ABSTRACT
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires that employers develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace a written hazard communication program that at least describes how labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets (SDSs), and employee information and training requirements will be met, which also includes the following:
• A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identier that is referenced on the SDS (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas)
• The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of nonroutine tasks (i.e., the cleaning of reactor vessels) and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas
Note: Neither REACH nor CLP has a similar hazard communication program requirement.
