Section 325.51867. Housekeeping.

An employer shall comply with all of the appropriate following requirements pertaining to housekeeping:

(a)  All surfaces shall be maintained as free as practical of the accumulation of cadmium.

(b)   All spills and sudden releases of material that contains cadmium shall be cleaned up as soon as possible.

(c)   Surfaces that are contaminated with cadmium shall, where possible, be cleaned by vacuuming or other method that minimizes the likelihood of cadmium becoming airborne.

(d)   HEPA filter vacuuming equipment or equally effective filtration methods shall be used for vacuuming. The equipment shall be used and emptied in a manner that minimizes the reentry of cadmium into the workplace.

(e)   Shoveling or dry or wet sweeping and brushing may be used only if vacuuming or other methods that minimize the likelihood of cadmium becoming airborne have been tried and found to be ineffective.

(f)   Compressed air shall not be used to remove cadmium from any surface unless the compressed air is used in conjunction with a ventilation system that is designed to capture the dust cloud created by the compressed air.

(g)   Waste scrap, debris, bags, containers, personal protective equipment, and clothing which are contaminated with cadmium and which are consigned for disposal shall be collected and disposed of in sealed impermeable bags or other closed, impermeable containers. The bags and containers shall be labeled in accordance with R 325.51878a and R 325.51879.

History: 1993 AACS; 2013 AACS.