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29 C.F.R. 29 CFR--PART 1910.1052

Title 29 - Labor

Amendment from August 24, 2006

29 CFR--PART 1910.1052

View Printed Federal Register page 71 FR 50190 in PDF format.

Amendment(s) published August 24, 2006, in 71 FR 50190

Effective Date(s): November 22, 2006

17. In §1910.1052, remove Table 2 in paragraph (g)(3) and revise paragraph (g)(3) to read as follows:

§ 1910.1052   Methylene chloride.

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(3) Respirator selection. Employers must:

(i) Select, and provide to employees, the appropriate atmosphere-supplying respirator specified in paragraph (d)(3)(i)(A) of 29 CFR 1910.134; however, employers must not select or use half masks of any type because MC may cause eye irritation or damage.

(ii) For emergency escape, provide employees with one of the following respirator options: A self-contained breathing apparatus operated in the continuous-flow or pressure-demand mode; or a gas mask with an organic vapor canister.

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