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Steve Karlman

Steve Karlman
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Research Safety Training
Phone: (312) 503-8300
safety-training@northwestern.edu
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Hazard Communication Program

Northwestern's Hazard Communication Program provides important information to help faculty, staff, and students make informed judgments about hazardous materials with which they work and take appropriate safety precautions.

While the program is based on the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (a worker "right-to-know" law), it incorporates chemical inventory reporting required by EPA. The program applies to any area of the University where hazardous chemicals are used.

The hazard communication program is also available as a PDF.

Introduction

Responsibilities

Department Heads

Principal Investigators and Other Supervisory Personnel

Employees

Students

Hazardous Chemical Definitions

Health Hazard

Physical Hazard

Additional Hazardous Chemicals

Training

General Employer Requirements

Department Responsibilities

Office for Research Safety Resources

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)

Department Responsibilities

About MSDSs

On-Line Resources for Hazard Data

NIOSH Hazard Information

Labeling and Other Warnings

Department Responsibilities

Exemptions

Hazardous Chemical List

Hazards of Nonroutine Tasks

Sharing Information with Contractors

Specific Requirements for Laboratories

Annual Chemical Inventory

Safety Desk Book

Glossary
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