-Soo Hoo to L. Lynn Cleland.

IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, Volume 58, "Beryllium, Cadmium, Mercury, and Exposures in the Glass Manufacturing Industry," (1993).

Leidel, Nelson A., Kenneth A. Busch, and Jeremiah R. Lynch, "Occupational Exposure Sampling Strategy Manual," U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Publication 77-173, January 1977.

MDD Procedures Manual, Section 302.17, Beryllium.

Mulhausen, John R. and Joseph Damiano, "A Strategy for Assessing and Managing Occupational Exposures," 2nd Edition, AIHA Press, Fairfax, VA 1998.

OSHA Directive CPL 2-2.38D, "Inspection Procedures for the Hazard Communication Standard," March 20, 1998.

Rossman, Milton D., Preuss, Otto P., Powers, Martin B., Beryllium: Biomedical and Environmental Aspects, Williams

Safeguards and Security Program Guide.

UCRL-50027-94, Environmental Report 1993, 1994.

UCRL-50027-98, Environmental Report 1998, 1999.

UCRL-AR-144636 Rev. 1.1, LLNL Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (CBDPP), Implementation of 10 CFR 850, Revision 1.1, August 15, 2003.

UCRL-MA-115877, Waste Acceptance Criteria, Rev. 2, November 2003.

UCRL-MA-124100 (UCNI), Materials Management Material Control and Accountability Manual, Volume A, "Material Control and Accountability Plan."

Wang, Z., White, P. S., Petrovic, M., Tatum, O. L., Newman, L. S., Maier, L. A., Marrone, B. L., "Differential Susceptibilities to Chronic Beryllium Disease Contributed by Different Glu69 HLA-DPB1 and -DPA1 Alleles," Journal of Immunology, 1999, 163: 1647-1653.

Wilbur, C. G., Beryllium--A Potential Environmental Contaminant, Springfield, IL, Charles C. Thomas, Publisher. 1980.

Appendix A

Acronyms, Terms, and Definitions

Term

Definition

Accepted applicant

A person who has accepted an offer of employment at LLNL but who has not yet entered active duty as a beryllium worker as defined by 10 CFR 850. For purposes of this appendix, an accepted applicant is not a current LLNL or UC employee.

Action level (AL)

The level of airborne concentration of beryllium that is established pursuant to 10 CFR 850.23 and that, if equaled or exceeded, requires the implementation of worker protection provisions specified in that section. The AL is 0.2 µg Be/m3 averaged over 8 hours.

AL

See "Action level."

Authorized person

Any person required by work duties to be in a regulated area.

Be-LPT

See "Beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test."

Beryllium

Elemental beryllium and any insoluble beryllium compound or alloy that contains 0.1% beryllium or greater and that may be released as an airborne particulate.

Beryllium article

A manufactured item that is formed to a specific shape or design during manufacture, that has end-use functions that depend in whole or in part on its shape or design during end use, and that does not release beryllium or otherwise result in exposure to airborne concentrations of beryllium under normal conditions of use. Further information, including examples, is provided in Section 3.14 of this document.

Beryllium-associated worker

A current worker who is or was exposed or potentially exposed to airborne concentrations of beryllium at a DOE facility, including:

1. A beryllium worker.

2. A current worker whose work history shows that the worker may have been exposed to airborne concentrations of beryllium at a DOE facility, including workers who self-identify as having past exposure.

3. A current worker who exhibits signs or symptoms of beryllium exposure.

4. A current worker who is receiving medical removal protection benefits.

Beryllium emergency

Any occurrence (including, but not limited to, equipment failure, container rupture, or failure of control equipment or operations) that results in an unexpected and significant release of beryllium at a DOE facility.

Beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test (Be-LPT)

A screening test to measure an individual's immune system sensitivity to beryllium metal.

Beryllium work

An activity, taken for or by DOE at a DOE facility, that can expose workers to airborne beryllium--including, but not limited to, design, construction, operation, maintenance, or decommissioning--and that may involve one DOE facility or operation or a combination of facilities and operations. This term is synonymous with "beryllium activity," used in 10 CFR 850.

Beryllium work area

Any area in which beryllium use may result in personnel exposure; areas with beryllium articles only (as defined by OSHA in 29 CFR 1910.1200) are not included this definition.

Beryllium worker

A current worker who is regularly employed in a DOE beryllium activity. At LLNL, this term indicates any worker assigned to a beryllium work area or a regulated beryllium work area.