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Personal Protective Equipment Program
Personal Protective Equipment Program
Purpose The purpose of this program is to comply with the OSHA 1910.66 Subpart F – Powered
Platforms, Manlifts and vehicle-Mounted Work Platforms; Appendix C.
TMSi will establish the application of and performance criteria for
personal Protective Equipment in their work areas. This program applies
to all work operations in our company where employees may be exposed
to hazardous substances under normal working conditions or during an
emergency situation.
• Scope
• Responsibility
• Hearing Conservation program
• Personal Fall Arrest System
• Employee information
• Training
Scope This plan applies to the TMSi\G.E facility located at 1251 Port Road, Jeffersonville,
Indiana
Responsibility It is the responsibility of all TMSi supervisors and managers to insure that this plan is in
effect and that all employees have received Hazard Communication Plan
training. Further, it is TMSi management’s responsibility to identify any
breeches in policy or practice and to take corrective action and
communicate changes to the employees. It is the responsibility of ALL
EMPLOYEES to conform to the requirements of this plan. Failure to do
so will result in disciplinary action. Due to the extreme importance of this
plan and the potentially fatal consequences of an emergency in the work
place, termination of employment may result from a single violation of
this plan.
Assigned Responsibilities
Safety Supervisor
1. Updating the Hazardous materials list (i.e. preparing and maintaining the MSDS Master
Index and Sub-Index)
2. Reviewing MSDS received from manufacturers
3. Filing and organizing the MSDS’s in the MSDS binders
4. Ensuring the MSDS binders are accessible to all employees
5. Ensuring that all chemicals are properly labeled before accepting delivery from the
manufacturer
1. Ensuring that all containers, even pipes, are properly labeled within the work area
2. Advising employees about chemicals transferred by pipe
3. Acting as the location coordinator for the Hazard Communication Program
4. Serving as the location’s Emergency Coordinator
Supervisors
1. Conducting and documenting employee training for all employees (even Temporary
employees) in the TMSi Hazard Communication Program
2. Ensuring that all training records are up to date with the Safety supervisor
3. Ensuring the MSDS binders are accessible to all employees
4. Ensuring that all chemicals are properly labeled before accepting delivery from the
manufacturer
5. All containers, even pipes, are properly labeled within the work area
6. Advising employees about chemicals transferred by pipe
7. There are no containers without labels in the work area
8. All personal protective equipment is used as intended
Employees
1. Ensuring that all chemicals are properly labeled before accepting delivery from the
manufacturer
2. All containers even pipes, are properly labeled within the work area
3. The MSDS binders are accurate and complete
4. There are no containers without labels in the work area
5. All personal protective equipment is used as intended
Labels and other forms of “The chemical manufacturer, importer, or distributor shall ensure that
Warning each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled,
tagged or marked with the following information:
1. Identity of the hazardous chemical(s);
2. Appropriate hazard warnings; and
3. Name and address of the chemical manufacturer, importer,
or other responsible party.”
Product labels will not be removed or defaced by any person. In the event a label should
become unreadable, a new label with the appropriate information will be
affixed to the container.
Labels and other forms of *“The employer shall ensure that labels or other forms of warning are
Warning (cont.) in English, and prominently displayed an the container or readily available in the
work area throughout each shift.”
Material Safety Data MSDS – *“Each material safety data sheet shall be in English and shall
Sheet(MSDS) contain the following information:
1. Identity used on the label;
2. Physical and chemical characteristics of the hazardous
chemical (such as, vapor pressure, flash point);
3. The physical hazards of the hazardous chemical, including
the potential for fire, explosion, and reactivity.
4. The health hazards of the hazardous chemical, including
signs and symptoms of exposure, and any medical conditions
which are generally recognized as being aggravated by exposure to
the chemical;
5. The primary route(s) of entry;
6. The OSHA permissible exposure limit, ACGIH Threshold
Limit Value and any other exposure limit used or recommended by
the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer preparing the
material safety data sheet, where available;
7. Whether the hazardous chemical is listed in the National
Toxicology Program (NTP) Annual Report on Carcinogens (Latest
edition) or has been found to be a potential carcinogen in the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs
(latest editions), or by OSHA.
8. Any generally applicable precautions for safe handling and
use which are known to the chemical
manufacturer, importer or employer preparing the material safety
data sheet, including appropriate hygienic practices, protective
measures during repair and maintenance of contaminated
equipment, and procedures for clean-up of spills and leaks;
9. Any generally applicable control measures which are
known to the chemical manufacturer , importer or employer
preparing the material safety data sheet, such as appropriate
engineering controls, work practices, or personal protective
equipment.
10. Emergency and First Aid procedures
11. The last name to change to it: and,
12. The name, address and telephone number of the chemical
manufacturer, importer, employer or other responsible party
preparing or distributing the material safety data sheet, who can
provide additional information on the hazardous chemical and
appropriate emergency procedures, if necessary.
Section: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Name: Indexing and Filing Instructions
Introduction Like the rest of this manual, the Material Safety Data sheet section is unique to this
• Prepare and maintain the master index (Hazardous Materials Inventory List)
and
Important: The Master Index must list only the MSDS’s filed in this manual; this
index must be prepared and maintained manually.
The MSDS section of this manual includes one master divider tab labeled
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS and twelve smaller divider tabs labeled by
product category as Follows:
1. Absorbents
2. A/C Refrigerants
3. Acids
4. Adhesives
5. Brake Linings, Clutches
6. Industrial Chemicals
7. Industrial Cleaners
8. Metals
9. Paints, Thinners
10. Parts Cleaning Solutions
11. Petroleum
12. Welding Gasses
Section: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) Name: Indexing and Filing Instructions
Product There are 12 separate product categories identified in this manual (petroleum,
Categories industrial cleaners, etc.).
When you review the MSDS, you must determine which product category it should be
Filed under. When you have made this determination, take these steps:
1. Write the product category number in the upper right hand corner of the
MSDS. (This is the number indicated on the product category divider tab,
e.g.,#11 – Petroleum or Parts Cleaners.)