No. The exposure control plan may be part of another document, such as the facility’s health and safety manual, as long as all components are included. However, in order for the plan to be accessible to employees, it must be a cohesive entity by itself or there must be a guiding document which states the overall policy and goals and references the elements of existing separate policies that comprise the plan. For small facilities, the plan’s schedule and method of implementation of the standard may be an annotated copy of the final standard that states on the document how the provisions of the standard are implemented. Larger facilities could develop a broad facility program, incorporating provisions from the standard that apply to their establishments.
October 2018
Tags: OSHA, Exposure Control
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