---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 197.545"
title: "46"
number: "197.545"
heading: "Program to reduce personal exposure."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/197.545"
---

# §197.545. Program to reduce personal exposure.

- (a) When personal exposure for an operation is over the applicable PEL as determined in compliance with [§ 197.540](/cfr/46/197.540.md), the employer shall develop and implement, within 60 working days of the date of that determination, a written program detailing the corrective actions that will be taken to reduce personal exposure to or below the PEL's. The written program must include a timeframe for implementing the corrective actions to be taken.
- (b) Corrective actions in compliance with [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section may include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following:
  - (1) Engineering controls (e.g. vapor control or recovery systems, closed loading systems, or controlled venting systems);
  - (2) Revised work practices; or
  - (3) Respirators in compliance with [§ 197.550](/cfr/46/197.550.md) and personal protective clothing and equipment in compliance with [§ 197.555](/cfr/46/197.555.md).
- (c) Whenever the exposure monitoring data show a significant increase in personnel exposure, the program must be revised to reflect the new data.
- (d) Each person involved in the operation must be notified that a written program detailing corrective actions is available upon request.
- (e) A copy of the written program must be furnished upon request to the Coast Guard.

## Notes

### Source

Source: CGD 88-040, 56 FR 52135, Oct. 17, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1509; 43 U.S.C. 1333; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 6101; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

### Source

Source: CGD 76-009, 43 FR 53683, Nov. 16, 1978, unless otherwise noted.