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Re-test the air for formaldehyde each time there _.regal exposure limits is a change that may result in new or additional exposure. Permissible Exposure limits. The >' Determine exposures promptly, if employees are Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board sets having formaldehyde-related respiratory or skin Permissible Exposure Limits (PELs) for the amounts of chemicals in workplace air. PELs are intended to symptoms. protect the health of most workers who are exposed f Allow employees or their designated every day over a working lifetime. representatives to observe any required exposure monitoring. The PEL for formaldehyde is 0.75 part of ) Notify employees in writing within 15 days after formaldehyde per million parts of air (0.75 part per receiving the exposure monitoring results. million, or 0.75 ppm). Legally,your exposure may be above the PCL at times, but only if it is below See the formaldehyde standard (information on page the PEL at other times, so that your average exposure 8) for additional exposure monitoring requirements. for any 8-hour workshift is no more than 0.75 ppm. The Short-Term Exposure Limit (STEL) for Tests for ,exposure and formaldehyde is 2 ppm. Your average exposure during any 15-minute period must not exceed medical effects 2 ppm. Exposure at or above the STEL triggers special requirements. Blood or urine tests. Formaldehyde does not stay in your body. No medical or laboratory test can The Action Level for formaldehyde is 0.5 ppm accurately measure the amount of formaldehyde to averaged over an 8-hour period. Air monitoring, which you have previously been exposed. "There is no medical surveillance, and other special requirements medical reason to do blood or urine tests for are triggered at or above this level. formaldehyde. CaIJOSHA's formaldehyde standard, California Code Medical Surveillance. If you are exposed to of Regulations,Title 8, Section 5217, contains many formaldehyde at or above the action level or above other specific requirements (see information on the STEL,your employer must have a medical (rage 81. surveillance program to monitor effects on your health. Monitoring your Your employer also must... exposure ) Provide the medical surveillance program if you "1<' develop signs and symptoms of overexposure to Ta reduce your risk of developing health problems formaldehyde, or if you are exposed to from exposure to formaldehyde,your employer formaldehyde during an emergency. must... > Provide a medical disease questionnaire before assignment to jobs where exposures are at or > Identify employees who may be exposed at or above the action level or above the STEL, and above the action level or STEL. promptly when you experience signs and Test the air to accurately determine how much symptoms that indicate overexposure to formaldehyde each identified employee is formaldehyde. breathing. > Test the air periodically if the first tests show that exposures are at or above the action level or cirM