Common use of HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO Clause in Contracts

HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO. KNOW In 1988 the Georgia legislature passed the Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act (O.C.G.A. 45-22-2) to ensure that employees were provided with information and proper training for handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous chemicals in their work areas. Because of this law, the Board of Regents recognized the need to address employee safety and created an online training program, which is designed to educate USG employees on the importance and benefits of properly recognizing and safely working with hazardous materials. In an aim to continue heightening employee safety awareness, new employees of Xxxxxxx State University are required to take the online Right to Know Training (RTK) which can be located on Department of Human Resources website. The questionnaire completed during the web-based training is forwarded automatically via email to the RTK Coordinator. Employees whose job functions require routine exposure to any hazardous chemicals must be re-trained at least annually on the hazards associated with the chemicals to which they may be exposed. For additional information, which includes environmental health and safety, contact the Right to Know Coordinator

HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL PROTECTION AND RIGHT TO. KNOW In 1988 the Georgia legislature passed the Public Employee Hazardous Chemical Protection and Right to Know Act (O.C.G.A. § 45-22-2) to ensure that employees were provided with information and proper training for handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous chemicals in their work areas. Because of this law, the Board of Regents recognized the need to address employee safety and created an online training program, which is designed to educate USG employees on the importance and benefits of properly recognizing and safely working with hazardous materials. In an aim to continue heightening employee safety awareness, new employees of Xxxxxxx State University are required to take the online Right to Know Training (RTK) which can be located on Department of Human Resources website. The questionnaire completed during the web-based training is forwarded automatically via email to the RTK Coordinator. Employees whose job functions require routine exposure to any hazardous chemicals must be re-trained at least annually on the hazards associated with the chemicals to which they may be exposed. For additional information, which includes environmental health and safety, contact the Right to Know Coordinator