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Requirements: Roles and Responsibilities

Hazardous Materials Program Manager

The hazardous materials program manager will

• Administer the CMS used for acquisition, distribution, and inventory control of hazardous materials
• Maintain the tcmIS and associated MSDS files
• Develop general hazard communication and chemical hygiene plan training

Industrial Hygiene Program Manager

The industrial hygiene program manager will perform routine inspections to

• Identify which laboratories will be covered by the CHP
• Ensure hazard control equipment is functioning properly
• Perform exposure monitoring to determine exposure levels
• Assess the risk of exposures
• Recommend controls to minimize such exposure

Medical Department

The Medical Department will provide medical consultations and examinations for personnel when the following conditions are met:

1. Baseline medical surveillance is required based on personnel potential or actual exposure to certain chemicals.
2. Personnel exposure levels to hazardous materials are found to be in excess of legal or action limits.
3. Personnel show symptoms of overexposure.
4. A spill or other event is likely to result in the overexposure of personnel to hazardous materials.

Group Leaders and Department Heads

Group leaders and department heads will ensure managers and supervisors comply with the requirements of this chapter applicable to their groups and departments, such as CMS procedures for the acquisition of hazardous materials. Additionally, they will ensure that managers and supervisors provide any necessary input to the hazardous materials program manager required to maintain accurate hazardous materials for regulatory compliance.

Chemical Laboratory Supervisors

Chemical laboratory supervisors, supervisory personnel responsible for the operations in laboratories designated under the CHP, will

• Develop laboratory-specific chemical hygiene plans for their laboratories
• Sponsor safety meetings, including review of training as well as provide training to lab workers on non-routine tasks involving chemicals
• Monitor work practices on a daily basis
• Answer questions regarding safety procedures

Managers, Supervisors, and ES&H Coordinators

Managers, supervisors, and ES&H coordinators will

• Select, implement, and maintain appropriate measures for controlling work area hazards associated with hazardous materials
• Provide applicable PPE at no cost to employees
• Ensure hazardous materials are properly labeled
• Designate chemical asset custodians for their area of responsibility
• Provide any necessary inventory information to the hazardous materials program manager to support maintaining an accurate hazardous materials inventory for regulatory and compliance purposes
• Providing accurate and complete hazardous material inventory in each work area where hazardous materials are store or used. This can be accomplished through local inventories and/or SLAC inventory.
• Ensure personnel complete both ES&H training and site-specific on-the-job training (OJT), including providing training to lab workers on non-routine tasks involving chemicals
• Ensure personnel comply with all safety controls
• Ensure that all personnel on all shifts have access to relevant MSDSs (either online or a hard copy)
• If required, ensure that appropriate emergency eyewash and shower equipment is available in the work area and that local exhaust ventilation is properly operating
• Know the location of hazard control and emergency equipment, inspect the equipment, provide for equipment maintenance, and notify appropriate personnel to repair or replace the equipment if it is missing, defective, or inoperative

Project Managers and University Technical Representatives

Project managers and UTRs will inform subcontractors in their charge of the following requirements and information:

• Hazardous materials used or stored in SLAC work areas
• Measures required to control these hazards
• Process by which subcontractors can access MSDS (either electronically or hard copy)
• SLAC HazCom requirements

Chemical Asset Custodians

Chemical asset custodians will

• Ensure compliance with the chemical storage requirements of this chapter
• Maintain documentation about the location, inspection, and testing of chemical assets under their control

Personnel

All personnel will

• Comply with the requirements of this chapter
• Comply with all hazard controls
• Properly use PPE
• Complete general and site-specific training

Subcontractors

Subcontractors will

• Comply with the provisions of this chapter
• Ensure their employees have received training to comply with the OSHA hazard communication standard (29 CFR 1910.1200)
• Maintain MSDS files for hazardous materials brought to SLAC and make these files available to supervisors of SLAC personnel who may be exposed to those hazardous materials
• Provide PPE for their personnel

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