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All new personnel, staff and students, must read this information with diligence for the subject of safety must not be taken lightly. The content of this manual was written to serve as an overview of the potential hazards that exist in our environment and is not meant to be the definitive word on any of the covered subjects areas. Further, in-depth training, is a necessity if you work in a hazardous environment such as one encounters in experimental research.
On January 31, 1990, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) promulgated a final rule for occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories. All university laboratories are covered by this ordinance. The compliance date was set to be January 31, 1991.
This new regulation dictates that every laboratory must write and distribute what is termed a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP). This plan lies at the heart of the safety program. The CHP must include the necessary work practices, procedures and policies to ensure that employees are protected from all potentially hazardous chemicals in use in the work area. Among other requirements, this standard provides for employee training and information exchange, hazard identification, and in prescribed cases, medical consultation and examinations.
The Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) for SEAS, EPS and Physics is responsible for carrying out the delineated details as described in the CHP. The CHO for SEAS, EPS and Physics is Lenny Solomon (5-4215, solomon@huarp.harvard.edu).| Send comments or suggestions to solomon@huarp.harvard.edu | Last Updated: Thu Apr 10 13:04:47 2008 |
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