La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXIII-1911

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024
Section CXXXIII-1911 - Elements of a Hazard Communication Program
A. Hazard Communication Program

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1. Has a written hazard communication program been developed, implemented, and maintained at your worksite?

Y N N/A

2. Has a list of known hazardous chemicals at your facility been prepared?

Y N N/A

3. Have methods been developed to inform personnel and students of the hazards of non-routine tasks?

Note: Such tasks may include emergency response or equipment.

Y N N/A

4. Are methods developed for communicating hazards to outside contractors or vendors who may be exposed to hazardous chemicals at your facility?

Y N N/A

B. Labels

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1. Are all containers of hazardous chemicals in the workplace labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s)?

Y N N/A

2. Are all containers of hazardous chemicals in the workplace labeled, tagged, or marked with the appropriate warnings?

Y N N/A

3. Are all containers of hazardous chemicals in the facility labeled, tagged, or marked with the name and address of the chemical manufacturer, importer, or other responsible party?

Y N N/A

4. If a container is received without a hazard warning label, is a good faith effort made to obtain the missing information from the manufacturer or supplier?

Note: Manufacturers are required to affix labels to all containers of hazardous chemicals when they are shipped. The following hazardous chemicals are exempt from this labeling requirement, although subject to other labeling requirements:

i. pesticides;

ii. foods;

iii. food additives;

iv. color additives;

v. drugs;

vi. cosmetics

vii. medical devices;

viii. alcoholic beverages;

ix. consumer products;

x. hazardous waste;

xi. tobacco products; and

xii. wood products.

Y N N/A

5. Is removal or defacing of labels on incoming containers of hazardous chemicals prohibited?

Y N N/A

6. Are labels or other forms of warning legible in English and prominently displayed?

Y N N/A

C. Material Safety Data Sheets

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1. Are material safety data sheets on hand for each hazardous chemical used and identified on the hazardous chemicals list?

Y N N/A

2. If a hazardous chemical has no material safety data sheet, are attempts made to obtain one from the chemical manufacturer or imported as soon as possible?

Y N N/A

3. Are material safety data sheets for the hazardous chemical kept in the facility and made readily accessible to personnel and students?

Y N N/A

D. Information and Training

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1. Is information and training on hazardous chemicals in the worksite provided on initial assignment and whenever new physical hazards or health hazards are introduced into a facility area?

Y N N/A

2. Does the information provided include the operations performed at the worksite where hazardous chemicals are present?

Y N N/A

3. Does the information provided include the location and availability of the written hazard communication program, including the list of hazardous chemicals and material safety data sheets?

Y N N/A

4. Does the training provided include information about the methods and observations that may be used to detect the presence or release of a hazardous chemical in a work area such as:

a. monitoring conducted by the employer;

b. continuous monitoring devices;

c. visual appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released;

d. etc.?

Y N N/A

5. Does the training provided include information about the physical hazards and health hazards of the chemicals in the work area?

Y N N/A

6. Does the training provided include information about the measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including procedures the school has implemented to protect employees from exposures to hazardous chemicals:

a. appropriate work practices;

b. emergency procedures; and

c. personal protective equipment?

Y N N/A

7. Does the training provided include information about the details of the hazard communication program developed by the school, including:

a. explanations of the labeling system;

b. material safety data sheets; and

c. how employees can obtain and use the appropriate hazard information?

Y N N/A

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXIII-1911

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 33:58 (January 2007).
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).