Medical surveillance provisions in the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard.

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May 22, 1990

Ms. Linda K. Scholl Manager,
Environmental Resources, Inc.
3000 Tech Center Drive
Monroeville, Pennsylvania 15146

Dear Ms. Scholl:

The Philadelphia Regional Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has requested that we respond to your statement addressed in an April 10 letter to them concerning medical surveillance provisions in the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response standard (29 CFR 1910.120).