Office of Security, Safety and Risk Management
Chemical Hygiene Plan
Appendix A
Employee Information and Training
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1. A Employees who have professional degrees in chemistry, such as faculty
members, may not need formal training since their professional training and
graduate experience already qualify them to safely handle hazardous chemicals.
These employees should, however, be provided with written material, as needed,
and should be prepared to "pass" an evaluation of the effectiveness
of instruction in matters pertaining both to safety and health hazards and to
the precautions to be taken under the variety of circumstances extant in the
laboratory where they work.
2. New employees, including
teaching assistants, should be provided, at the time of their assignment to a
laboratory, information and training in the hazards associated with the
materials or procedures that they will be using.
3. Employees should have access
to the PELs, action levels, and other recommended exposure limits for hazardous
chemicals used in
4. Employees should know the location and have
access to the MSDSs and other reference materials.
5. In general, employee training should include:
a. The methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical.
b. The specific hazards associated with the chemicals that they will be using.
c. The measures employees can use to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures such as appropriate work practices, personal protective equipment to be used, and emergency procedures.
d. A copy of this Chemical Hygiene Plan and appropriate instruction as to its content and meaning.
e. Instruction in the contents and requirements of the OSHA Laboratory Standard.