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Are requests for assistance and documents for information or review distributed to appropriately

qualified and knowledgeable staff?

Are chemical safety support staff sufficiently familiar with facility operations? Do they participate in

routine inspections, assessments, and audits; in training; and in the categorization, analysis and

development of corrective actions for occurrences?

Do they participate in overseeing the implementation of selected controls and in followup inspections

of those controls?

Are the managers, supervisors, and support staff sufficiently knowledgeable about pollution

prevention and waste minimization (prevention and source reduction of hazardous materials), such

that these are incorporated into their chemical hazard prevention and mitigation activities?

Does the organization (internal or subcontractor) responsible for providing chemical safety support

use a training implementation plan to manage staff training and qualifications?

Do position descriptions for points-of-contact or coordinators responsible for chemical hazards

management appropriately reflect their duties and responsibilities relative to chemical safety, as well

as their training and subject matter competency?

Criterion 5

Procedures and/or mechanisms require that feedback and continuous improvement occur with regard to

chemical management, chemical safety, and pollution prevention.

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Has the facility performed an assessment and gap analysis to identify significant gaps and

deficiencies in its program? Does the facility maintain its corrective action plan up-to-date? Are the

action items prioritized? Have the corrective actions completed been properly closed? Are open

items being pursued according to their priority?

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