Section 325.51458. Signs for regulated areas.  


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  • (1) An employer shall establish regulated areas where the concentration of airborne formaldehyde is more than either the TWA or the STEL and post all entrances and accessways with signs bearing the following information:

    Text Box: DANGER FORMALDEHYDE MAY CAUSE CANCER
CAUSES SKIN, EYE, AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

    (2)   Prior to June 1, 2016, an employer may use the following legend instead of that specified in subrule (1) of this rule:

    Text Box: DANGER FORMALDEHYDE
IRRITANT AND POTENTIAL CANCER HAZARD AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY

    (3)  An employer shall limit access to regulated areas to authorized persons who have been trained to recognize the hazards of formaldehyde

    (4)   An employer at a multiemployer worksite who establishes a regulated area shall communicate the access restrictions and location of the area to other employers with work operations at that worksite.

History:  1990 AACS; 2014 AACS; Republished in 2015 MR 8, May 15, 2015 can be referenced to