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0 <br /> REPUBLIC <br /> SERVICES <br /> Safety Manual <br /> Hazard Communication Program <br /> b. Request by a government agency such as OSHA in the course of an inspection in which <br /> several products used in a specific area might come under reasonable question, (i.e., fire <br /> hazard potential, caustic cleaners, recommended protective equipment). Requests for <br /> exhaustive information should be referred to the Legal department; or <br /> c. Request from a doctor, hospital, or emergency health care personnel treating a Republic <br /> Services employee when occupational overexposure is suspected. <br /> A MSDS for all potentially hazardous chemicals are received and reviewed by appropriate <br /> personnel at the facility prior to the receipt or use of any hazardous chemical. MSDS are also <br /> reviewed when the contents of a potentially hazardous chemical are changed. <br /> Copies of new MSDS must be made available to personnel by placing them in the MSDS <br /> Notebook, or similar system. If applicable, the new MSDS will need to be sent to the MSDS <br /> computer management firm for downloading into an electronic format for the site's database. <br /> The computer management firm will provide periodic updates, so each facility has the latest <br /> version. <br /> Republic Services requires that all supervisors acquaint themselves with products used in their <br /> operation so they are able to recognize an unauthorized or misplaced chemical product. <br /> VI. CONTAINER LABELING <br /> Labels that specify the container contents and the appropriate precautions and instructions for sate <br /> handling, are required to be present on each container of a chemical for which a MSDS is required. <br /> Appropriate hazard warnings (e.g., words, pictures, symbols or combination thereof) that provide <br /> information regarding the hazards of the chemical are required. The Hazardous Material <br /> Identification System (HMIS)tags and labels, or an equivalent system, must be used when labeling <br /> containers. A detailed explanation of the HMIS is found in Appendix A-1-lazardous Materials <br /> Identification System and can be used as reference material during training. Labels or other forms <br /> of warning must be legible, in English, and prominently displayed on the container, or readily <br /> available in the work area. <br /> Repackaging or transferring these products into new containers requires that the new container also <br /> be labeled with the appropriate precautions and handling instructions. Secondary labels can be <br /> simply an extra copy of the manul'aclurer's label or a generic label, as long as the label includes <br /> the chemical's identity, the hazard warning, and the name of the responsible party. <br /> Immediate Use Exemption: 11'a product is transferred into a new container and that product is <br /> planned 1'or immediate use, then the container does not need to be labeled. <br /> As an alternative to labeling every container, Republic Services may use signs, placards, <br /> operating procedures, or other such written materials in lieu ofaflixing labels to individual <br /> Page 4 of 10 <br /> ©2009 Republic Services 01/02/2011 Hazard Communication Program <br />