Bruce Hamilton writes:
I received a letter from the U.S. Department of Labor regarding the
use of methylene chloride as the primary chemical in paint stripper.
The letter states that facilities using methylene chloride must be in
compliance with OSHA regulation, 29 CFR1910.1052 for industrial
classification code 7641, reupholstery and furniture repair.
The letter gives me two choices:
Sign a form which says I do not have nor do I use methylene chloride
in my business and possibly be one of the ten percent of the firms
inspected by the state OSHA program
OR
Submit to a voluntary state OSHA inspection in which all OSHA
safety regulations and written safety programs must be shown to be
in place.
If I don't meet all the safety regulations obviously I have to put them
in place at whatever costs that might require. The availability of the
full text of the letter to others in the Groop maybe helpful to insure
that my interpretation is correct and to determine if similar letters
are
showing up at other restoration businesses in other states.
BruceH
MA
