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HAZARD COMMUNICATION
The District shall perform the following duties in compliance with the Hazard
Communication Act:
NOTICE
1.Post and maintain the notice promulgated by the Texas Board of Health in
the workplace. Health and Safety Code 502.017(a)
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
2.Provide an education and training program for employees using or handling
hazardous chemicals. "Employee" means any person who may be or may
have been exposed to hazardous chemicals in the person's workplace
under normal operating conditions or foreseeable emergencies. Workers
such as office workers or accountants who encounter hazardous chemicals
only in nonroutine, isolated instances are not employees for purposes of
these requirements. Health and Safety Code 502.003(10),502.009
3.Maintain the written hazard communication program and a record of each
training session to employees, including the date, a roster of the employees
who attend, the subjects covered in the training session, and the names of
the instructors. Records shall be maintained for at least five years. Health
and Safety Code 502.009(g)
WORKPLACE CHEMICAL LIST
4.Compile and maintain a work-place chemical list that includes required
information for each hazardous chemical normally present in the workplace
or temporary workplace in excess of 55 gallons or 500 pounds, or as
determined by the Texas Board of Health for certain highly toxic or
dangerous hazardous chemicals. The list shall be readily available to
employees and their representatives. Health and Safety Code
502.005(a)(c)
5.Update the list as necessary, but at least by December 31 each year, and
maintain at least 30 years. Each workplace chemical list shall be dated and
signed by the person responsible for compiling the information. Health and
Safety Code 502.005(b)(d)
LABELING
6.As required by law, label new or existing stocks of hazardous chemicals
with the identity of the chemical and appropriate hazard warnings, if such
stocks are not already appropriately labeled. Health and Safety Code
502.007
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
7.Maintain a legible copy of the most current manufacturer's material safety
data sheets (MSDS) for each hazardous chemical; request such sheets
from the manufacturer if not already provided or otherwise obtain a current
MSDS; make such sheets readily available to employees or their
representatives on request. Health and Safety Code 502.006