Question

1. You have been asked to develop a manual for your provider-employer. The manual is to detail a chemical hvgiene plan (CHP) for all employees in the office. How would you proceed? What should be included In the plan? In the CHP, include three major goals that will ensure the provider-employer's conmpliance with the hazard standard.

2. you have been asked to compile a manual of the SDSS for chemicals used in your workplace. What must be included in the manual and from where does the information come?

Answer 1

1)The Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) is a written program developed and implemented by the employer which (1) sets forth procedures, equipment, personal protective equipment, and work practices that are capable of protecting employees from the health hazards presented by hazardous chemicalsused in.

Chemical hygeine plan should include;

1. Standard operating procedures
2. Criteria to determine and implement specific control measures, such as engineering controls and personal protective equipment.
3. A requirement that an ongoing program be developed to ensure that fume hoods and other engineering controls are functioning properly
4. Information and training requirements
5. Circumstances under which a particular laboratory function will require prior approval
6. Provisions for medical consultation and medical exams
7. Designation of a Chemical Hygiene Officer
8. Additional precautions for work with select carcinogens, reproductive tox­ins, and extremely toxic substances.

chemical hygiene plan major goals:

Chemical Hygiene Plan describes policies, procedures, equipment, personal protective equipment and work practices that are capable of protecting employees from the health hazards presented by many hazardous chemicals used in laboratories.

• Provide information to faculty, staff, students and visitors about health and safety hazards
• Identify and reduce risk from health and safety hazards and encourage faculty, staff, and students to report hazards
• Provide information and safeguards for the W. M.

2. Safety Data Sheet SDS (formerly known as MSDS) includes information such as the properties of each chemical; the physical, health, and environmental health hazards; protective measures; and safety precautions for handling, storing, and transporting the chemical.

The Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires chemical manufacturers, distributors, or importers to provide Safety Data Sheets to communicate the hazards of hazardous chemical products.

SDSS should include the appropriate warning information associated with those hazards

• The hazard classification of the chemical (e.g., flammable liquid, category)
• Signal word.
• Hazard statement
• Pictograms (the pictograms or hazard symbols may be presented as graphical reproductions of the symbols in black and white or be a description of the name of the symbol (e.g., skull and crossbones, flame).
• Precautionary statement(s).
• Description of any hazards not otherwise classified.
• For a mixture that contains an ingredient(s) with unknown toxicity, a statement describing how much (percentage) of the mixture consists of ingredient(s) with unknown acute toxicity.