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Chemical Hygiene Plan (29 CFR 1910.1450)

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration requires affected employers to implement a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) to convey chemical health and safety information to laboratory employees working with hazardous materials. The standard's intent is to ensure that employees are apprised of the hazards of chemicals in their work area and that appropriate practices, procedures and controls are in place to protect them from associated health and safety hazards. This CHP is designed to be a living document and will be revised as necessary to reflect changing laboratory practices.

Chemical Hygiene Officer	Facility
Dr. Ruth Ewing	Miami Laboratory
Alanzo Hamilton	Pascagoula Laboratory
Robert Colton	Galveston Laboratory

Dr. John Foret	Lafayette Laboratory
Bill Walling	Panama City Laboratory


Chapters	Appendices
1)CHP Introduction 2)Hazardous Materials, Chemicals & Associated Hazards 3)Material Safety Data Sheets 4)NFPA Hazard Rating System 5)Personal Protection Equipment Program 6)Ventilation & Fume Hoods 7)Handling Chemicals 8)Chemical Storage & Transportation 9)Laboratory Chemical Spills 10)Chemical Disposal 11)Personal Contamination 12)Fire Safety 13)Toxicology Overview 14)Medical Consultation 15)Laboratory Procedure Submittal	A) Acronyms and Common MSDS terms B) Shock Sensitive & Explosive Chemicals C) Common Flammable & Combustible Chemicals D) Common Laboratory Corrosives E) Highly Toxic Chemicals & Gases F) Names/Synonyms of Known Human Carcinogens G) Incompatibility of Common Laboratory Chemicals H) EPA Chemical Compatibilty Chart I) Formalin Data Sheet J) Ethyl Alochol Requirements K) Neutralization of Select Acids and Bases L) Laboratory Waste Minimization M) Screening Procedure for Unlabelled Chemicals O) Laboratory Audit Checklist O) Formaldehyde Air Sampling Plan P) Reproductive Health