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Provide employees with information and necessary equipment to assure a safe, healthy work environment. Provide a method for evaluating the effectiveness of the program in maintaining a safe, healthy environment for employees, patients, visitors, and residents of the community. All employees, during initial orientation and annually thereafter, will be trained/informed of: 1. The Hazardous Substance Program 2. Its relevance to job performance 3. Responsibilities in maintaining the program 4. Physical location of the written plan ["WNIDIZ01481 The Hazardous Substance Program is developed, implemented, and maintained by the group Administrator. The Administrator will have primary responsibility for the documentation and associated implementation and problem solving as reported by staff/employees. B. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) will be reviewed by each department head where the substance is used. All MSDSs will be forwarded to the Administrator to be included as a part of this plan. This will form the master file. Each department head is responsible for requesting MSDSs from distributor or manufac- turer. C. Annual review of individual department compliance will be conducted by the Administrator/designee. A review will include: 1. Inventory update 2. MSDS file audit 3. Training status The group Administrator/designee is the Emergency Coordinator. Responsibilities include: A. Authorizing all control measures B. Authorizing facility evacuation C. Assuring proper notification of all agencies D. Authorizing all outside services required to contain and/or clean up hazardous substance releases E. Authorizing resumption of work after clean up/decontamination of area This program is intended to fulfill the requirements of all applicable county, state, and federal Occupation Safety and Health regulations. It applies to all employees of Lincoln Family ical Group and outside contractors' employees.