Section 325.51880. Employee information and training.

(1) An employer shall train each employee who is potentially exposed to cadmium in accordance with this rule. The employer shall institute a training program, ensure employee participation in the program, and maintain a record of the contents of the program. Employee training shall be provided before or at the time of initial assignment to a job that involves potential exposure to cadmium and at least annually thereafter.

(2)   An employer shall make the training program understandable to the employee and shall ensure that each employee is informed of all of the following:

(a)   The health hazards associated with cadmium exposure, with special attention to the type of information provided in appendix A.

(b)    The quantity, location, manner of use, release, and storage of cadmium in the workplace and the specific nature of operations that could result in exposure to cadmium, especially exposure above the PEL.

(c)    The engineering controls and work practices associated with the employee’s job assignment.

(d)  The measures employees can take to protect themselves from exposure to cadmium, including modification of smoking and personal hygiene habits, and the specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to cadmium, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and the provision of personal protective equipment.

(e)   The purpose, proper selection, fitting, proper use, and limitations of respirators and protective clothing.

(f)  The purpose and a description of the medical surveillance program required pursuant to R 325.51868 to R 325.51878.

(g)   The contents of these rules and the appendices to these rules.

(h)    The employee’s right of access to records as provided by Occupational Health Standard Part 470 “Employee Medical Records and Trade Secrets,” as referenced in R 325.51851a.

(3)    An employer shall make a copy of these rules and the appendices to these rules readily available without cost to all affected employees and shall provide a copy if requested. Also, an employer shall provide to the director, upon request, all materials relating to the employee information and training program.

(4)      This subrule applies only to the construction industry. In a multiemployer workplace, an employer who produces, uses, or stores cadmium in a manner that may

expose employees of other employers to cadmium shall notify the other employers of the potential hazards in accordance with Occupational Health Standard Part 430 “Hazard Communication,” for  general  industry or  the   construction  industry,  as   referenced  in R 325.51851a.

History: 1993 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2013 AACS.