46 CFR §197.545
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- (a)When personal exposure for an operation is over the applicable PEL as determined in compliance with § 197.540, the employer shall develop and implement, within 60 working days of the date of that determination, a written program detailing the corrective actions that will be taken to reduce personal exposure to or below the PEL's. The written program must include a timeframe for implementing the corrective actions to be taken.
- (b)Corrective actions in compliance with paragraph (a) of this section may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:
- (c)Whenever the exposure monitoring data show a significant increase in personnel exposure, the program must be revised to reflect the new data.
- (d)Each person involved in the operation must be notified that a written program detailing corrective actions is available upon request.
- (e)A copy of the written program must be furnished upon request to the Coast Guard.