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E <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 the job; <br />b. Request by a goverrunent 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 <br />Notebook, or similar system. If applicable, the new MSDS will need to be sent to <br />computer management firm for downloading into an electronic format for the site <br />The computer management firm will provide periodic updates, so each facility bE <br />version. <br />the MSDS <br />the MSDS <br />s database, <br />3 the latest <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 />Labels that specify the container contents and the appropriate precautions and instructions for safe <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 -Hazardous 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 manufacturer'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 />Page 4 of 9 <br />0 2009 RepUblfc SerVICOS Hazard communIcatron Program <br />