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Title 29: Labor
PART 1910—OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS (CONTINUED)
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(a) Scope and application. (1) This section, in its entirety, applies to the control of
employee exposure to cotton dust in all workplaces where employees engage in
yarn manufacturing, engage in slashing and weaving operations, or work in waste
houses for textile operations.
(2) This section does not apply to the handling or processing of woven or knitted
materials; to maritime operations covered by 29 CFR Parts 1915 and 1918; to
harvesting or ginning of cotton; or to the construction industry.
(3) Only paragraphs (h) Medical surveillance, (k)(2) through (4) Recordkeeping—
Medical Records, and Appendices B, C and D of this section apply in all work
places where employees exposed to cotton dust engage in cottonseed processing or
waste processing operations.

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(4) This section applies to yarn manufacturing and slashing and weaving operations
exclusively using washed cotton (as defined by paragraph (n) of this section) only
to the extent specified by paragraph (n) of this section.
(5) This section, in its entirety, applies to the control of all employees exposure to
the cotton dust generated in the preparation of washed cotton from opening until
the cotton is thoroughly wetted.
(6) This section does not apply to knitting, classing or warehousing operations
except that employers with these operations, if requested by NIOSH, shall grant
NIOSH access to their employees and workplaces for exposure monitoring and
medical examinations for purposes of a health study to be performed by NIOSH on
a sampling basis.
(b) Definitions. For the purpose of this section:

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Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety
and Health, U.S. Department of Labor, or designee;
Blow down means the general cleaning of a room or a part of a room by the use of
compressed air.
Blow off means the use of compressed air for cleaning of short duration and usually
for a specific machine or any portion of a machine.
Cotton dust means dust present in the air during the handling or processing of
cotton, which may contain a mixture of many substances including ground up plant
matter, fiber, bacteria, fungi, soil, pesticides, non-cotton plant matter and other
contaminants which may have accumulated with the cotton during the growing,
harvesting and subsequent processing or storage periods. Any dust present during
the handling and processing of cotton through the weaving or knitting of fabrics,
and dust present in other operations or manufacturing processes using raw or waste
cotton fibers or cotton fiber byproducts from textile mills are considered cotton
dust within this definition. Lubricating oil mist associated with weaving operations
is not considered cotton dust.
Director means the Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or designee.
Equivalent Instrument means a cotton dust sampling device that meets the vertical
elutriator equivalency requirements as described in paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this
section.
Lint-free respirable cotton dust means particles of cotton dust of approximately 15
micrometers or less aerodynamic equivalent diameter;
Vertical elutriator cotton dust sampler or vertical elutriator means a dust sampler
which has a particle size cut-off at approximately 15 micrometers aerodynamic
equivalent diameter when operating at the flow rate of 7.4 ±0.2 liters of air per
minute;
Waste processing means waste recycling (sorting, blending, cleaning and
willowing) and garnetting.
Yarn manufacturing means all textile mill operations from opening to, but not
including, slashing and weaving.
(c) Permissible exposure limits and action levels —(1) Permissible exposure limits
(PEL). (i) The employer shall assure that no employee who is exposed to cotton
dust in yarn manufacturing and cotton washing operations is exposed to airborne
concentrations of lint-free respirable cotton dust greater than 200 µg/m 3 mean
concentration, averaged over an eight-hour period, as measured be a vertical
elutriator or an equivalent instrument.
(ii) The employer shall assure that no employee who is exposed to cotton dust in
textile mill waste house operations or is exposed in yarn manufacturing to dust
from “lower grade washed cotton” as defined in paragraph (n)(5) of this section is
exposed to airborne concentrations of lint-free respirable cotton dust greater than
500 µg/m 3 mean concentration, averaged over an eight-hour period, as measured
by a vertical elutriator or an equivalent instrument.

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(iii) The employer shall assure that no employee who is exposed to cotton dust in
the textile processes known as slashing and weaving is exposed to airborne
concentrations of lint-free respirable cotton dust greater than 750 µg/m 3 mean
concentration, averaged over an eight hour period, as measured by a vertical
elutriator or an equivalent instrument.
(2) Action levels. (i) The action level for yarn manufacturing and cotton washing
operations is an airborne concentration of lint-free respirable cotton dust of 100
µg/m 3 mean concentration, averaged over an eight-hour period, as measured by a
vertical elutriator or an equivalent instrument.
(ii) The action level for waste houses for textile operations is an airborne
concentration of lint-free respirable cotton dust of 250 µg/m 3 mean concentration,
averaged over an eight-hour period, as measured by a vertical elutriator or an
equivalent instrument.
(iii) The action level for the textile processes known as slashing and weaving is an
airborne concentration of lint-free respirable cotton dust of 375 µg/m 3 mean
concentration, averaged over an eight-hour period, as measured by a vertical
elutriator or an equivalent instrument.
(d) Exposure monitoring and measurement —(1) General. (i) For the purposes of
this section, employee exposure is that exposure which would occur if the
employee were not using a respirator.
(ii) The sampling device to be used shall be either the vertical elutriator cotton dust
sampler or an equivalent instrument.
(iii) If an alternative to the vertical elutriator cotton dust sampler is used, the
employer shall establish equivalency by reference to an OSHA opinion or by
documenting, based on data developed by the employer or supplied by the
manufacturer, that the alternative sampling devices meets the following criteria:
(A) It collects respirable particulates in the same range as the vertical elutriator
(approximately 15 microns);
(B) Replicate exposure data used to establish equivalency are collected in side-byside field and laboratory comparisons; and
(C) A minimum of 100 samples over the range of 0.5 to 2 times the permissible
exposure limit are collected, and 90% of these samples have an accuracy range of
plus or minus 25 per cent of the vertical elutriator reading with a 95% confidence
level as demonstrated by a statistically valid protocol. (An acceptable protocol for
demonstrating equivalency is described in appendix E of this section.)
(iv) OSHA will issue a written opinion stating that an instrument is equivalent to a
vertical elutriator cotton dust sampler if
(A) A manufacturer or employer requests an opinion in writing and supplies the
following information:
( 1 ) Sufficient test data to demonstrate that the instrument meets the requirements
specified in this paragraph and the protocol specified in appendix E of this section;

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( 2 ) Any other relevant information about the instrument and its testing requested
by OSHA; and
( 3 ) A certification by the manufacturer or employer that the information supplied
is accurate, and
(B) if OSHA finds, based on information submitted about the instrument, that the
instrument meets the requirements for equivalency specified by paragraph (d) of
this section.
(2) Initial monitoring. Each employer who has a place of employment within the
scope of paragraph (a)(1), (a)(4), or (a)(5) of this section shall conduct monitoring
by obtaining measurements which are representative of the exposure of all
employees to airborne concentrations of lint-free respirable cotton dust over an
eight-hour period. The sampling program shall include at least one determination
during each shift for each work area.
(3) Periodic monitoring. (i) If the initial monitoring required by paragraph (d)(2) of
this section or any subsequent monitoring reveals employee exposure to be at or
below the permissible exposure limit, the employer shall repeat the monitoring for
those employees at least annually.
(ii) If the initial monitoring required by paragraph (d)(2) of this section or any
subsequent monitoring reveals employee exposure to be above the PEL, the
employer shall repeat the monitoring for those employees at least every six months.
(iii) Whenever there has been a production, process, or control change which may
result in new or additional exposure to cotton dust, or whenever the employer has
any other reason to suspect an increase in employee exposure, the employer shall
repeat the monitoring and measurements for those employees affected by the
change or increase.
(4) Employee notification. (i) The employer must, within 15 working days after the
receipt of the results of any monitoring performed under this section, notify each
affected employee of these results either individually in writing or by posting the
results in an appropriate location that is accessible to employees.
(ii) Whenever the results indicate that the employee's exposure exceeds the
applicable permissible exposure limit specified in paragraph (c) of this section, the
employer shall include in the written notice a statement that the permissible
exposure limit was exceeded and a description of the corrective action taken to
reduce exposure below the permissible exposure limit.
(e) Methods of compliance —(1) Engineering and work practice controls. The
employer shall institute engineering and work practice controls to reduce and
maintain employee exposure to cotton dust at or below the permissible exposure
limit specified in paragraph (c) of this section, except to the extent that the
employer can establish that such controls are not feasible.
(2) Whenever feasible engineering and work practice controls are not sufficient to
reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible exposure limit, the employer
shall nonetheless institute these controls to reduce exposure to the lowest feasible
level, and shall supplement these controls with the use of respirators which shall
comply with the provisions of paragraph (f) of this section.

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(3) Compliance program. (i) Where the most recent exposure monitoring data
indicates that any employee is exposed to cotton dust levels greater than the
permissible exposure limit, the employer shall establish and implement a written
program sufficient to reduce exposures to or below the permissible exposure limit
solely by means of engineering controls and work practices as required by
paragraph (e)(1) of this section.
(ii) The written program shall include at least the following:
(A) A description of each operation or process resulting in employee exposure to
cotton dust at levels greater than the PEL;
(B) Engineering plans and other studies used to determine the controls for each
process;
(C) A report of the technology considered in meeting the permissible exposure
limit;
(D) Monitoring data obtained in accordance with paragraph (d) of this section;
(E) A detailed schedule for development and implementation of engineering and
work practice controls, including exposure levels projected to be achieved by such
controls;
(F) Work practice program; and
(G) Other relevant information.
(iii) The employer's schedule as set forth in the compliance program, shall project
completion of the implementation of the compliance program no later than March
27, 1984 or as soon as possible if monitoring after March 27, 1984 reveals
exposures over the PEL, except as provided in paragraph (m)(2)(ii)(B) of this
section.
(iv) The employer shall complete the steps set forth in his program by the dates in
the schedule.
(v) Written programs shall be submitted, upon request, to the Assistant Secretary
and the Director, and shall be available at the worksite for examination and
copying by the Assistant Secretary, the Director, and any affected employee or
their designated representatives.
(vi) The written program required under paragraph (e)(3) of this section shall be
revised and updated when necessary to reflect the current status of the program and
current exposure levels.
(4) Mechanical ventilation. When mechanical ventilation is used to control
exposure, measurements which demonstrate the effectiveness of the system to
control exposure, such as capture velocity, duct velocity, or static pressure shall be
made at reasonable intervals.
(f) Respiratory protection —(1) General. For employees who are required to use
respirators by this section, the employer must provide each employee an
appropriate respirator that complies with the requirements of this paragraph.
Respirators must be used during:

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(i) Periods necessary to install or implement feasible engineering and work-practice
controls.
(ii) Maintenance and repair activities for which engineering and work-practice
controls are not feasible.
(iii) Work operations for which feasible engineering and work-practice controls are
not yet sufficient to reduce employee exposure to or below the permissible
exposure limits.
(iv) Work operations specified under paragraph (g)(1) of this section.
(v) Periods for which an employee requests a respirator.
(2) Respirator program. (i) The employer must implement a respiratory protection
program in accordance with §1910.134(b) through (d) (except (d)(1)(iii)), and (f)
through (m), which covers each employee required by this section to use a
respirator.
(ii) Whenever a physician determines that an employee who works in an area in
which the cotton-dust concentration exceeds the PEL is unable to use a respirator,
including a powered air-purifying respirator, the employee must be given the
opportunity to transfer to an available position, or to a position that becomes
available later, that has a cotton-dust concentration at or below the PEL. The
employer must ensure that such employees retain their current wage rate or other
benefits as a result of the transfer.
(3) Respirator selection. (i) Employers must:
(A) Select, and provide to employees, the appropriate respirators specified in
paragraph (d)(3)(i)(A) of 29 CFR 1910.134; however, employers must not select or
use filtering facepieces for protection against cotton dust concentrations greater
than five times (5 ×) the PEL.
(B) Provide HEPA filters for powered and non-powered air-purifying respirators
used at cotton dust concentrations greater than ten times (10 ×) the PEL.
(ii) Employers must provide an employee with a powered air-purifying respirator
(PAPR) instead of a non-powered air-purifying respirator selected according to
paragraph (f)(3)(i) of this standard when the employee chooses to use a PAPR and
it provides adequate protection to the employee as specified by paragraph (f)(3)(i)
of this standard.
(g) Work practices. Each employer shall, regardless of the level of employee
exposure, immediately establish and implement a written program of work
practices which shall minimize cotton dust exposure. The following shall be
included were applicable:
(1) Compressed air “blow down” cleaning shall be prohibited where alternative
means are feasible. Where compressed air is used for cleaning, the employees
performing the “blow down” or “blow off” shall wear suitable respirators.
Employees whose presence is not required to perform “blow down” or “blow of”
shall be required to leave the area affected by the “blow down” or “blow off”
during this cleaning operation.

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(2) Cleaning of clothing or floors with compressed air shall be prohibited.
(3) Floor sweeping shall be performed with a vacuum or with methods designed to
minimize dispersal of dust.
(4) In areas where employees are exposed to concentrations of cotton dust greater
than the permissible exposure limit, cotton and cotton waste shall be stacked,
sorted, baled, dumped, removed or otherwise handled by mechanical means, except
where the employer can show that it is infeasible to do so. Where infeasible, the
method used for handling cotton and cotton waste shall be the method which
reduces exposure to the lowest level feasible.
(h) Medical survelliance —(1) General. (i) Each employer covered by the standard
shall institute a program of medical surveillance for all employees exposed to
cotton dust.
(ii) The employer shall assure that all medical examinations and procedures are
performed by or under the supervision of a licensed physician and are provided
without cost to the employee.
(iii) Persons other than licensed physicians, who administer the pulmonary function
testing required by this section shall have completed a NIOSH-approved training
course in spirometry.
(2) Initial examinations. The employer shall provide medical surveillance to each
employee who is or may be exposed to cotton dust. For new employees, this
examination shall be provided prior to initial assignment. The medical surveillance
shall include at least the following:
(i) A medical history;
(ii) The standardized questionnaire contained in appendix B; and
(iii) A pulmonary function measurement, including a determination of forced vital
capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 ), the
FEV 1 /FVC ratio, and the percentage that the measured values of FEV 1 and FVC
differ from the predicted values, using the standard tables in appendix C. These
determinations shall be made for each employee before the employee enters the
workplace on the first day of the work week, preceded by at least 35 hours of no
exposure to cotton dust. The tests shall be repeated during the shift, no less than 4
and no more than 10 hours after the beginning of the work shift; and, in any event,
no more than one hour after cessation of exposure. Such exposure shall be typical
of the employee's usual workplace exposure. The predicted FEV 1 and FVC for
blacks shall be multiplied by 0.85 to adjust for ethnic differences.
(iv) Based upon the questionnaire results, each employee shall be graded according
to Schilling's byssinosis classification system.
(3) Periodic examinations. (i) The employer shall provide at least annual medical
surveillance for all employees exposed to cotton dust above the action level in yarn
manufacturing, slashing and weaving, cotton washing and waste house operations.
The employer shall provide medical surveillance at least every two years for all
employees exposed to cotton dust at or below the action level, for all employees
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paragraph (n)(3) of this section), and for all employees exposed to cotton dust in
cottonseed processing and waste processing operations. Periodic medical
surveillance shall include at least an update of the medical history, standardized
questionnaire (App. B–111), Schilling byssinosis grade, and the pulmonary
function measurements in paragraph (h)(2)(iii) of this section.
(ii) Medical surveillance as required in paragraph (h)(3)(i) of this section shall be
provided every six months for all employees in the following categories:
(A) An FEV 1 of greater than 80 percent of the predicted value, but with an
FEV 1 decrement of 5 percent or 200 ml. on a first working day;
(B) An FEV 1 of less than 80 percent of the predicted value; or
(C) Where, in the opinion of the physician, any significant change in questionnaire
findings, pulmonary function results, or other diagnostic tests have occurred.
(iii) An employee whose FEV 1 is less than 60 percent of the predicted value shall
be referred to a physician for a detailed pulmonary examination.
(iv) A comparison shall be made between the current examination results and those
of previous examinations and a determination made by the physician as to whether
there has been a significant change.
(4) Information provided to the physician. The employer shall provide the
following information to the examination physician:
(i) A copy of this regulation and its Appendices:
(ii) A description of the affected employee's duties as they relate to the employee's
exposure;
(iii) The employee's exposure level or anticipated exposure level;
(iv) A description of any personal protective equipment used or to be used; and
(v) Information from previous medical examinations of the affected employee
which is not readily available to the examining physician.
(5) Physician's written opinion. (i) The employer shall obtain and furnish the
employee with a copy of a written opinion from the examining physician
containing the following:
(A) The results of the medical examination and tests including the FEV 1 , FVC,
AND FEV 1 /FVC ratio;
(B) The physician's opinion as to whether the employee has any detected medical
conditions which would place the employee at increased risk of material
impairment of the employee's health from exposure to cotton dust;
(C) The physician's recommended limitations upon the employee's exposure to
cotton dust or upon the employee's use of respirators including a determination of
whether an employee can wear a negative pressure respirator, and where the
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purifying respirator; and,
(D) A statement that the employee has been informed by the physician of the
results of the medical examination and any medical conditions which require
further examination or treatment.
(ii) The written opinion obtained by the employer shall not reveal specific findings
or diagnoses unrelated to occupational exposure.
(i) Employee education and training —(1) Training program. (i) The employer
shall train each employee exposed to cotton dust in accordance with the
requirements of this section. The employer shall institute a training program and
ensure employee participation in the program.
(A) The acute and long term health hazards associated with exposure to cotton
dust;
(B) The names and descriptions of jobs and processes which could result in
exposure to cotton dust at or above the PEL.
(C) The measures, including work practices required by paragraph (g) of this
section, necessary to protect the employee from exposures in excess of the
permissible exposure limit;
(D) The purpose, proper use and limitations of respirators required by paragraph (f)
of this section;
(E) The purpose for and a description of the medical surveillance program required
by paragraph (h) of this section and other information which will aid exposed
employees in understanding the hazards of cotton dust exposure; and
(F) The contents of this standard and its appendices.
(ii) The training program shall be provided prior to initial assignment and shall be
repeated annually for each employee exposed to cotton dust, when job assignments
or work processes change and when employee performance indicates a need for
retraining.
(2) Access to training materials. (i) Each employer shall post a copy of this section
with its appendices in a public location at the workplace, and shall, upon request,
make copies available to employees.
(ii) The employer shall provide all materials relating to the employee training and
information program to the Assistant Secretary and the Director upon request.
(j) Signs. The employer shall post the following warning sign in each work area
where the permissible exposure limit for cotton dust is exceeded:
WARNING
COTTON DUST WORK AREA
MAY CAUSE ACUTE OR DELAYED
LUNG INJURY
(BYSSINOSIS)

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RESPIRATORS
REQUIRED IN THIS AREA

(k) Recordkeeping —(1) Exposure measurements. (i) The employer shall establish
and maintain an accurate record of all measurements required by paragraph (d) of
this section.
(ii) The record shall include:
(A) A log containing the items listed in paragraph IV (a) of appendix A, and the
dates, number, duration, and results of each of the samples taken, including a
description of the procedure used to determine representative employee exposure;
(B) The type of protective devices worn, if any, and length of time worn; and
(C) The names, social security numbers, job classifications, and exposure levels of
employees whose exposure the measurement is intended to represent.
(iii) The employer shall maintain this record for at least 20 years.
(2) Medical surveillance. (i) The employer shall establish and maintain an accurate
medical record for each employee subject to medical surveillance required by
paragraph (h) of this section.
(ii) The record shall include:
(A) The name and social security number and description of the duties of the
employee;
(B) A copy of the medical examination results including the medical history,
questionnaire response, results of all tests, and the physician's recommendation;
(C) A copy of the physician's written opinion;
(D) Any employee medical complaints related to exposure to cotton dust;
(E) A copy of this standard and its appendices, except that the employer may keep
one copy of the standard and the appendices for all employees, provided that he
references the standard and appendices in the medical surveillance record of each
employee; and
(F) A copy of the information provided to the physician as required by paragraph
(h)(4) of this section.
(iii) The employer shall maintain this record for at least 20 years.
(3) Availability. (i) The employer shall make all records required to be maintained
by paragraph (k) of this section available to the Assistant Secretary and the
Director for examination and copying.
(ii) Employee exposure measurement records and employee medical records
required by this paragraph shall be provided upon request to employees, designated
representatives, and the Assistant Secretary in accordance with 29 CFR 1910.1020
(a) through (e) and (g) through (i).

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(4) Transfer of records. (i) Whenever the employer ceases to do business, the
successor employer shall receive and retain all records required to be maintained
by paragraph (k) of this section.
(ii) The employer shall also comply with any additional requirements involving
transfer of records set forth in 29 CFR 1910.1020(h).
(l) Observation of monitoring. (1) The employer shall provide affected employees
or their designated representatives an opportunity to observe any measuring or
monitoring of employee exposure to cotton dust conducted pursuant to paragraph
(d) of this section.
(2) Whenever observation of the measuring or monitoring of employee exposure to
cotton dust requires entry into an area where the use of personal protective
equipment is required, the employer shall provide the observer with and assure the
use of such equipment and shall require the observer to comply with all other
applicable safety and health procedures.
(3) Without interfering with the measurement, observers shall be entitled to:
(i) An explanation of the measurement procedures:
(ii) An opportunity to observe all steps related to the measurement of airborne
concentrations of cotton dust performed at the place of exposure; and
(iii) An opportunity to record the results obtained.
(m) Washed Cotton —(1) Exemptions. Cotton, after it has been washed by the
processes described in this paragraph, is exempt from all or parts of this section as
specified if the requirements of this paragraph are met.
(2) Initial requirements. (i) In order for an employer to qualify as exempt or
partially exempt from this standard for operations using washed cotton, the
employer must demonstrate that the cotton was washed in a facility which is open
to inspection by the Assistant Secretary and the employer must provide sufficient
accurate documentary evidence to demonstrate that the washing methods utilized
meet the requirements of this paragraph.
(ii) An employer who handles or processes cotton which has been washed in a
facility not under the employer's control and claims an exemption or partial
exemption under this paragraph, must obtain from the cotton washer and make
available at the worksite, to the Assistant Secretary, to any affected employee, or to
their designated representative the following:
(A) A certification by the washer of the cotton of the grade of cotton, the type of
washing process, and that the batch meets the requirements of this paragraph;
(B) Sufficient accurate documentation by the washer of the cotton grades and
washing process; and
(C) An authorization by the washer that the Assistant Secretary or the Director may
inspect the washer's washing facilities and documentation of the process.
(3) Medical and dyed cotton. Medical grade (USP) cotton, cotton that has been
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provisions of this standard.
(4) Higher grade washed cotton. The handling or processing of cotton classed as
“low middling light spotted or better” (color grade 52 or better and leaf grade code
5 or better according to the 1993 USDA classification system) shall be exempt
from all provisions of the standard except the requirements of paragraphs (h)
medical surveillance, (k)(2) through (4) recordkeeping—medical records, and
Appendices B, C, and D of this section, if they have been washed on one of the
following systems:
(i) On a continuous batt system or a rayon rinse system including the following
conditions:
(A) With water;
(B) At a temperature of no less than 60 °C;
(C) With a water-to-fiber ratio of no less than 40:1; and
(D) With the bacterial levels in the wash water controlled to limit bacterial
contamination of the cotton.
(ii) On a batch kier washing system including the following conditions:
(A) With water;
(B) With cotton fiber mechanically opened and thoroughly prewetted before
forming the cake;
(C) For low-temperature processing, at a temperature of no less than 60 °C with a
water-to-fiber ratio of no less than 40:1; or, for high-temperature processing, at a
temperature of no less than 93 °C with a water-to-fiber ratio of no less than 15:1;
(D) With a minimum of one wash cycle followed by two rinse cycles for each
batch, using fresh water in each cycle, and
(E) With bacterial levels in the wash water controlled to limit bacterial
contamination of the cotton.
(5) Lower grade washed cotton. The handling and processing of cotton of grades
lower than “low middling light spotted,” that has been washed as specified in
paragraph (n)(4) of this section and has also been bleached, shall be exempt from
all provisions of the standard except the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1)(ii)
Permissible Exposure Limit, (d) Exposure Monitoring, (h) Medical Surveillance,
(k) Recordkeeping, and Appendices B, C and D of this section.
(6) Mixed grades of washed cotton. If more than one grade of washed cotton is
being handled or processed together, the requirements of the grade with the most
stringent exposure limit, medical and monitoring requirements shall be followed.
(n) Appendices. (1) Appendices B, C, and D of this section are incorporated as part
of this section and the contents of these appendices are mandatory.
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obligations.
(3) Appendix E of this section is a protocol which may be followed in the
validation of alternative measuring devices as equivalent to the vertical elutriator
cotton dust sampler. Other protocols may be used if it is demonstrated that they are
statistically valid, meet the requirements in paragraph (d)(l)(iii) of this section, and
are appropriate for demonstrating equivalency.
Appendix A to §1910.1043—Air Sampling and Analytical Procedures for Determining Concentrations
of Cotton Dust
i. sampling locations
The sampling procedures must be designed so that samples of the actual dust concentrations are
collected accurately and consistently and reflect the concentrations of dust at the place and time of
sampling. Sufficient number of 6-hour area samples in each distinct work area of the plant should be
collected at locations which provide representative samples of air to which the worker is exposed. In
order to avoid filter overloading, sampling time may be shortened when sampling in dusty areas.
Samples in each work area should be gathered simultaneously or sequentially during a normal
operating period. The daily time-weighted average (TWA) exposure of each worker can then be
determined by using the following formula:
Summation of hours spent in each location and the dust concentration in that location.
Total hours exposed
A time-weighted average concentration should be computed for each worker and properly logged and
maintained on file for review.
ii. sampling equipment
(a) Sampler. The instrument selected for monitoring is the Lumsden-Lynch vertical elutriator. It should
operate at a flow rate of 7.4±0.2 liters/minute.
The samplers should be cleaned prior to sampling. The pumps should be monitored during sampling.
(b) Filter Holder. A three-piece cassette constructed of polystyrene designed to hold a 37-mm diameter
filter should be used. Care must be exercised to insure that an adequate seal exists between elements of
the cassette.
(c) Filers and Support Pads. The membrane filters used should be polyvinyl chloride with a 5-um pore
size and 37-mm diameter. A support pad, commonly called a backup pad, should be used under the
filter membrane in the field monitor cassette.
(d) Balance. A balance sensitive to 10 micrograms should be used.
(e) Monitoring equipment for use in Class III hazardous locations must be approved for use in such
locations, in accordance with the requirements of the OSHA electrical standards in subpart S of part
1910.
iii. instrument calibration procedure
Samplers shall be calibrated when first received from the factory, after repair, and after receiving any
abuse. The samplers should be calibrated in the laboratory both before they are used in the field and
after they have been used to collect a large number of field samples. The primary standard, such as a
spirometer or other standard calibrating instruments such as a wet test meter or a large bubble meter or
dry gas meter, should be used. Instructions for calibration with the wet test meter follow. If another
calibration device is selected, equivalent procedures should be used:
(a) Level wet test meter. Check the water level which should just touch the calibration point at the left
side of the meter. If water level is low, add water 1–2 °F. warmer than room temperature of till point.
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(b) Place the polyvinyl chloride membrane filter in the filter cassette;
(c) Assemble the calibration sampling train;
(d) Connect the wet test meter to the train.
The pointer on the meter should run clockwise and a pressure drop of not more than 1.0 inch of water
indicated. If the pressure drop is greater than 1.0, disconnect and check the system;
(e) Operate the system for ten minutes before starting the calibration;
(f) Check the vacuum gauge on the pump to insure that the pressure drop across the orifice exceeds 17
inches of mercury;
(g) Record the following on calibration data sheets:
(1) Wet test meter reading, start and finish;
(2) Elapsed time, start and finish (at least two minutes);
(3) Pressure drop at manometer;
(4) Air temperature;
(5) Barometric pressure; and
(6) Limiting orifice number;
(h) Calculate the flow rate and compare against the flow of 7.4±0.2 liters/minute. If flow is between
these limits, perform calibration again, average results, and record orifice number and flow rate. If flow
is not within these limits, discard or modify orifice and repeat procedure;
(i) Record the name of the person performing the calibration, the date, serial number of the wet test
meter, and the number of the critical orifices being calibrated.
iv. sampling procedure
(a) Sampling data sheets should include a log of:
(1) The date of the sample collection;
(2) The time of sampling;
(3) The location of the sampler;
(4) The sampler serial number;
(5) The cassette number;
(6) The time of starting and stopping the sampling and the duration of sampling;
(7) The weight of the filter before and after sampling;
(8) The weight of dust collected (corrected for controls);
(9) The dust concentration measured;
(10) Other pertinent information; and
(11) Name of person taking sample
(b) Assembly of filter cassette should be as follows:
(1) Loosely assemble 3-piece cassette;
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(4) Weigh filter to an accuracy of 10 µg;
(5) Place filter in cassette;
(6) Record weight of filter in log, using cassette number for identification;
(7) Fully assemble cassette, using pressure to force parts tightly together;
(8) Install plugs top and bottom;
(9) Put shrink band on cassette, covering joint between center and bottom parts of cassette; and
(10) Set cassette aside until shrink band dries thoroughly.
(c) Sampling collection should be performed as follows:
(1) Clean lint out of the motor and elutriator;
(2) Install vertical elutriator in sampling locations specified above with inlet 41/2to 51/2feet from floor
(breathing zone height);
(3) Remove top section of cassette;
(4) Install cassette in ferrule of elutriator;
(5) Tape cassette to ferrule with masking tape or similar material for air-tight seal;
(6) Remove bottom plug of cassette and attach hose containing critical orifice;
(7) Start elutriator pump and check to see if gauge reads above 17 in. of Hg vacuum;
(8) Record starting time, cassette number, and sampler number;
(9) At end of sampling period stop pump and record time; and
(10) Controls with each batch of samples collected, two additional filter cassettes should be subjected
to exactly the same handling as the samples, except that they are not opened. These control filters
should be weighed in the same manner as the sample filters.
Any difference in weight in the control filters would indicate that the procedure for handling sample
filters may not be adequate and should be evaluated to ascertain the cause of the difference, whether
and what necessary corrections must be made, and whether additional samples must be collected.
(d) Shipping. The cassette with samples should be collected, along with the appropriate number of
blanks, and shipped to the analytical laboratory in a suitable container to prevent damage in transit.
(e) Weighing of the sample should be achieved as follows:
(1) Remove shrink band;
(2) Remove top and middle sections of cassette and botton plug;
(3) Remove filter from cassette and weigh to an accuracy of 10 µg; and
(4) Record weight in log against original weight
(f) Calculation of volume of air sampled should be determined as follows:
(1) From starting and stopping times of sampling period, determine length of time in minutes of
sampling period; and
(2) Multiply sampling time in minutes by flow rate of critical orifice in liters per minute and divide by
1000 to find air quantity in cubic meters.

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(g) Calculation of Dust Concentrations should be made as follows:
(1) Substract weight of clean filter from dirty filter and apply control correction to find actual weight of
sample. Record this weight (in µg) in log; and
(2) Divide mass of sample in µg by air volume in cubic meters to find dust concentration in µg/m.
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Appendix D to §1910.1043—Pulmonary Function Standards for Cotton Dust Standard
The spirometric measurements of pulmonary function shall conform to the following minimum
standards, and these standards are not intended to preclude additional testing or alternate methods
which can be determined to be superior.
i. apparatus
a. The instrument shall be accurate to within ±50 milliliters or within ±3 percent of reading, whichever
is greater.
b. The instrument should be capable of measuring vital capacity from 0 to 7 liters BTPS.
c. The instrument shall have a low inertia and offer low resistance to airflow such that the resistance to
airflow at 12 liters per second must be less than 1.5 cm H 2 O/(liter/sec).
d. The zero time point for the purpose of timing the FEV 1 shall be determined by extrapolating the
steepest portion of the volume time curve back to the maximal inspiration volume (1, 2, 3, 4) or by an
equivalent method.
e. Instruments incorporating measurements of airflow to determine volume shall conform to the same
volume accuracy stated in (a) of this section when presented with flow rates from at least 0 to 12 liters
per second.
f. The instrument or user of the instrument must have a means of correcting volumes to body
temperature saturated with water vapor (BTPS) under conditions of varying ambient spirometer
temperatures and barometric pressures.
g. The instrument used shall provide a tracing or display of either flow versus volume or volume versus
time during the entire forced expiration. A tracing or display is necessary to determine whether the

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patient has performed the test properly. The tracing must be stored and available for recall and must be
of sufficient size that hand measurements may be made within requirement of paragraph (a) of this
section. If a paper record is made it must have a paper speed of at least 2 cm/sec and a volume
sensitivity of at least 10.0 mm of chart per liter of volume.
h. The instrument shall be capable of accumulating volume for a minimum of 10 seconds and shall not
stop accumulating volume before (1) the volume change for a 0.5 second interval is less than 25
milliliters, or (2) the flow is less than 50 milliliters per second for a 0.5 second interval.
i. The forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1.0) measurements
shall comply with the accuracy requirements stated in paragraph (a) of this section. That is, they should
be accurately measured to within ±50 ml or within ±3 percent of reading, whichever is greater.
j. The instrument must be capable of being calibrated in the field with respect to the FEV 1 and FVC.
This calibration of the FEV 1 and FVC may be either directly or indirectly through volume and time
base measurements. The volume calibration source should provide a volume displacement of at least 2
liters and should be accurate to within ±30 milliliters.
ii. technique for measurement of forced vital capacity maneuver
a. Use of a nose clip is recommended but not required. The procedures shall be explained in simple
terms to the patient who shall be instructed to loosen any tight clothing and stand in front of the
apparatus. The subject may sit, but care should be taken on repeat testing that the same position be used
and, if possible, the same spirometer. Particular attention shall be given to insure that the chin is
slightly elevated with the neck slightly extended. The patient shall be instructed to make a full
inspiration from a normal breathing pattern and then blow into the apparatus, without interruption, as
hard, fast, and completely as possible. At least three forced expirations shall be carried out. During the
maneuvers, the patient shall be observed for compliance with instruction. The expirations shall be
checked visually for reproducibility from flow-volume or volume-time tracings or displays. The
following efforts shall be judged unacceptable when the patient:
1. Has not reached full inspiration preceding the forced expiration,
2. Has not used maximal effort during the entire forced expiration,
3. Has not continued the expiration for at least 5 seconds or until an obvious plateau in the volume time
curve has occurred,
4. Has coughed or closed his glottis,
5. Has an obstructed mouthpiece or a leak around the mouthpiece (obstruction due to tongue being
placed in front of mouthpiece, false teeth falling in front of mouthpiece, etc.)
6. Has an unsatisfactory start of expiration, one characterized by excessive hesitation (or false starts),
and therefore not allowing back extrapolation of time 0 (extrapolated volume on the volume time
tracing must be less than 10 percent of the FVC.)
7. Has an excessive variability between the three acceptable curves. The variation between the two
largest FVC's and FEV 1 's of the three satisfactory tracings should not exceed 10 percent or ±100
milliliters, whichever is greater.
b. Periodic and routine recalibration of the instrument or method for recording FVC and FEV 1.0should
be performed using a syringe or other volume source of at least 2 liters.
iii. interpretation of spirogram
a. The first step in evaluating a spirogram should be to determine whether or not the patient has
performed the test properly or as described in II above. From the three satisfactory tracings, the forced
vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1.0) shall be measured and
recorded. The largest observed FVC and largest observed FEV 1 shall be used in the analysis regardless
of the curve(s) on which they occur.
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workers exposed to cotton dust. It is important to note that employees who show reductions in
FEV 1 /FVC ratio below .75 or drops in Monday FEV 1 of 5 percent or greater on their initial screening
exam, should be re-evaluated within a month of the first exam. Those who show consistent decrease in
lung function, as shown on the following table, should be managed as recommended.
iv. qualifications of personnel administering the test
Technicians who perform pulmonary function testing should have the basic knowledge required to
produce meaningful results. Training consisting of approximately 16 hours of formal instruction should
cover the following areas.
a. Basic physiology of the forced vital capacity maneuver and the determinants of airflow limitation
with emphasis on the relation to reproducibility of results.
b. Instrumentation requirements including calibration procedures, sources of error and their correction.
c. Performance of the testing including subject coaching, recognition of improperly performed
maneuvers and corrective actions.
d. Data quality with emphasis on reproducibility.
e. Actual use of the equipment under supervised conditions.
f. Measurement of tracings and calculations of results.
Appendix E to §1910.1043—Vertical Elutriator Equivalency Protocol
a. Samples to be taken —In order to ascertain equivalency, it is necessary to collect a total of 100
samples from at least 10 sites in a mill. That is, there should be 10 replicate readings at each of 10 sites.
The sites should represent dust levels which vary over the allowable range of 0.5 to 2 times the
permissible exposure limit. Each sample requires the use of two vertical elutriators (VE's) and at least
one but not more than two alternative devices (AD's). Thus, the end result is 200 VE readings and
either 100 or 200 AD readings. The 2 VE readings and the 1 or 2 AD readings at each time and site
must be made simultaneously. That is, the two VE's and one or two AD's must be arranged together in
such a way that they are measuring essentially the same dust levels.
b. Data averaging —The two VE readings taken at each site are then averaged. These averages are to
be used as the 100 VE readings. If two alternate devices were used, their test results are also averaged.
Thus, after this step is accomplished, there will be 100 VE readings and 100 AD readings.
c. Differences —For each of the 100 sets of measurements (VE and AD) the difference is obtained as
the average VE reading minus the AD reading. Call these differences D i . Thus, we have.
D i = VE i - ADi , i = 1,2, . . . ,100 (1)
Next we compute the arithmetic mean and standard deviations of the differences, using equations (2)
and (3), respectively.

where N equals the number of differences (100 in this case), X Dis the arithmetic mean and S Dis the
standard deviation.
We next calculate the critical value as T=KSD+|XD| where K=1.87, based on 100
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d. Equivalency test. The next step is to obtain the average of the 100 VE readings. This is obtained by
equation (4)

We next multiply 0.25 by X VE. If T = 0.25 X VE, we can say that the alternate device has passed the
equivalency test.

[43 FR 27394, June 23, 1978; 43 FR 35035, Aug. 8, 1978, as amended at 45 FR
67340, Oct. 10, 1980; 50 FR 51173, Dec. 13, 1985; 51 FR 24325, July 3, 1986; 54
FR 24334, June 7, 1989; 61 FR 5508, Feb. 13, 1996; 63 FR 1290, Jan. 8, 1998; 65
FR 76567, Dec. 7, 2000; 70 FR 1142, Jan. 5, 2005; 71 FR 16672, 16673, Apr. 3,
2006; 71 FR 50189, Aug. 24, 2006; 73 FR 75586, Dec. 12, 2008; 76 FR 33609,
June 8, 2011]
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