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*REPUBLIP, <br /> SERVICES <br /> Safety Manual <br /> Hazard Communication Program <br /> IV. HAZARD IDENTIFICATION PROCESS <br /> Chemical manufacturers and distributors are responsible for determining the hazards associated <br /> with their products. This information will be relayed to Republic personnel through the use of <br /> container labels and MSDS. <br /> If new information is discovered about a substance the chemical manufacturers, importers, and <br /> distributors are required to update their MSDS. This new hazard information will be transmitted <br /> to Republic Services personnel as it becomes available. <br /> V. CHEMICAL INVENTORY/MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS <br /> Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are obtained and reviewed prior to the use of any chemical by <br /> Republic personnel or contractors at this Republic facility. Chemicals or products containing <br /> chemicals are not used at the facility until responsible personnel have evaluated them. MSDS are <br /> required for all chemicals (cleaners, solvents, paints, coatings, etc.), which are not articles or <br /> consumer products. Copies of the MSDS for chemicals currently used are maintained in a MSDS <br /> Notebook or a similar system. Originals of the MSDS are stored separately as backup copies. <br /> An MSDS Inventory (Form 1027 or equivalent form) is maintained in the MSDS Notebook, or <br /> computerized system, to identity chemicals for which MSDS have been collected. The Inventory is <br /> updated as necessary to maintain an accurate list of MSDS that are in the MSDS Notebook, or <br /> computerized system. <br /> A computerized database can be substituted for the MSDS Notebook if the Facility Manager <br /> ensures that all personnel can adequately and easily access the database during their work shirt. <br /> Clear instructions for accessing the MSDS database must be posted near the applicable PC. The <br /> Facility Manager must maintain a master paper file ol'the MSDS but the department MSDS books <br /> and inventory can be eliminated if the facility Manager has made arrangements for all personnel to <br /> have access to the database. <br /> MSDS for chemicals no longer used are removed from the MSDS Notebook, or system, and a <br /> miu•k is placed in the "MSDS Retired"column on the MSDS Inventory. MSDS are archived in the <br /> MSDS database by removing the MSDS from the list of active (currently used) MSDS and by <br /> providing access to a separate list of archived MSDS. Retired MSDS are stored for a minimum of <br /> 30 years alter the last use ol'the chemical product. <br /> Copies of MSDS are distributed to personnel and other authorized representatives following a: <br /> a. Request from a person (or the employee representative) concerning a product he/she may <br /> be using on thejob; <br /> Page 3 of 10 <br /> 2009 Republic Services <br /> 0110212011 <br /> Hazard Communication Program <br />