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Vista Polymers A Division of Vista Chemical Company VISTA CHEMICAL PLANT Highway 25 Post Offi<ce Box 91 SAFETY AND HEALTH Aberdeen, Mississippi 39730 Phone (601) 369-8111 MANUAL ABERDEEN, MISSISSIPPI V /r-F! *"* -- c " . . ' - ` *1 F. A ' *" Vr*/> v-V.*- v' it * ** * +s *J t. SUBJECT: EFFECTIVE DATE REVIEWED BY APPROVED BY MEDICAL/BXPOSURE ACCESS VIS1A -SAFETY DIRECTOR PLANT MANAGER I Obi ective This policy/procedure communicates the right of employees of the Vista Chemical Aberdeen Plant to access relevant medical and expo- This policy also details the to follow and the appropriate contacts to obtain this information. Introduction Vista Chemical maintains records related to employee medical evaluations and health, and records of exposures and chemical concentra tion monitoring. As indicated in the code of federal regtaulilations 29 CFR 1910.20, the employer shall, upon request, assure the of employee to employee' s company medical records In addition, the employer shall assure the access to exposure records relevant to the employee. This policy and procedure contains the guidelines by which the Vista Chemical Aberdeen Piant shall comply with the requirements of the regulations. All employees of the Vista Chemical Aberdeen Plant * ' T. "V J 4* the access to employee s L,*-.V -Vtf- company + "A >, Hy| H UAtVi? access to records relevant to the employee. This shall be provided within fifteen a formal written request is appropriately sub4-* as detailed in the procedure section. 1/01/93 VSP 26 Page 1 VAB.0001020287 m 4 III. * Policy - Continued In the event that it will take longer than fifteen (15) days to complete a request, the employee will be noti fied of the reason for the delay and the earliest date when the information will be available The contact for requesting such information at the Aberdeen Plant is the Safety Director* Employees shall be informed of this right and the proper procedures at the time of their initial employment and annual training there after. Confidential medical records are maintained in the offices of the Medical Department in Houston, TX. If any employee fails to receive the requested informa tion , or other response within the 15-day period, the local plant contact is to be made aware of this situation. IV. Procedure In order to receive copies of medical records or relevant exposure records, the employee must: - Request (verbal request is acceptable here) the appropriate forms for obtaining the desired infor mation from the designated contact (s) . To receive medical records, Vista form V19-24-S, Request for Release of Medical Records, is required (Attach ment 1) . To obtain exposure records or informa tion, the Aberdeen Plant's Request for Exposure ) .Data and Information form is required (Attachment 2 - The appropriate form shall be filled out cos pletely and returned to the designated contact. - Within fifteen (15) days, the requested informa tion will be processed and Forwarded to the' employee. In the event the information is not available within fifteen (15) days, the reasons for the delay and expected date will be provided within this timeframe. - First time information will be provided at no cost to the employee. Information which has been previously provided without cost, will be pro vided, but may require a fee for copying and administrative cost. 1/01/93 VSP 26 Page 2 VAB.0001020288 The Safety Director is the local contact in the Aberdeen Plant for obtaining information and access to Medical and Exposure records, Trains and Documentation All employees of Vista Chemical Aberdeen Plant will be informed of the requirements of this policy upon initial employment and annually thereafter. Initial training will be conducted during new employee orientation. Annual training will be conducted during shift safety meetings. Training will be documented on the Medical/Exposure Records Access training form (Attachment 3). Each employee is required to com plete this form during the initial/annual training. 1/01/93 VSP 26 t VAB.0001020289 IflPHIIHMIw--...... ......... (Mni(rinHi,niit!WiMttMiffliKnpniiiiipn,niPiMP^iP*nfliF,i!"?^jpijijPiiiiipupipppni jinrltmniimiP'iip^mnpmlff ^wrniqff'Uff^niwiilr'pnrrrHiHnp i*ffnwTpnwiiiiHmimH|iiraii*iHW>nHP'ri*iPHt*inB*HHHh*wnKniiM'*rPiHn^i'fnntn^irTn^i--ic'm^'Miii]Tp.rh'r-irH: m-Hikd-*.. ? |i -- ............I" VCM & li i t I. I i i rl \ I I LI I I \. I i i i I \ k I i | i I I j i / >"rjlM'l'C'| 'IMIT'IJ'Jhr ktkTl-rt'rlP: "itjl(irrcTlHFrv Pi*fi3Tiin iMii,mnniwtTinnnwpni)Mt*l,Mmiiii||imnii>fii|iilHi IHWWtiWilUimHIlUm fc r i I i i I I I I I I I Ii i l I i k I- I I I I I i y I VAB.0001020290