HAZMAT Team members MUST have an EXIT PHYSICAL
This is NOT an April Fool's joke, but a fact. It is not a well known requirement, but we have seen OSHA use this from time to time when teams have been disbanded - me being one of those they used to make an example of. But 1910.120(q)(9) refers us back to 1910.120(f) in regards to medical evaluations team members must receive. And 1910.120 (q)(9) and (f) state... |
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the requirements are in no way based on expsoure vs. no expsoure. That is covered in 1910.120(f)(2)(iii).
1910.120(f)(2)(iv) is a stand alone requirement and is not based on exposures.
Here is what the CPL states:
Medical Surveillance and Consultation – 1910.120(q)(9). Paragraph (q)(9)(i) requires that members of an organized and designated HAZMAT team and HAZMAT specialists receive a baseline physical examination and medical surveillance in accordance with paragraph (f). A HAZMAT team refers to a group of individuals who are expected to control actual or potential leaks or spills of hazardous substances requiring close approach to the substance. Examinations must be provided prior to initial assignment, at least yearly thereafter, and at termination of employment. Medical examinations must also be provided in cases where employees are injured or develop signs or symptoms of overexposure to health hazards.
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