Requirements for Chemical Inventory and Tracking cont'd

DOE-HDBK-1139/3-2003

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Consolidated Requirements

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440.1A.

4.2.1

Employee Emergency Plans and Fire Prevention Plans.

29CFR1910.38

Maintain a list of the major workplace fire hazards and their

proper handling and storage procedures; potential ignition

sources and their control procedures; and the type of fire

protection equipment or systems that can control a fire

involving the identified hazards.

4.2.2

Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in

29CFR1910.1450

Laboratories. Requires employee protection for work in

laboratory environments with particularly hazardous

substances, including carcinogens, reproductive toxins, and

substances with a high acute toxicity. Requires an approved

Chemical Hygiene Plan covering the tasks, hazards, and

controls before beginning the work. Upon assignment,

employees must be provided with information and training

to ensure that they are apprised of the hazards of chemicals

in their work areas. This information and training must be

provided to employees prior to the start of any work in the

area, including the start-up of any new operation or task.

4.2.3

Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records.

29CFR1910.1020

Authorizes employee access to MSDSs or to a chemical

inventory or any other record that may reveal the identity of

toxic substances or harmful physical agents and where and

when they were used in order to give employees some idea

of their potential chemical exposures.

4.2.4

Comprehensive Emergency Management System. Uses a

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hazard assessment to develop an emergency management

program that protects workers, the public, and the

environment. Additions or deletions of chemical hazards, or

changes in the magnitude of a chemical hazard from an up-

to-date chemical inventory can be used in development and

maintenance of the emergency management hazards

assessment. During an emergency response, a real-time

chemical inventory can provide the basis for consequence

assessments used for protective action determinations.