1、Designation:E 1076 85(Reapproved 2005)Standard Practice forMaintaining Health and Safety Records at Solid WasteProcessing Facilities1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1076;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of re
2、vision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon(e)indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 The purpose of this practice is to provide guidance tosolid waste processing facility managers responsi
3、ble for main-taining records of the health and safety experience of theiremployees.This practice describes general principles forestablishing a procedure to collect and document health andsafety data within a solid waste processing facility and pro-vides specific information on the forms and procedu
4、res to beused in recording illnesses among employees.1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of r
5、egulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1OSHA Standard:29 CFR 1910.20 Access to Records23.Significance and Use3.1 This practice is intended for use in resource recoveryand other types of solid waste processing facilities.Theoccupational health risks in such facilities are not well
6、 docu-mented and the purpose of this practice is to facilitate recordingof information that can be useful in assessing the occupationalhealth significance of working in these facilities.3.2 The records developed and maintained in accordancewith this practice can be used as a basis for spotting trend
7、s(ifany)in the types or frequency,or both,of injuries and illnesses.This information may,in combination with data on environ-mental health conditions within a waste processing facility,beuseful in identifying possible cause/effect relationships.3.3 This practice is not intended as a design guide for
8、 anoccupational health and safety program but rather is intendedto build upon existing occupational health programs and toutilize currently available health and environmental records.4.Records to Be Maintained4.1 Personal and Work History RecordsThese data areessential to a recordkeeping system beca
9、use they describe theworkers previous work experience and identify the workerwith the work site.4.1.1 For each employee the following information shouldbe recorded:4.1.1.1 Name,4.1.1.2 Employer identification number,4.1.1.3 Birthdate,4.1.1.4 Social security number,4.1.1.5 Sex,4.1.1.6 Race,4.1.1.7 Da
10、te of employment,4.1.1.8 Past employment history,and4.1.1.9 Hobbies or recreational activities.4.1.2 Work History DataFor each assignment at the facil-ity,record the following information:4.1.2.1 Job classification and description,4.1.2.2 Department,4.1.2.3 Work location,and4.1.2.4 Time spent at eac
11、h work location.4.2 Health Records:4.2.1 Physical ExaminationsAll employees should re-ceive entry and yearly examinations.The former shouldinclude a comprehensive medical history questionnaire indi-cating the following:4.2.1.1 Pre-existing medical conditions,4.2.1.2 Immunizations,4.2.1.3 Alcohol,dru
12、g,and tobacco use habits,and4.2.1.4 Family history data,indicating previous respiratory,allergy,neurological or cardiovascular conditions.4.2.2 Clinical tests should be conducted yearly,includingCBC,audiometry,pulmonary function and others as suggestedby the physician.New employees should receive ba
13、selineaudiograms during their entry examinations.If a threshold shiftis observed,in a subsequent audiometric examination,the testshould be repeated after the individual has been in a low noiseenvironment for at least 14 h.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagem
14、ent and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.03.02 onMunicipal Recovery and Reuse.Current edition approved Feb.1,2005.Published March 2005.Originallyapproved in 1985.Last previous edition approved in 1999 as E 1076-85(1999).2Available from Superintendent of Documents,U.S.Government Print
15、ingOffice,Washington,DC 20402.1Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959,United States.4.2.3 Results of these examinations should be kept underthe control of the employers physician or another designatedphysician.4.2.4 Illness Reports An employee
16、experiencing an ill-ness(occupational or nonoccupational)should report thatillness to the physician referred to in 3.2.1.The report shallinclude at least the following information:4.2.4.1 The nature of the illness,4.2.4.2 The data of onset and duration,4.2.4.3 The number of days off from work,4.2.4.4 Treatment,and4.2.4.5 Name and address of any physician consulted.4.2.5 See Fig.1 for an example of an illness report used bythe U.S.Air Force.4.3 Accident Records Employers should maintain recordsof