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ORS - Hazard Communication

Hazard Communication Program
Table of Contents

1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Standard 
1.2 EPA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Title III 
2.0 RESPONSIBILITIES

2.1 Deans of Schools 
2.2 Department Heads 

2.2.1 Training 
2.2.2 Material Safety Data Sheets 
2.2.3 Container Labeling and Other Forms of Warning 
2.2.4 Workplace Hazardous Chemical List 
2.2.5 Hazards of Nonroutine Tasks 
2.2.6 Hazardous Materials Information for Contractors 
2.2.7 Laboratory Requirements 
2.2.8 Annual Inventory 
2.2.9 Safety Desk Book 

2.3 Principal Investigators and Other Supervisory Personnel 
2.4 Department Safety Representative 
2.5 Office of Risk Management
2.6 University Police (UP) 
2.7 Office for Research Safety (ORS) 
2.8 Facilities Management
2.9 Employees 
2.10 Students 

3.0 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL DEFINITION
3.1 Health Hazard 
3.2 Physical Hazard 
3.3 Additional Hazardous Chemicals 
4.0 TRAINING AND INFORMATION 
4.1 Departmental Training 
4.2 Human Resources 
4.3 Office for Research Safety 
5.0 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
5.1 Departmental Responsibilities 
5.2 Manufacturers' and Importers' Responsibilities 
5.3 Information Contained on MSDSs 

5.3.1 Identity 
5.3.2 Physical and Chemical Characteristics 
5.3.3 Health Hazards 
5.3.4 Physical Hazards 
5.3.5 Exposure Route(s) 
5.3.6 Exposure Limits 
5.3.7 Carcinogens 
5.3.8 Safe Handling and Use 
5.3.9 Control Measures 
5.3.10 Emergency and First Aid Procedures 
5.3.11 Pertinent Dates 
5.3.12 Responsible Party 
6.0 LABELING AND OTHER WARNINGS
6.1 Departmental Labeling Requirements 
6.2 Exemptions to Labeling 
6.3 Labeling Requirements for Manufacturers, Importers, and Distributors 
7.0 WORKPLACE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL LIST
8.0 HAZARDS OF NONROUTINE TASKS
9.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS 
9.1 Departmental Responsibilities 
9.2 Reducing Employee and Community Risk to Chemical Exposure 
10.0 LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS
11.0 ANNUAL CHEMICAL INVENTORY
12.0 SAFETY DESK BOOK
APPENDIX A: Glossary of Terms, Abbreviations, and Acronyms 
APPENDIX B: Hazard Communication Program Record of Required Training 
APPENDIX C: Departmental Training Checklist 
APPENDIX D: Hazard Communication Program for Outside Contractors

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Last Revision 05/16/2007
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