(f) Employee information
and training. (1) The employer shall provide employees with
information and training to ensure that they are apprised of the
hazards of chemicals present in their work area.
(2) Such information shall be provided at the time of an
employee's initial assignment to a work area where hazardous
chemicals are present and prior to assignments involving new
exposure situations. The frequency of refresher information and
training shall be determined by the employer.
(3) Information. Employees shall be informed of:
(i) The contents of this standard and its appendices which shall
be made available to employees;
(ii) The location and availability of the employer's Chemical
Hygiene Plan;
(iii) The permissible exposure limits for OSHA regulated
substances or recommended exposure limits for other hazardous
chemicals where there is no applicable OSHA standard;
(iv) Signs and symptoms associated with exposures to hazardous
chemicals used in the laboratory; and
(v) The location and availability of known reference material on
the hazards, safe handling, storage and disposal of hazardous
chemicals found in the laboratory including, but not limited to,
Material Safety Data Sheets received from the chemical supplier.
(4) Training.
(i) Employee training shall include:
(A) Methods and observations that may be used to detect the
presence or release of a hazardous chemical (such as monitoring
conducted by the employer, continuous monitoring devices, visual
appearance or odor of hazardous chemicals when being released,
etc.);
(B) The physical and health hazards of chemicals in the work
area; and
(C) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from
these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has
implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous
chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency
procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used.
(ii) The employee shall be trained on the applicable details of
the employer's written Chemical Hygiene Plan.