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The Occupation Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) wants a safe and healthy work place for all workers. People who work in clinics need to be protected from the illnesses and injuries that might occurs in these areas. In clinics there is a hazard to workers from germs that are carried in human blood. These hazard include A.I.D.S. and Hepatitis B.
Hazard Communications
The Hazard Communications Standard (HCS), established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), requires that the hazards of all chemicals, produced or imported, be evaluated and information concerning their hazards, if any, be transmitted to employees who may be exposed to those chemicals under operating conditions or in foreseeable emergencies. This Hazard Communication Program Policy Statement has been prepared to assist Cosmopolitan Building Services complying with the Hazard Communications Standard.
The Hazard Communication Program will provide the employee with means to understand the nature of any chemical hazard to which he might be exposed during the course of his employment so that he can be able to better protect himself. The purpose of the Program is to improve employee protection from chemical hazard and, thereby reduce illness and injury caused by exposure to chemicals.
The programs includes identifying and listing all hazardous chemicals present in the workplace, labeling all containers of hazardous chemicals in the workplace, obtaining and maintaining Material Safety Data Sheets, providing information about hazardous chemicals in the workplace and training employees regarding hazards of chemicals present in the workplace and the use of appropriate protective measures.
It shall remain the responsibility of Cosmopolitan Building Services to insure that the policies of the Hazard Communication Program are implemented within each job site in which operations are conducted. This responsibility will include, and not be limited to: Training, Handling, Safety, Emergency Procedures, Site Locations of MSDS, Emergency Telephone Numbers, and Competent Supervisory Personnel with knowledge of all chemicals on site.
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