Pollution Prevention Strategy Sample Clauses

Pollution Prevention Strategy. The Department will maintain a current list of all hazardous materials in their respective sections/services and will be required to maintain paper copies of current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in each workplace. All facilities will identify each employee using hazardous chemicals in the performance of his/her duties. Assessments will be made for each of the hazardous chemicals and a determination will be made if there could be a less hazardous chemical which would fulfill the respective need. All chemicals or hazardous materials purchased shall require MSDS with purchase. Employees will be retrained at least annually on the handling and disposal of each hazardous chemical. The Professional Industrial Hygienist will perform a physical inventory and audit January and July of each year and report to the facility Safety Committee on the compliance requirements, training needs of persons handling hazardous chemicals, and disposals requirements. Types and quantities of hazardous waste generated at each health care facility and the methods used for disposal of each type of waste will be identified. The facility Safety Committee will review methods used to dispose of hazardous waste for compliance with applicable criteria. All affected employees who may be affected by each hazardous chemical and the risks associated with the hazardous chemicals will be informed. Monitoring is a proper subject for the Safety and Health Committee. Section 31 - Dissemination of Occupational Safety and Health Program Information Any details of the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Program and applicable safety and health standards shall be made available upon request to employee representatives for review. A copy of any written program applying to the Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Program should be provided to each committee member at the appropriate level. Each workplace shall post conspicuously in each facility, and keep posted information for employees of the provisions of the Act and Executive Order 12196. Each facility will provide the poster to each workplace detailing the necessary elements of 29 CFR 1960.12. Posters shall not be altered, defaced or covered by other material(s). If damaged or altered the Department will take responsibility for replacing them within 30 days. The Department will inform all employees of their rights under 29 CFR 1960 on an annual basis in writing.
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Pollution Prevention Strategy a. The Employer will maintain a current list of all hazardous materials in their respective work sections, and will be required to provide accessible, current Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in each workplace.
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Pollution Prevention Strategy. The Department will maintain a current list of all hazardous materials in their respective sections/services and will be required to maintain and make available electronically (currently found at xxxx://xxxx.xxxxx.xxx.xx.xxx/ceosh/MSDS.shtml) copies of current Safety Data Sheets (SDS). The Department will identify each employee using hazardous chemicals in the performance of his or her duties and ensure the employee is trained in the proper use of the chemical and able to identify the appropriate PPE. Assessments will be made for each of the hazardous chemicals and determine if there could be a less hazardous chemical which would fulfill the respective need. All chemicals or hazardous materials purchased shall require SDS with purchase. Employees will be retrained at least annually on the handling and disposal of each hazardous chemical in accordance with EPA, OSHA and DOT regulations. The professional Industrial Hygienist will perform a physical inventory each year and report to the facility Safety Committee on the compliance requirements, training needs of persons handling hazardous chemicals and disposals requirements. Types and quantities of hazardous waste generated at each health care facility and the methods used for disposal of each type of waste will be identified. The facility Green Environmental Management (GEMS) Committee will review methods used to dispose of hazardous waste for compliance with applicable criteria. All affected employees will be informed of each hazardous chemical they may have been exposed to and the risks associated with the hazardous chemicals as soon as the exposure is known. Monitoring is a proper subject for the Safety and Health Committee.
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