General Guidance - hdbk55040073

DOE-HDBK-5504-95

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Plan Element

Plan Reference

8.7 General Guidance

EPCRA

323.(b);

The plan must describe means for providing technical

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40 CFR

information to assist physicians and nurses providing

350.40(e)

emergency treatment to individuals who may have been

exposed to hazardous chemicals.

(1)

Information must be provided when a physician or

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nurse (onsite or offsite) determines that a medical

emergency exists, that the patient has been exposed

to a hazardous chemical, and that information about

the chemical will assist in diagnosis or treatment of

the patient.

(2)

Technical information available must include the

specific identity, if known, of the chemical, and a

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copy of the MSDS.

b. The plan should provide that any emergency response

29 CFR

personnel who exhibit signs or symptoms which may

1910.120

have resulted from exposure to hazardous substances

(f),(q)(9)

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during the course of an emergency incident, either

immediately or subsequently, should be provided with

medical consultation as soon as possible. Follow-up

consultations should be provided if determined medically

necessary by the examining physician.