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INTRODUCTION
Policy
LBNL requires that all operations be performed
in a safe and responsible manner. This includes maintaining
personnel exposure to chemical agents within acceptable exposure
limits. This policy further requires that exposures be minimized
by the use of hazard elimination, engineering controls, personal
protective equipment, and administrative controls. It
is a requirement of employment and a precondition for using
Laboratory facilities that every employee, guest, visiting
scientist, or contractor working on- or off-site, be familiar
with and comply with LBNL safety standards.
Purpose
The purpose of this Chemical Hygiene and Safety
Plan (CHSP) is to provide guidance to all LBNL supervisors,
employees, contractors, visitors, and guests for the safe
handling use and storage of hazardous materials in laboratory,
shop and office settings. This plan identifies LBNL,
Division, Department, supervisor and employee responsibilities
and establishes procedures for identification, evaluation
and control of hazardous materials.
Scope
The scope of the CHSP includes the requirements of the Federal
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) "Hazard
Communication Standard" (29 CFR 1910.1200)
for employees in shop and office settings and the OSHA
"Occupational Exposures to Hazardous Materials in Laboratories"
(29 CFR 1910.1450)
for laboratory
employees.
The Hazard Communication Standard was developed
to inform employees who work with hazardous chemicals of the
risks associated with those chemicals. A separate standard
(the "Laboratory Standard") was specifically developed
for laboratory operations because these environments often
differ from industrial and office settings in the use and
handling of hazardous chemicals.
LBNL combined both of these federal OSHA requirements
into this Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan in order to establish
a standardized framework for chemical hygiene practices, information
dissemination, and training at LBNL regardless of the occupational
setting.
If you have
any questions or comments please contact Larry McLouth via
e-mail or at ext. 5286.
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