Hazard Communication Program 1

HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM
PURPOSE:
TO: Communicate ____________________ Hazard Communication Program to all company personnel.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To safeguard our employees' health by providing a management guide for compliance.

2. To provide our employees with the necessary information concerning health and physical hazards of
the chemical materials in use at our worksites.
3. To comply with the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200.
SCOPE:
This compliance program will provide the means for the transmission of the information necessary to
apprise employees of the chemical products which are hazardous and to which they may be exposed. It
will include the following:
A. Listing of the chemical products which will be handled, used, or stored on job site location or
company property.
B. Assure that appropriate identifying labels are on containers of hazardous chemicals being used and
handled.
C. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS's) will be required and procured for all hazardous chemicals
which employees of this company will encounter, and the master MSDS's will be available at the
company headquarters office, and a copy will be available (where designated) at the job site for all
those chemicals to which employees could be exposed at that job site.
D. Employees will be trained to recognize and interpret labels, warnings, color coding, and signs affixed
to containers that they might handle, in order to avoid and/or make less severe potential hazards.
E. Proper use of Material Safety Data Sheets will be covered in a safety training meeting, and
indoctrination to availability, and locations at that job site will be covered.
F. This written Hazard Communication Program will be available upon request to employees, their
designated representative(s), emergency responders, and interested members of the community.
I. CHEMICALS (HAZARDOUS) LISTS
A. A list of all Hazardous Chemicals used, or transported, or stored at job sites or on company property
will be made available, maintained, updated in a timely fashion to reflect the hazardous chemicals
actually in use at that job site activity.
B. Provide a company procedure and/or policy to insure compliance with the Hazardous Chemicals list
regulations. These shall include:
1. Inclusion on the purchase order form of a notice that purchase of a potentially hazardous material is
conditional upon receipt of the Material Safety Data Sheet for that Hazardous Chemical.
2. Inclusion on the purchase order form of a notice that all Hazardous Chemicals must be properly
labeled.
3. A system at company headquarters to verify that items 1) and 2) above have been met by suppliers,
especially when hazardous chemicals are shipped and delivered directly to a job site.
II. LABELING
All containers of hazardous materials, regardless of size, must be labeled or tagged.
1. Original labels on containers containing hazardous chemicals are not to be removed.

2. If a different material is placed in the container, the label for the hazardous material contents must be
changed to reflect the true contents in the container.
Container labels should include the following:

a. Name of substance in the container.
b. Appropriate hazard warnings.
c. Name and address of the manufacturer or distributor.
d. Exceptions to this rule are made only for very small containers filled by the person using the material,
which must then be used/emptied by that person during the same shift. Such containers need not be
labeled.
III. TRAINING
A. Workers to be Trained
1. All employees routinely exposed to hazardous materials through use, handling, transportation, or
other exposure shall be trained for the materials in use in their workplace.
2. Orientation training for all employees who are newly hired, assigned, or transferred to a
department where he will be routinely exposed to hazardous materials, or to a different set of
hazardous materials shall be trained for the materials in use in their workplace.
3. Contractor's employees exposed to materials on the worksite.
B. Training Components
1. Explanation of Right-to-Know Law.
a. Employee rights & responsibilities.
2. Introduction to the written Hazard Communication Program.
3. Hazard Determination
4. Availability and Interpretation of MSDS's.
5. Labeling and placarding procedures.
6. Physical and health hazards of chemicals in workplace.
* Flammable materials
* Corrosive materials
* Toxic materials
* Explosives
* Oxidizers
* Cryogens
* Adhesives
* Lubricants
* Irritants
* Sensitizers
7. Protective procedures (methods, observations).
8. Protective equipment.
9. Procedures for non-routine tasks.
C. Employees shall be retrained annually.
IV. EMERGENCY RESPONSE
In addition to the placarding noted in other parts of this program, we shall submit a list of hazardous
materials which are present in significant amounts to the local fire department corresponding to each job
site under their jurisdiction.
The list shall be updated as the materials in use changes and construction at the job site progresses, and the
fire chief or his representatives shall be informed of all hazardous chemicals remaining. Paragraph
455D.15 of the Law states: "The information shall be provided in sufficient specificity that the local fire
department is informed of the nature of the hazardous chemicals, the hazards presented by the chemicals,
and the appropriate response in dealing with an emergency involving the hazardous chemicals."
The local fire department shall make this information available only to other emergency response
departments.
V. RECORDS
A. Location and Maintenance of Hazardous Substances List.

B. Location and Maintenance of MSDS's.
C. Employee Training Records
VI. RESPONSIBILITY
A. The manager of Safety and Health is responsible for updating MSDS's, coordinating training and
revising those Standards to assure compliance with the "Right to Know" Laws.
B. Foremen and Superintendents will be held accountable for enforcing the established work rules for
employees to ensure chemicals are being handled and used properly to eliminate or reduce exposures.
C. Every employee will accept responsibility for safely performing his/her work in line with established
work practices and precautions outlined on hazardous materials labels.
I have received Hazard Communication Training as described in the Hazard Communication Program.
The training was conducted on ____________________ (date).
________________________________
Employee Signature
________________________________
Social Security Number
I hereby certify that the above named employee has been provided with Hazard Communication Training
on ____________________ (date).
________________________________
Supervisor's Signature
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HAZARD COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

TO: Communicate ____________________ Hazard Communication Program to all company personnel.

1. To safeguard our employees' health by providing a management guide for compliance.

I. CHEMICALS (HAZARDOUS) LISTS

All containers of hazardous materials, regardless of size, must be labeled or tagged.

1. Original labels on containers containing hazardous chemicals are not to be removed.

Container labels should include the following:

IV. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

A. Location and Maintenance of Hazardous Substances List.

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