Hazard Communication Plan

9 Hazard Communication Plan C. Program Requirements Program Availability Electronic access to or a paper copy of the Hazard Communication Plan, appropriate safety data sheets (SDS), and a list of hazardous chemicals must be available to all employees who work with or near hazardous chemicals. Employees will also be provided with access to the Federal OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 and Iowa Chemical Risks RTK Standard, Section 875, Chapters 110, 130, and 140. As a fulfillment to this requirement, links to these standards are provided in the introduction to this manual. EH&S provides several links to other resources on our website. Hazard Determination To evaluate the hazards of the chemicals in the workplace, Iowa State University (ISU) will rely on data from chemical manufacturers, distributors and/or importers from whom hazardous materials are purchased. The information on the SDS is assumed to be accurate and complete. Hazardous Chemical Inventory Managers or supervisors must develop and maintain chemical inventories of hazardous chemicals in areas under their control. For the sake of simplicity, any material for which there is an SDS should be considered hazardous. A chemical identity used on the chemical inventory can be a chemical name, common name or other designation, as long as it allows cross-reference to the container label and SDS.Use of chemical formulas or abbreviations should be avoided.