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Updated December 1999 Chapter 3
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), part of the Department of Labor, administers a variety of regulations. These regulatory requirements are published in and referred to as the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The Code of Federal Regulations is a codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the Executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Code is divided into 50 titles which represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters with each chapter further subdivided into parts, subparts and sections. Part 1910 of Title 29 (cited as "29 CFR 1910"), section 1450 of subpart Z, "Occupational Exposures to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories", referred to as the "Laboratory Standard", specifically addresses mandated regulatory requirements. Many educational institutions, colleges, universities, industry, and other organizations that use hazardous chemicals in their laboratories are now required by the Laboratory Standard to develop Chemical Hygiene Plans. The development of a detailed written chemical hygiene plan is necessary to establish continuity, to train personnel, and to help ensure that all employees recognize and comply with work place safety. It is extremely difficult to effectively communicate and enforce requirements without a detailed written chemical hygiene plan. An effective chemical hygiene plan necessitates that mechanisms be in place and functioning to ensure that safety policies and procedures are being adhered to, personnel are meeting their safety responsibilities, and an effective form of monitoring and documentation is in place for confirmation purposes. Laboratories are well advised to develop their written chemical hygiene plans in a manual form. This manual should provide policies and procedures that are feasible, specific, and encompass all the elements of laboratory activities in which the laboratory is engaged. The written safety manual should be distributed to appropriate employees and be a requirement of employee training programs. The basic OSU Laboratory Safety Manual is intended to serve primarily as a general safety document for compliance with various state and federal environmental and occupational health and safety rules and regulations. It is neither feasible nor technically valid to attempt to provide specific procedures or protocols in a general safety document. However, individual laboratories should be able to develop their own specific chemical hygiene plans by augmenting the OSU Laboratory Safety Manual. The development of a detailed written chemical hygiene plan and the implementation of this plan within employee training programs should result in a safer working environment and contribute to a reduction in work place accidents and injuries. Download Chapter 3 as MS Word 2000 document Download Chapter 3 in pdf format |
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