STANDARDS PRESENTATION Page 6 of 19 TO
CALIFORNIA OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS BOARD
TITLE 8 , DIVISION 1 , CHAPTER 4
air samples for respirable crystalline silica in accordance with the procedures in Appendix A to this section .
( 6 ) Employee notification of assessment results .
( A ) Within 15 working days after completing an exposure assessment in accordance with subsection ( d ), the employer shall individually notify each affected employee in writing of the results of that assessment or post the results in an appropriate location accessible to all affected employees .
( B ) Whenever an exposure assessment indicates that employee exposure is above the PEL , the employer shall describe in the written notification the corrective action being taken to reduce employee exposure to or below the PEL .
( 7 ) Observation of monitoring .
( A ) Where air monitoring is performed to comply with the requirements of this section , the employer shall provide affected employees or their designated representatives an opportunity to observe any monitoring of employee exposure to respirable crystalline silica .
( B ) When observation of monitoring requires entry into an area where the use of protective clothing or equipment is required for any workplace hazard , the employer shall provide the observer with protective clothing and equipment at no cost and shall ensure that the observer uses such clothing and equipment .
( e ) Regulated areas .
( 1 ) Establishment . The employer shall establish a regulated area wherever an employee ' s exposure to airborne concentrations of respirable crystalline silica is , or can reasonably be expected to be , in excess of the PEL . All high-exposure trigger tasks shall be conducted within a regulated area regardless of employee exposures , exposure assessments , or other objective data .
( 2 ) Demarcation .
( A ) The employer shall demarcate regulated areas from the rest of the workplace in a manner that minimizes the number of employees exposed to respirable crystalline silica within the regulated area .
( B ) The employer shall post signs at all entrances to regulated areas that bear the legend specified in subsection ( kj )( 23 ).
( 3 ) Access . The employer shall limit access to regulated areas to :
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