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Campus Security Safety and Health Plan Hazard Communication Background and Scope NC-OSHA has adopted the “Safety and Health Hazard Communication Standard” for work place chemicals and gases. The basic provisions in the Standard require chemical manufacturers to evaluate the hazards presented by the chemicals they produce and to provide safaety information to employers who purchase the products. Employers are required to maintain the information provided and establish an internal “hazard communication” program to insures that employees are informed of the hazards and the measures necessary to protect themselves from any harmful exposure which may result from using the chemicals. This program applies to any chemical which is used by Lenoir-Rhyne College employees except as follows:
Responsibilities The Director of Safety and Security is responsible for the overall management and coordination of the program. Heads of departments using chemicals have responsibility:
Hazardous Chemical List A list of the hazardous chemicals used or stored in the work place is to be available to employees of each department. When new chemicals are introduced the chemical list must be updated before the chemical is used in the work place. Maintenance of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Chemical manufacturers are required to provide MSDS for all chemicals sold to Lenoir-Rhyne College. The MSDS provide essential safety and health information on the chemicals and must be maintained on file and made accessible to employees. MSDS are maintained in the using department office. MSDS may be reviewed by employees who use the chemicals. Warning Labels Chemical manufacturers must provide labels on chemical containers which provide the identity of the hazardous chemical(s), the appropriate hazard warnings and the name and address of the manufacturer. These labels are to be maintained in legible condition at all times. Employee Training All employees who use chemicals are required to attend a Hazard Communication Training Program. In laboratory departments each faculty member responsible for a laboratory unit is responsible for providing training for employees within their laboratory unit. The using department will schedule and provide this program for staff departments. Employees are required to attend only one program unless a new hazard is introduced into the work place, or the employee transfer into a unit where different chemical hazards exist. In these cases updated training is required. When new employees are hired training is to be done at the time of initial employment. Hazardous chemical safety is to include at least the following information:
Attendance records for each training session must be documented. Non-routine Tasks and Outside Contractors All jobs and projects involving hazardous chemicals that are being done for the first time shall be considered non-routine tasks. Contractors that bring hazardous chemicals onto campus must maintain a list of hazardous chemicals and MSDS to which the College has access. Maintenance Work Orders When working near asbestos, employees must be careful not to disturb the material. If completion of a work order would require disturbing what an employee thinks might be asbestos, the employee is to stop work and notify the Director of Physical Plant. Prohibited Activities The following work practices are prohibited:
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