Document Dvg6LZ84jdoxEQZopx4ee6YLN
John Friend 7/11/84
Safety Directors Meeting Page 2
- Labels and Other Forms of Warning - Continued
- Every container of hazardous chemicals must be labeled. Methods of doing this can include signs, placards, process sheets, batch tickets, operating procedures, etc. A concern here is we can do alot short of using signs for our employees but the contractor issue is very sticky unless we use signs.
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
- We must develop or obtain a MSDS for every hazardous chemical we use/produce. (To determine what is hazardous though, we have to have one on every chemical)
- The current OSHA MSDS does not satisfy the requirements of this new standard. There are a number of requirements for the content and form of any MSDS.
- New chemical information must be shared within three months of discovery of new information.
- We will need to develop a local system that requires obtaining a material safety data sheet, upon first order, annually, or within three months of discovery of new information.
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- We will also need to put all material safety data sheets into a common format to facilitate the training of plant personnel.
- Employee Information and Training
- Information - we have to tell plant personnel:
+ the requirements of the standard; + where hazardous chemicals are present in the plant; and, + all about our written program, chemical list and material safety data sheets.
- Training - shall include at least: t
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+ methods of detection + hazards of chemicals + protection measures + details of labeling and MSDS Systems
We must get busy in the following areas:
1. We must inventory the plant for chemicals, manufacturers, use areas, and use volumes.
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