DOE Materials Exchange

DOE-HDBK-1139/1-2000

Change Notice No. 1

include a signoff of the site chemical coordinator before an order is filled have

excellent control over the flow of chemicals onto the site.

In addition to site-wide systems, DOE has established the Materials Exchange to

help facilitate the exchange of chemicals and other materials. The Exchange web

Chemical acquisition should be documented in a controlled process that addresses,

as appropriate, the identification of: (1) roles and responsibilities of those

individuals who are responsible for safely managing chemicals; (2) those

individuals who are authorized to request, approve, and sign for receipt of

chemicals; and (3) the individual (usually the requester) and group responsible for a

chemical from time of its acquisition to final disposition.

The following DOE, OSHA, and EPA directives, regulations, and standards pertain

to chemical acquisition. At the activity or worker level, DOE O 440.1A requires the

DOE O 440.1A

identification of workplace hazards and evaluation of risk (440.1A.9). Many

standards either directly or indirectly require acquisition management: 29 CFR

29 CFR 1910.120

1910.120, HAZWOPER, 29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazard Communication, 29 CFR

29 CFR 1910.1450

1910.1450, Laboratory Standard, and Section 313 (EPCRA).