b'Garys Cornerbelow I need to discuss in more detail the bloodbornementioned was 1926.25, which standard requires that pathogens standard and whether or not it applies tocontainers be provided for hazardous waste. the construction industry. So, in the next MR I willFall Protectiontake the opportunity to address hazard recognition andFall protection is an ever present issue confronting I will provide more detail on bloodborne pathogens. our members and non-members. Many roofing Bloodborne Pathogens contractors appear to feel that they are OK from a The discussion in the first section on creating ancompliance standpoint as long as they appear to make EAP should bring to mind the bloodborne pathogensan effort to provide some form of fall protection. standard. The bloodborne pathogens standard is foundWhile such an effort may pass the cosmetic test in 29 CFR Section 1926.1030. This part of the OSHAfrequently it will likely not provide adequate fall standards applies only to general industry and not toprotection. I believe the real issue arises when you construction. In fact, in a letter dated March 23, 1993,get beyond the ability to use warning lines and safety Roger A. Clark, Director of Compliance Programs formonitors and have to get into personal fall arrest OSHA explained this fact to the National Electricalequipment. Normally accepted alternatives for fall Contractors Association. He advised that OSHA hadprotection may not be enough to provide effective made a decision not to try to enforce the bloodbornefall protection. I asked Thom Kramer with LJB pathogens standard against the construction industryEngineering to write an article about this topic. Thoms since that industry had not been able to participate infirm has been involved in designing fall protection the rule making process which finalized the standardsystems for many complex situations such as the US for General Industry. Mr. Clark also stated that OSHASupreme Court building and many others. His article could choose to enforce the bloodborne pathogensis very timely and very interesting. He shares some standard against construction contractors under thegood ideas as to how you can provide truly effective AD HEREGeneral Duty Clause and that there are requirementsfall protection for your employees. We are fortunate to under the construction industry standards that touchhave a resource such as Thom and LJB to provide us on bloodborne pathogens. One of the standards hevaluable information on fall protection systems.Take $25 off a Classified! Promo CodeMRCA . Visit us at www.RoofersCoffeeShop.com/INeedHelp36 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'