1 Sick Leave may be used for personal illness; medical, dental, and optical appointments; up to 40 hours a year to take care of a family member; to make arrangements necessitated by the death of a family member or attend the funeral of a family member; and for adoption of a child.
Specific points to consider during any investigation of a ventilation system include emission source, air behavior, and employee involvement. Points that should be included in a review of operational efficacy are shown in Table III:3-2.
In the preamble to the final Respiratory Protection Standard, OSHA discussed extensively its rationale for requiring that employees breathe air consisting of at least 19.5 percent oxygen. The following excerpt, taken from the preamble, explains the basis for this requirement: Human beings must breathe oxygen . . . to survive, and begin to suffer adverse health effects when the oxygen level of their breathing air drops below [19.5 percent oxygen].